State comparison · 2025
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: Massachusetts vs South Dakota
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in Massachusetts earn a median of $128,030. In South Dakota, $75,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.9% — not 69.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+69.5%
Massachusetts vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+41.9%
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 Dakota
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
- Median
- $75,540
- p25
- $61,380
- p75
- $88,910
- p10
- $52,040
- p90
- $106,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +25%
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.