State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: Connecticut vs District of Columbia
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In Connecticut, $81,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13% — not 18%.
Nominal pay gap
-18%
Connecticut vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-13%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $81,710
- p25
- $64,670
- p75
- $101,760
- p10
- $60,150
- p90
- $111,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.