State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Vermont
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In Vermont, $79,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12% — not 25.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.6%
District of Columbia vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+12%
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
Vermont
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $79,360
- p25
- $62,190
- p75
- $83,650
- p10
- $52,800
- p90
- $98,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.