State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Ohio
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In Ohio, $76,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.5% — not 30.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.8%
District of Columbia vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+10.5%
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
Ohio
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $76,180
- p25
- $58,910
- p75
- $85,170
- p10
- $47,800
- p90
- $100,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.