Chicago Public Schools / Anna R. Langford Community Acad / Special Education Classroom Assist
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Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
7 employees hold this title in Anna R. Langford Community Acad. Median total compensation for the role is $69,902, below the department median of $114,097.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary — about 46,770 people — is $37,840. Anna R. Langford Community Acad pays a median base salary of $49,271 for this role, 30% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 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 Anna R. Langford Community Acad’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary — about 1,420,350 people — is $36,780. Anna R. Langford Community Acad’s median base salary is 34% above that national figure, about the 88th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 Anna R. Langford Community Acad is $69,902, 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
Special Education Classroom Assist is held in 514 Chicago Public Schools departments. In Anna R. Langford Community Acad, the median of $69,902 ranks #263 of 514.
Median total compensation for the Special Education Classroom Assist role in other Chicago Public Schoolsdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Record list
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Special Education Classroom Assist/Anna R. Langford Community Acad
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Saadia Brooks is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Anna R. Langford Community Acad. 2026 total compensation came to $83,618.
Special Education Classroom Assist/Anna R. Langford Community Acad
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Tamika Kennedy works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Anna R. Langford Community Acad. Tamika earned $78,659 in 2026.
Special Education Classroom Assist/Anna R. Langford Community Acad
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Shamika Heard works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Anna R. Langford Community Acad. Shamika earned $71,717 in 2026.
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Travis Hodges works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Anna R. Langford Community Acad. Travis earned $69,902 in 2026.
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Tamika Johnson works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Anna R. Langford Community Acad. Tamika earned $68,227 in 2026.
Special Education Classroom Assist/Anna R. Langford Community Acad
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Tiana Townsend is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Anna R. Langford Community Acad. 2026 total compensation came to $63,335.
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Orlando Sledge holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Anna R. Langford Community Acad. In 2026, their total compensation was $60,803.