State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: Michigan vs Washington
Special Education Teachers in Washington earn a median of $101,120. In Michigan, $78,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.1% — not 22.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.8%
Michigan vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-14.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $78,050
- p25
- $61,830
- p75
- $94,720
- p10
- $49,710
- p90
- $103,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.