State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: Utah vs Washington
Special Education Teachers in Washington earn a median of $101,120. In Utah, $64,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.3% — not 36.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-36.5%
Utah vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-31.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Utah
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $64,210
- p25
- $50,640
- p75
- $79,290
- p10
- $34,130
- p90
- $97,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.