State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Oregon
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In Oregon, $77,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.2% — not 28.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.8%
District of Columbia vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+21.2%
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
Oregon
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $77,400
- p25
- $59,910
- p75
- $91,380
- p10
- $49,810
- p90
- $98,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.