State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs North Dakota
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In North Dakota, $61,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.9% — not 62.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+62.8%
District of Columbia vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+31.9%
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 Dakota
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $61,210
- p25
- $51,950
- p75
- $72,360
- p10
- $47,280
- p90
- $80,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -75%
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.