State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs New York
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
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%
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.