State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs Wyoming
Special Education Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $99,670. In Wyoming, $62,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34% — not 58.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.8%
District of Columbia vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+34%
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
Wyoming
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $62,750
- p25
- $59,810
- p75
- $74,870
- p10
- $52,440
- p90
- $77,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.