State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: Alaska vs District of Columbia
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In Alaska, $80,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.2% — not 19.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.2%
Alaska vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-13.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $80,580
- p25
- $68,850
- p75
- $95,680
- p10
- $62,230
- p90
- $97,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.