State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: North Dakota vs Washington
Special Education Teachers in Washington earn a median of $101,120. In North Dakota, $61,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.2% — not 39.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-39.5%
North Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-27.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $61,210
- p25
- $51,950
- p75
- $72,360
- p10
- $47,280
- p90
- $80,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -75%
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.