State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Missouri
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In Missouri, $55,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47.3% — not 78.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+78.2%
District of Columbia vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+47.3%
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
Missouri
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $55,920
- p25
- $46,920
- p75
- $62,450
- p10
- $43,010
- p90
- $76,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.