State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: Montana vs Washington
Special Education Teachers in Washington earn a median of $101,120. In Montana, $62,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.3% — not 38.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-38.4%
Montana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-30.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $62,310
- p25
- $49,880
- p75
- $75,330
- p10
- $38,750
- p90
- $82,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.