State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: New Jersey vs Washington
Special Education Teachers in Washington earn a median of $101,120. In New Jersey, $83,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.5% — not 17.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.2%
New Jersey vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-18.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $83,770
- p25
- $76,190
- p75
- $101,700
- p10
- $65,250
- p90
- $110,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.