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State comparison · 2025

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers salary: Massachusetts vs West Virginia

Occupation

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers in Massachusetts earn a median of $128,030. In West Virginia, $73,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 46.6% — not 73.3%.

Nominal pay gap
+73.3%
Massachusetts vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+46.6%
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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West Virginia

Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers

Median
$73,880
p25
$61,180
p75
$94,580
p10
$49,880
p90
$128,240
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
89.5
Hiring velocity (180d)
0%
See full breakdown for West Virginia

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.