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Chicago Public Schools / Columbia Explorers Academy / Regular Teacher

Job-title file

Regular Teacher

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

34 employees hold this title in Columbia Explorers Academy. Median total compensation for the role is $116,920, above the department median of $102,874.

Employees
34
Total payroll
$4.2M
Role median
$116,920
Agency median
$102,874
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$92,853$159,442+

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

How total compensation varies among the 34 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.

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This role across Chicago Public Schools

Regular Teacher is held in 520 Chicago Public Schools departments. In Columbia Explorers Academy, the median of $116,920 ranks #418 of 520.

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Median total compensation for the Regular Teacher role in other Chicago Public Schoolsdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Michael Coates

Regular Teacher/Columbia Explorers Academy

2026 total comp
$95,436
Base pay
$73,983
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$21,453
Total compensation
$95,436
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
20071
Fte Annual Salary
$73,983
Jobcode
000049
Pos #
582006

Michael Coates works as a Regular Teacher for Columbia Explorers Academy. Michael earned $95,436 in 2026.

Brenda Ortiz

Regular Teacher/Columbia Explorers Academy

2026 total comp
$95,436
Base pay
$73,983
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$21,453
Total compensation
$95,436
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
20071
Fte Annual Salary
$73,983
Jobcode
000049
Pos #
613485

Brenda Ortiz works as a Regular Teacher for Columbia Explorers Academy. Brenda earned $95,436 in 2026.

Elijah Lipsett

Regular Teacher/Columbia Explorers Academy

2026 total comp
$92,853
Base pay
$71,742
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$21,111
Total compensation
$92,853
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
20071
Fte Annual Salary
$71,742
Jobcode
000049
Pos #
601235

At Columbia Explorers Academy, Elijah Lipsett serves as a Regular Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $92,853.

Vanessa Barrientos

Regular Teacher/Columbia Explorers Academy

2026 total comp
$92,853
Base pay
$71,742
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$21,111
Total compensation
$92,853
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
20071
Fte Annual Salary
$71,742
Jobcode
000049
Pos #
610484

Vanessa Barrientos is a Regular Teacher at Columbia Explorers Academy. 2026 total compensation came to $92,853.