State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In Tennessee, $61,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.8% — not 62.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+62.4%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+35.8%
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
Tennessee
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $61,360
- p25
- $52,540
- p75
- $65,770
- p10
- $50,190
- p90
- $77,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.