State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In West Virginia, $55,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 46.5% — not 79.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+79.9%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+46.5%
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
West Virginia
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $55,390
- p25
- $50,720
- p75
- $61,400
- p10
- $47,650
- p90
- $69,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.