State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: Ohio vs Washington
Special Education Teachers in Washington earn a median of $101,120. In Ohio, $76,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.1% — not 24.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.7%
Ohio vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-13.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Ohio
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $76,180
- p25
- $58,910
- p75
- $85,170
- p10
- $47,800
- p90
- $100,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.