State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Kentucky
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In Kentucky, $60,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.7% — not 64.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+64.1%
District of Columbia vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+34.7%
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
Kentucky
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $60,730
- p25
- $49,070
- p75
- $66,260
- p10
- $46,610
- p90
- $79,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.