State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Texas
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In Texas, $64,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.8% — not 53.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.7%
District of Columbia vs Texas
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
Texas
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $64,830
- p25
- $61,340
- p75
- $73,180
- p10
- $52,270
- p90
- $77,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.