State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: Vermont vs Washington
Special Education Teachers in Washington earn a median of $101,120. In Vermont, $79,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.3% — not 21.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.5%
Vermont vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-14.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Vermont
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $79,360
- p25
- $62,190
- p75
- $83,650
- p10
- $52,800
- p90
- $98,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.