State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In Pennsylvania, $77,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15% — not 29.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.4%
District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+15%
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
Pennsylvania
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $77,000
- p25
- $61,210
- p75
- $90,160
- p10
- $51,110
- p90
- $101,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.