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State comparison · 2025

Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs New York

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Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In New York, $89,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.6% — not 11.6%.

Nominal pay gap
+11.6%
District of Columbia vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+9.6%
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
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New York

Special Education Teachers

Median
$89,310
p25
$75,470
p75
$130,550
p10
$60,740
p90
$134,460
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
107.9
Hiring velocity (180d)
0%
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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.