State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Louisiana
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In Louisiana, $59,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.3% — not 68.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+68.6%
District of Columbia vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+35.3%
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
Louisiana
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $59,100
- p25
- $50,870
- p75
- $60,650
- p10
- $48,620
- p90
- $64,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.