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Chicago Public Schools / Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty / 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 Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty. Median total compensation for the role is $137,530, above the department median of $102,765.

Employees
10
Total payroll
$1.4M
Role median
$137,530
Agency median
$102,765
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$110,587$161,232+

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. Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty pays a median base salary of $104,177 for this role, 40% above that figureabove the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$49,550
$60,990
$74,180
$83,760
$103,030
Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty median · $104,177

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 Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty’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. Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty’s median base salary is 36% above that national figure, about the 78th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$48,440
$60,930
$76,580
$99,690
$120,080
Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty median · $104,177

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 Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty is $137,530, 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 Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty, the median of $137,530 ranks #109 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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Arlita Bailey

Special Education Teacher/Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty

2026 total comp
$161,544
Base pay
$123,819
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$37,725
Total compensation
$161,544
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22571
Fte Annual Salary
$123,819
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
604622

Arlita Bailey holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty. In 2026, their total compensation was $161,544.

Michelle Montanez

Special Education Teacher/Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty

2026 total comp
$159,809
Base pay
$122,400
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$37,409
Total compensation
$159,809
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22571
Fte Annual Salary
$122,400
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
653970

Michelle Montanez holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty. In 2026, their total compensation was $159,809.

Kelly Mccann

Special Education Teacher/Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty

2026 total comp
$147,344
Base pay
$112,204
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$35,140
Total compensation
$147,344
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22571
Fte Annual Salary
$112,204
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
551591

At Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty, Kelly Mccann serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $147,344.

Keeyana Riley

Special Education Teacher/Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty

2026 total comp
$140,364
Base pay
$106,495
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$33,869
Total compensation
$140,364
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22571
Fte Annual Salary
$106,495
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
622985

Keeyana Riley holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty. In 2026, their total compensation was $140,364.

Brittany Mirkiewicz

Special Education Teacher/Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty

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
22571
Fte Annual Salary
$104,181
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
520865

Brittany Mirkiewicz works as a Special Education Teacher for Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty. Brittany earned $137,535 in 2026.

Claire Roberts

Special Education Teacher/Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty

2026 total comp
$137,525
Base pay
$104,173
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$33,352
Total compensation
$137,525
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22571
Fte Annual Salary
$104,173
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
138447

At Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty, Claire Roberts serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $137,525.

Dominica Todd-Nickson

Special Education Teacher/Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty

2026 total comp
$134,389
Base pay
$101,608
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$32,781
Total compensation
$134,389
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22571
Fte Annual Salary
$101,608
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
145288

At Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty, Dominica Todd-Nickson serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $134,389.

Genesis Romo-Raudry

Special Education Teacher/Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty

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
22571
Fte Annual Salary
$96,622
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
688352

At Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty, Genesis Romo-Raudry serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $121,529.

Erica Hodges

Special Education Teacher/Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty

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
22571
Fte Annual Salary
$91,653
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
615942

Erica Hodges works as a Special Education Teacher for Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty. Erica earned $115,802 in 2026.

Gerald Laboy

Special Education Teacher/Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty

2026 total comp
$110,587
Base pay
$82,140
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$28,447
Total compensation
$110,587
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22571
Fte Annual Salary
$82,140
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
625323

Gerald Laboy holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Carroll-Rosenwald Specialty. In 2026, their total compensation was $110,587.