State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: California vs Utah
Special Education Teachers in California earn a median of $101,060. In Utah, $64,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.6% — not 57.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.4%
California vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+40.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $101,060
- p25
- $79,740
- p75
- $123,840
- p10
- $63,390
- p90
- $131,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -39%
Utah
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $64,210
- p25
- $50,640
- p75
- $79,290
- p10
- $34,130
- p90
- $97,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.