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Chicago Public Schools / Clara Barton Elementary / Special Education Teacher

Job-title file

Special Education Teacher

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

11 employees hold this title in Clara Barton Elementary. Median total compensation for the role is $116,265, above the department median of $110,075.

Employees
11
Total payroll
$1.4M
Role median
$116,265
Agency median
$110,075
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$94,053$158,820+

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

How total compensation varies among the 11 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. Clara Barton Elementary pays a median base salary of $91,653 for this role, 24% above that figureabout the 81st percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Clara Barton Elementary sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$49,550
$60,990
$74,180
$83,760
$103,030
Clara Barton Elementary median · $91,653

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 Clara Barton Elementary’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. Clara Barton Elementary’s median base salary is 20% above that national figure, about the 66th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$48,440
$60,930
$76,580
$99,690
$120,080
Clara Barton Elementary median · $91,653

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 Clara Barton Elementary is $116,265, 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 Clara Barton Elementary, the median of $116,265 ranks #369 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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Territha Lee

Special Education Teacher/Clara Barton Elementary

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
22151
Fte Annual Salary
$122,400
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
250872

Territha Lee works as a Special Education Teacher for Clara Barton Elementary. Territha earned $159,809 in 2026.

Meagan Johnson

Special Education Teacher/Clara Barton Elementary

2026 total comp
$154,863
Base pay
$118,354
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$36,509
Total compensation
$154,863
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22151
Fte Annual Salary
$118,354
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
589748

At Clara Barton Elementary, Meagan Johnson serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $154,863.

Bametta Magee-Crite

Special Education Teacher/Clara Barton Elementary

2026 total comp
$144,506
Base pay
$109,883
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$34,623
Total compensation
$144,506
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22151
Fte Annual Salary
$109,883
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
590473

Bametta Magee-Crite is a Special Education Teacher at Clara Barton Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $144,506.

Brenda Shane

Special Education Teacher/Clara Barton Elementary

2026 total comp
$142,263
Base pay
$108,048
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$34,215
Total compensation
$142,263
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22151
Fte Annual Salary
$108,048
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
120747

Brenda Shane holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Clara Barton Elementary. In 2026, their total compensation was $142,263.

Sarah Gonia

Special Education Teacher/Clara Barton Elementary

2026 total comp
$138,442
Base pay
$104,923
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$33,519
Total compensation
$138,442
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22151
Fte Annual Salary
$104,923
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
582927

Sarah Gonia is a Special Education Teacher at Clara Barton Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $138,442.

Shavonne Hudson

Special Education Teacher/Clara Barton Elementary

2026 total comp
$116,265
Base pay
$86,784
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$29,481
Total compensation
$116,265
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22151
Fte Annual Salary
$86,784
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
600304

Shavonne Hudson is a Special Education Teacher at Clara Barton Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $116,265.

Jermaine Cherry

Special Education Teacher/Clara Barton Elementary

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
22151
Fte Annual Salary
$91,653
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
639819

Jermaine Cherry holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Clara Barton Elementary. In 2026, their total compensation was $115,802.

Khybrette Ellison

Special Education Teacher/Clara Barton Elementary

2026 total comp
$111,259
Base pay
$82,689
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$28,570
Total compensation
$111,259
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22151
Fte Annual Salary
$82,689
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
503758

Khybrette Ellison is a Special Education Teacher at Clara Barton Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $111,259.

Arianne Montalban

Special Education Teacher/Clara Barton Elementary

2026 total comp
$110,075
Base pay
$86,684
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$23,391
Total compensation
$110,075
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22151
Fte Annual Salary
$86,684
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
615617

Arianne Montalban holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Clara Barton Elementary. In 2026, their total compensation was $110,075.

Caanan Espinoza

Special Education Teacher/Clara Barton Elementary

2026 total comp
$97,038
Base pay
$75,373
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$21,665
Total compensation
$97,038
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22151
Fte Annual Salary
$75,373
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
217510

At Clara Barton Elementary, Caanan Espinoza serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $97,038.

Jaciel Henry

Special Education Teacher/Clara Barton Elementary

2026 total comp
$94,053
Base pay
$72,783
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$21,270
Total compensation
$94,053
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22151
Fte Annual Salary
$72,783
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
600743

At Clara Barton Elementary, Jaciel Henry serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $94,053.