State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs New Jersey
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In New Jersey, $83,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.8% — not 19%.
Nominal pay gap
+19%
District of Columbia vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+17.8%
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
New Jersey
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $83,770
- p25
- $76,190
- p75
- $101,700
- p10
- $65,250
- p90
- $110,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.