State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Montana
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In Montana, $62,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.7% — not 60%.
Nominal pay gap
+60%
District of Columbia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+37.7%
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
Montana
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $62,310
- p25
- $49,880
- p75
- $75,330
- p10
- $38,750
- p90
- $82,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.