State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: Louisiana vs Washington
Special Education Teachers in Washington earn a median of $101,120. In Louisiana, $59,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.1% — not 41.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-41.6%
Louisiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-29.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $59,100
- p25
- $50,870
- p75
- $60,650
- p10
- $48,620
- p90
- $64,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.