State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Mississippi
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In Mississippi, $51,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51.8% — not 91.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+91.8%
District of Columbia vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+51.8%
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
Mississippi
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $51,970
- p25
- $47,930
- p75
- $60,070
- p10
- $46,720
- p90
- $62,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -45%
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.