State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: Massachusetts vs South Carolina
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%
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%
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.