State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In North Carolina, $56,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 50.6% — not 75.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+75.6%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+50.6%
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
North Carolina
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $56,770
- p25
- $47,450
- p75
- $61,100
- p10
- $45,200
- p90
- $70,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -37%
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.