Chicago Public Schools / Charles R Darwin School / Special Education Classroom Assist
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Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
25 employees hold this title in Charles R Darwin School. Median total compensation for the role is $68,227, below the department median of $99,677.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 25 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
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. Charles R Darwin School pays a median base salary of $47,890 for this role, 27% above that figure — about the 88th 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 Charles R Darwin School’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. Charles R Darwin School’s median base salary is 30% above that national figure, about the 83rd 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 Charles R Darwin School is $68,227, 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.
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Special Education Classroom Assist is held in 514 Chicago Public Schools departments. In Charles R Darwin School, the median of $68,227 ranks #379 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/Charles R Darwin School
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At Charles R Darwin School, Soraida Cruz serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $88,760.
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Young Yang is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Charles R Darwin School. 2026 total compensation came to $81,399.
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Lizica Narovici works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Charles R Darwin School. Lizica earned $76,739 in 2026.
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At Charles R Darwin School, Michelle Ziemann serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $76,739.
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Amairany Alonso holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Charles R Darwin School. In 2026, their total compensation was $76,025.
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Sandra Reyes holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Charles R Darwin School. In 2026, their total compensation was $74,178.
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Araceli Luciano works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Charles R Darwin School. Araceli earned $72,889 in 2026.
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Zuleyka Morales-Pagan is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Charles R Darwin School. 2026 total compensation came to $72,889.
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At Charles R Darwin School, Silvia Mendoza serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $71,130.
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At Charles R Darwin School, Brian Aviles serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $68,785.
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Ana Rafael works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Charles R Darwin School. Ana earned $68,785 in 2026.
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Whitney Riley holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Charles R Darwin School. In 2026, their total compensation was $68,785.
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Yaniris Quinones works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Charles R Darwin School. Yaniris earned $68,227 in 2026.
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At Charles R Darwin School, Ivette Dejesus Rentas serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,994.
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Lorena Cordero is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Charles R Darwin School. 2026 total compensation came to $65,994.
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Dominic Gonzalez works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Charles R Darwin School. Dominic earned $65,994 in 2026.
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Sammy Maldonado works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Charles R Darwin School. Sammy earned $65,462 in 2026.
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At Charles R Darwin School, Amanda Monarrez serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $64,347.
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Yesenia Aramburu holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Charles R Darwin School. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,347.
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Laronda Washington is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Charles R Darwin School. 2026 total compensation came to $63,335.
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At Charles R Darwin School, Davian Vega serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $62,828.
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Esmeralda Tapia is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Charles R Darwin School. 2026 total compensation came to $62,828.
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At Charles R Darwin School, Yanelli Hernandez serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $62,828.
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At Charles R Darwin School, Tatiana Hidalgo serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $60,803.
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Raul Cordero is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Charles R Darwin School. 2026 total compensation came to $60,803.