State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: Florida vs Washington
Special Education Teachers in Washington earn a median of $101,120. In Florida, $61,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.1% — not 39.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-39.2%
Florida vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-37.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $61,510
- p25
- $57,040
- p75
- $74,960
- p10
- $51,360
- p90
- $79,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.