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Chicago Public Schools / Al Raby High School / Special Education Teacher

Job-title file

Special Education Teacher

Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.

9 employees hold this title in Al Raby High School. Median total compensation for the role is $121,529, above the department median of $101,964.

Employees
9
Total payroll
$1.1M
Role median
$121,529
Agency median
$101,964
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$101,163$135,234+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 9 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Special Education Teacher pay vs. the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area

Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for Special Education Teachers, All Other — about 1,550 people — is $74,180. Al Raby High School pays a median base salary of $96,622 for this role, 30% above that figureabout the 85th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Al Raby High School sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$49,550
$60,990
$74,180
$83,760
$103,030
Al Raby High School median · $96,622

The bar is the range of annual wages for Special Education Teachers, All Other across every employer in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Al Raby High School’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Special Education Teachers, All Other — about 33,930 people — is $76,580. Al Raby High School’s median base salary is 26% above that national figure, about the 72nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$48,440
$60,930
$76,580
$99,690
$120,080
Al Raby High School median · $96,622

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Al Raby High School is $121,529, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across Chicago Public Schools

Special Education Teacher is held in 519 Chicago Public Schools departments. In Al Raby High School, the median of $121,529 ranks #290 of 519.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Special Education Teacher role in other Chicago Public Schoolsdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Special Education Teacher beyond Chicago Public Schools

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In Chicago Public Schools, the median of $125,310 ranks #1 of 3. See Special Education Teacher across all of Chicago Public Schools

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

South Carolina
$70,023 · 48
Florida
$53,280 · 20

Median total compensation for comparable Special Education Teacherroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Matthew Wendel

Special Education Teacher/Al Raby High School

2026 total comp
$135,337
Base pay
$102,383
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$32,954
Total compensation
$135,337
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46471
Fte Annual Salary
$102,383
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
369866

Matthew Wendel holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Al Raby High School. In 2026, their total compensation was $135,337.

Adebajo Amusa

Special Education Teacher/Al Raby High School

2026 total comp
$134,695
Base pay
$101,858
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$32,837
Total compensation
$134,695
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46471
Fte Annual Salary
$101,858
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
687421

At Al Raby High School, Adebajo Amusa serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $134,695.

Elizabeth Holzman

Special Education Teacher/Al Raby High School

2026 total comp
$131,893
Base pay
$105,613
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$26,280
Total compensation
$131,893
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46471
Fte Annual Salary
$105,613
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
615363

Elizabeth Holzman is a Special Education Teacher at Al Raby High School. 2026 total compensation came to $131,893.

Ashley Crocker

Special Education Teacher/Al Raby High School

2026 total comp
$127,870
Base pay
$102,123
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$25,747
Total compensation
$127,870
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46471
Fte Annual Salary
$102,123
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
275250

Ashley Crocker works as a Special Education Teacher for Al Raby High School. Ashley earned $127,870 in 2026.

Kahdmiel Bradley

Special Education Teacher/Al Raby High School

2026 total comp
$121,529
Base pay
$96,622
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$24,907
Total compensation
$121,529
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46471
Fte Annual Salary
$96,622
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
600770

At Al Raby High School, Kahdmiel Bradley serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $121,529.

Liljuan Gonzalez

Special Education Teacher/Al Raby High School

2026 total comp
$112,142
Base pay
$88,477
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$23,665
Total compensation
$112,142
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46471
Fte Annual Salary
$88,477
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
138732

Liljuan Gonzalez works as a Special Education Teacher for Al Raby High School. Liljuan earned $112,142 in 2026.

Lilianna Lichner

Special Education Teacher/Al Raby High School

2026 total comp
$105,347
Base pay
$82,582
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,765
Total compensation
$105,347
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46471
Fte Annual Salary
$82,582
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
477011

Lilianna Lichner works as a Special Education Teacher for Al Raby High School. Lilianna earned $105,347 in 2026.

Ally Schwinke

Special Education Teacher/Al Raby High School

2026 total comp
$105,347
Base pay
$82,582
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,765
Total compensation
$105,347
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46471
Fte Annual Salary
$82,582
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
624018

Ally Schwinke is a Special Education Teacher at Al Raby High School. 2026 total compensation came to $105,347.

Michelle Nunez

Special Education Teacher/Al Raby High School

2026 total comp
$101,163
Base pay
$78,952
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,211
Total compensation
$101,163
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46471
Fte Annual Salary
$78,952
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
492377

Michelle Nunez is a Special Education Teacher at Al Raby High School. 2026 total compensation came to $101,163.