State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Washington
Special Education Teachers in Washington earn a median of $101,120. In District of Columbia, $99,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4% — not 1.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-1.4%
District of Columbia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-4%
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
Washington
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $101,120
- p25
- $80,620
- p75
- $112,750
- p10
- $67,880
- p90
- $128,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.