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Chicago Public Schools / Arnold Mireles Academy / Special Education Teacher

Job-title file

Special Education Teacher

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

10 employees hold this title in Arnold Mireles Academy. Median total compensation for the role is $105,347, above the department median of $98,057.

Employees
10
Total payroll
$1.1M
Role median
$105,347
Agency median
$98,057
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$94,007$157,147+

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

How total compensation varies among the 10 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. Arnold Mireles Academy pays a median base salary of $82,582 for this role, 11% above that figureabout the 72nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Arnold Mireles Academy sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$49,550
$60,990
$74,180
$83,760
$103,030
Arnold Mireles Academy median · $82,582

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 Arnold Mireles Academy’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. Arnold Mireles Academy’s median base salary is 8% above that national figure, about the 56th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$48,440
$60,930
$76,580
$99,690
$120,080
Arnold Mireles Academy median · $82,582

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 Arnold Mireles Academy is $105,347, 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 Arnold Mireles Academy, the median of $105,347 ranks #493 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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Deidre Akram

Special Education Teacher/Arnold Mireles Academy

2026 total comp
$161,311
Base pay
$123,628
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$37,683
Total compensation
$161,311
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
25331
Fte Annual Salary
$123,628
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
453615

Deidre Akram works as a Special Education Teacher for Arnold Mireles Academy. Deidre earned $161,311 in 2026.

Sally Vanderboegh

Special Education Teacher/Arnold Mireles Academy

2026 total comp
$138,175
Base pay
$104,705
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$33,470
Total compensation
$138,175
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
25331
Fte Annual Salary
$104,705
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
502520

Sally Vanderboegh works as a Special Education Teacher for Arnold Mireles Academy. Sally earned $138,175 in 2026.

Tracy Hunter

Special Education Teacher/Arnold Mireles Academy

2026 total comp
$122,447
Base pay
$97,418
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$25,029
Total compensation
$122,447
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
25331
Fte Annual Salary
$97,418
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
522558

Tracy Hunter works as a Special Education Teacher for Arnold Mireles Academy. Tracy earned $122,447 in 2026.

Mario Warren

Special Education Teacher/Arnold Mireles Academy

2026 total comp
$115,006
Base pay
$90,962
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$24,044
Total compensation
$115,006
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
25331
Fte Annual Salary
$90,962
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
624875

Mario Warren is a Special Education Teacher at Arnold Mireles Academy. 2026 total compensation came to $115,006.

Brittany Johnson

Special Education Teacher/Arnold Mireles Academy

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
25331
Fte Annual Salary
$82,582
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
121246

Brittany Johnson holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Arnold Mireles Academy. In 2026, their total compensation was $105,347.

Dekima Lillard

Special Education Teacher/Arnold Mireles Academy

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
25331
Fte Annual Salary
$82,582
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
627124

Dekima Lillard works as a Special Education Teacher for Arnold Mireles Academy. Dekima earned $105,347 in 2026.

Stacey Howard

Special Education Teacher/Arnold Mireles Academy

2026 total comp
$99,734
Base pay
$77,712
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,022
Total compensation
$99,734
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
25331
Fte Annual Salary
$77,712
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
600460

Stacey Howard is a Special Education Teacher at Arnold Mireles Academy. 2026 total compensation came to $99,734.

Rachelle Betancourt

Special Education Teacher/Arnold Mireles Academy

2026 total comp
$98,580
Base pay
$76,711
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$21,869
Total compensation
$98,580
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
25331
Fte Annual Salary
$76,711
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
627332

Rachelle Betancourt holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Arnold Mireles Academy. In 2026, their total compensation was $98,580.

Berenize Mendez

Special Education Teacher/Arnold Mireles Academy

2026 total comp
$94,007
Base pay
$72,743
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$21,264
Total compensation
$94,007
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
25331
Fte Annual Salary
$72,743
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
624876

Berenize Mendez holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Arnold Mireles Academy. In 2026, their total compensation was $94,007.

Oriana Hondras

Special Education Teacher/Arnold Mireles Academy

2026 total comp
$94,007
Base pay
$72,743
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$21,264
Total compensation
$94,007
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
25331
Fte Annual Salary
$72,743
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
624874

Oriana Hondras is a Special Education Teacher at Arnold Mireles Academy. 2026 total compensation came to $94,007.