State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In Illinois, $79,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.5% — not 24.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.8%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+13.5%
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
Illinois
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $79,890
- p25
- $62,780
- p75
- $104,990
- p10
- $49,920
- p90
- $129,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- 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.