State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In Oklahoma, $59,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.5% — not 67.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+67.1%
District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+33.5%
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
Oklahoma
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $59,660
- p25
- $49,180
- p75
- $61,910
- p10
- $44,730
- p90
- $75,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.