State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Florida
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In Florida, $61,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 52.5% — not 62%.
Nominal pay gap
+62%
District of Columbia vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+52.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Florida
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $61,510
- p25
- $57,040
- p75
- $74,960
- p10
- $51,360
- p90
- $79,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 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.