State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: South Dakota vs Washington
Special Education Teachers in Washington earn a median of $101,120. In South Dakota, $54,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.5% — not 45.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-45.8%
South Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-34.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Dakota
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $54,810
- p25
- $48,800
- p75
- $58,360
- p10
- $45,610
- p90
- $63,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.