State comparison · 2025
Computer Programmers salary: Massachusetts vs West Virginia
Computer Programmers in Massachusetts earn a median of $128,390. In West Virginia, $65,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 66.3% — not 96.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+96.6%
Massachusetts vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+66.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Computer Programmers
- Median
- $128,390
- p25
- $101,290
- p75
- $141,660
- p10
- $77,060
- p90
- $168,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -52%
West Virginia
Computer Programmers
- Median
- $65,320
- p25
- $53,640
- p75
- $89,610
- p10
- $46,330
- p90
- $123,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.