State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Michigan
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In Michigan, $78,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.8% — not 27.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.7%
District of Columbia vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+11.8%
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
Michigan
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $78,050
- p25
- $61,830
- p75
- $94,720
- p10
- $49,710
- p90
- $103,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.