State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: Alabama vs District of Columbia
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In Alabama, $62,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.8% — not 37.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.6%
Alabama vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-22.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $62,210
- p25
- $58,460
- p75
- $71,070
- p10
- $50,020
- p90
- $75,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
District of Columbia
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $99,670
- p25
- $82,460
- p75
- $127,940
- p10
- $80,640
- p90
- $127,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.