State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Nebraska
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In Nebraska, $63,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.8% — not 57.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.1%
District of Columbia vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+28.8%
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
Nebraska
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $63,460
- p25
- $60,470
- p75
- $75,820
- p10
- $47,970
- p90
- $77,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.