State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: Maryland vs Washington
Special Education Teachers in Washington earn a median of $101,120. In Maryland, $93,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.7% — not 7.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-7.5%
Maryland vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-5.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $93,530
- p25
- $72,120
- p75
- $104,030
- p10
- $62,160
- p90
- $119,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +50%
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.