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Special Education Teachers, All Other salary in Washington, DC

The median special education teachers, all other in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $79,880 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,853 a month.

10th percentile
$34,500
25th percentile
$58,740
Median percentile
$79,880
75th percentile
$108,040
90th percentile
$127,680

Based on 890 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$58,236 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,880
Federal income tax−$8,744
Social Security + Medicare−$6,111
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$6,790
Monthly take-home$4,853
Every two weeks$2,240

Does it go far here?

$73,362Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

All special education teachers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia