State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: Maine vs Washington
Special Education Teachers in Washington earn a median of $101,120. In Maine, $61,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.8% — not 39%.
Nominal pay gap
-39%
Maine vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-32.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maine
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $61,710
- p25
- $49,660
- p75
- $79,690
- p10
- $48,200
- p90
- $82,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.