State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: New York vs Washington
Special Education Teachers in Washington earn a median of $101,120. In New York, $89,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.4% — not 11.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-11.7%
New York vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-12.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $89,310
- p25
- $75,470
- p75
- $130,550
- p10
- $60,740
- p90
- $134,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.