How much do Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Percentile spread

For Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $66,120 and the 90th percentile is $218,190. The difference is $152,070, which is 126.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $82,070 to the 75th at $163,640, covers $81,570.

The mean annual wage is $128,840, which sits above the median of $119,810. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 23.5% higher than the national median of $96,980 for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $110,663, which is 14.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.4% lower than the Massachusetts median of $128,030.

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Massachusetts, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $119,810 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary at $110,663 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 5th of 12 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Manchester-Nashua, NH is 45 miles away, with a median of $84,220 and employment of 60. That median is 29.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,711, against $110,663 here.
• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 58 miles away, with a median of $103,690 and employment of 220. That median is 13.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,884, against $110,663 here.
• Portland-South Portland, ME is 84 miles away, with a median of $133,390 and employment of 60. That median is 11.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $130,957, against $110,663 here.

Employment share

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (1,060 of 2,703,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (35,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.72 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.