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Chicago Public Schools / Burnham Elementary Inclusive Acad / Special Education Teacher

Job-title file

Special Education Teacher

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

8 employees hold this title in Burnham Elementary Inclusive Acad. Median total compensation for the role is $114,829, above the department median of $90,627.

Employees
8
Total payroll
$986.6K
Role median
$114,829
Agency median
$90,627
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$94,697$161,051+

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

How total compensation varies among the 8 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. Burnham Elementary Inclusive Acad pays a median base salary of $90,809 for this role, 22% above that figureabout the 80th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Burnham Elementary Inclusive Acad sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$49,550
$60,990
$74,180
$83,760
$103,030
Burnham Elementary Inclusive Acad median · $90,809

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 Burnham Elementary Inclusive Acad’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. Burnham Elementary Inclusive Acad’s median base salary is 19% above that national figure, about the 65th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$48,440
$60,930
$76,580
$99,690
$120,080
Burnham Elementary Inclusive Acad median · $90,809

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 Burnham Elementary Inclusive Acad is $114,829, 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 Burnham Elementary Inclusive Acad, the median of $114,829 ranks #392 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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Rick Szafran

Special Education Teacher/Burnham Elementary Inclusive Acad

2026 total comp
$164,233
Base pay
$126,018
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$38,215
Total compensation
$164,233
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

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Dept Id
22431
Fte Annual Salary
$126,018
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
483696

Rick Szafran holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Burnham Elementary Inclusive Acad. In 2026, their total compensation was $164,233.

Tanya Jones

Special Education Teacher/Burnham Elementary Inclusive Acad

2026 total comp
$141,502
Base pay
$113,950
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$27,552
Total compensation
$141,502
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
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Dept Id
22431
Fte Annual Salary
$113,950
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
589972

Tanya Jones works as a Special Education Teacher for Burnham Elementary Inclusive Acad. Tanya earned $141,502 in 2026.

Latrise Jeon

Special Education Teacher/Burnham Elementary Inclusive Acad

2026 total comp
$137,535
Base pay
$104,181
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$33,354
Total compensation
$137,535
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22431
Fte Annual Salary
$104,181
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
493977

Latrise Jeon is a Special Education Teacher at Burnham Elementary Inclusive Acad. 2026 total compensation came to $137,535.

Alicia Norton

Special Education Teacher/Burnham Elementary Inclusive Acad

2026 total comp
$115,802
Base pay
$91,653
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$24,149
Total compensation
$115,802
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22431
Fte Annual Salary
$91,653
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
477000

Alicia Norton holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Burnham Elementary Inclusive Acad. In 2026, their total compensation was $115,802.

Monaliza Maglaque

Special Education Teacher/Burnham Elementary Inclusive Acad

2026 total comp
$113,855
Base pay
$89,964
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$23,891
Total compensation
$113,855
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22431
Fte Annual Salary
$89,964
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
617709

At Burnham Elementary Inclusive Acad, Monaliza Maglaque serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $113,855.

Tracy Edwards

Special Education Teacher/Burnham Elementary Inclusive Acad

2026 total comp
$110,480
Base pay
$82,052
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$28,428
Total compensation
$110,480
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22431
Fte Annual Salary
$82,052
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
554533

At Burnham Elementary Inclusive Acad, Tracy Edwards serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $110,480.

Rubina Diggs

Special Education Teacher/Burnham Elementary Inclusive Acad

2026 total comp
$108,491
Base pay
$85,310
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$23,181
Total compensation
$108,491
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22431
Fte Annual Salary
$85,310
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
622983

At Burnham Elementary Inclusive Acad, Rubina Diggs serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $108,491.

Colleen Kinney

Special Education Teacher/Burnham Elementary Inclusive Acad

2026 total comp
$94,697
Base pay
$69,143
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$25,554
Total compensation
$94,697
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22431
Fte Annual Salary
$69,143
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
146033

At Burnham Elementary Inclusive Acad, Colleen Kinney serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $94,697.