State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: Alaska vs Washington
Special Education Teachers in Washington earn a median of $101,120. In Alaska, $80,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.7% — not 20.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.3%
Alaska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-16.7%
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%
Washington
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $101,120
- p25
- $80,620
- p75
- $112,750
- p10
- $67,880
- p90
- $128,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.