State comparison · 2025
Special Education Teachers salary: Washington vs West Virginia
Special Education Teachers in Washington earn a median of $101,120. In West Virginia, $55,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 52.7% — not 82.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+82.6%
Washington vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+52.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
West Virginia
Special Education Teachers
- Median
- $55,390
- p25
- $50,720
- p75
- $61,400
- p10
- $47,650
- p90
- $69,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.