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State comparison · 2025

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: Massachusetts vs South Carolina

Occupation

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in Massachusetts earn a median of $128,030. In South Carolina, $78,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.9% — not 63.6%.

Nominal pay gap
+63.6%
Massachusetts vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+44.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Massachusetts

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers

Median
$128,030
p25
$85,380
p75
$163,640
p10
$66,120
p90
$208,700
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
105.8
Hiring velocity (180d)
-33%
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South Carolina

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers

Median
$78,240
p25
$64,940
p75
$113,640
p10
$56,790
p90
$146,070
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
93.7
Hiring velocity (180d)
+40%
See full breakdown for South Carolina

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.