State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Indiana
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In Indiana, $61,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.4% — not 63%.
Nominal pay gap
+63%
District of Columbia vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+38.4%
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
Indiana
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $61,130
- p25
- $50,630
- p75
- $75,930
- p10
- $46,940
- p90
- $85,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.