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State comparison · 2025

Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Massachusetts

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Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In Massachusetts, $83,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.4% — not 18.8%.

Nominal pay gap
+18.8%
District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+14.4%
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
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Massachusetts

Special Education Teachers

Median
$83,890
p25
$72,670
p75
$101,520
p10
$60,390
p90
$124,080
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
105.8
Hiring velocity (180d)
+33%
See full breakdown for Massachusetts

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.