State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Utah
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In Utah, $64,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.7% — not 55.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+55.2%
District of Columbia vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+39.7%
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
Utah
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $64,210
- p25
- $50,640
- p75
- $79,290
- p10
- $34,130
- p90
- $97,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.