Chicago Public Schools / Cyrus H Mccormick School / Special Education Classroom Assist
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Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
19 employees hold this title in Cyrus H Mccormick School. Median total compensation for the role is $67,057, below the department median of $98,462.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 19 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. Cyrus H Mccormick School pays a median base salary of $46,925 for this role, 24% above that figure — about the 81st 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 Cyrus H Mccormick 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. Cyrus H Mccormick School’s median base salary is 28% above that national figure, about the 80th 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 Cyrus H Mccormick School is $67,057, 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
Special Education Classroom Assist is held in 514 Chicago Public Schools departments. In Cyrus H Mccormick School, the median of $67,057 ranks #411 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/Cyrus H Mccormick School
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Nelly Almaraz is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Cyrus H Mccormick School. 2026 total compensation came to $83,618.
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Liduvina Ordaz is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Cyrus H Mccormick School. 2026 total compensation came to $79,402.
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Rosa Franco is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Cyrus H Mccormick School. 2026 total compensation came to $72,889.
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Jacqueline Lopez-Gutierrez holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Cyrus H Mccormick School. In 2026, their total compensation was $72,889.
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Mayra Avila holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Cyrus H Mccormick School. In 2026, their total compensation was $68,785.
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Mariana Lopez works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Cyrus H Mccormick School. Mariana earned $68,785 in 2026.
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Mayra Marin is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Cyrus H Mccormick School. 2026 total compensation came to $68,785.
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At Cyrus H Mccormick School, Paola Quiroz serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $68,785.
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Mariana Ochoa is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Cyrus H Mccormick School. 2026 total compensation came to $68,785.
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Myriam Gutierrez Bernal is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Cyrus H Mccormick School. 2026 total compensation came to $67,057.
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At Cyrus H Mccormick School, Isamar Verdi serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,994.
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Aracely Pina-Gomez is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Cyrus H Mccormick School. 2026 total compensation came to $65,994.
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Yesica Diaz Ortiz is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Cyrus H Mccormick School. 2026 total compensation came to $65,994.
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Marilu Reyes holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Cyrus H Mccormick School. In 2026, their total compensation was $63,335.
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At Cyrus H Mccormick School, Monserrat Zepeda serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $63,335.
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At Cyrus H Mccormick School, Catalina Gonzalez serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $62,828.
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Jose Ferrer works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Cyrus H Mccormick School. Jose earned $60,803 in 2026.
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Brenda Padilla holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Cyrus H Mccormick School. In 2026, their total compensation was $60,803.
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Jessica Calixto works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Cyrus H Mccormick School. Jessica earned $60,803 in 2026.