State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In Iowa, $60,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31% — not 64%.
Nominal pay gap
+64%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+31%
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
Iowa
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $60,780
- p25
- $51,430
- p75
- $75,600
- p10
- $46,840
- p90
- $81,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.