State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs South Dakota
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In South Dakota, $54,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 46.6% — not 81.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+81.8%
District of Columbia vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+46.6%
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
South Dakota
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $54,810
- p25
- $48,800
- p75
- $58,360
- p10
- $45,610
- p90
- $63,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.