State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In Rhode Island, $92,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.2% — not 7.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+7.2%
District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-0.2%
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
Rhode Island
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $92,990
- p25
- $68,930
- p75
- $96,930
- p10
- $46,580
- p90
- $99,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.