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Chicago Public Schools / Dyett Hs for the Arts / Special Education Teacher

Job-title file

Special Education Teacher

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

8 employees hold this title in Dyett Hs for the Arts. Median total compensation for the role is $117,693, above the department median of $108,467.

Employees
8
Total payroll
$929.9K
Role median
$117,693
Agency median
$108,467
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$95,436$138,817+

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

How total compensation varies among the 8 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. Dyett Hs for the Arts pays a median base salary of $91,696 for this role, 24% above that figureabout the 81st percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Dyett Hs for the Arts sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$49,550
$60,990
$74,180
$83,760
$103,030
Dyett Hs for the Arts median · $91,696

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 Dyett Hs for the Arts’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. Dyett Hs for the Arts’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
Dyett Hs for the Arts median · $91,696

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 Dyett Hs for the Arts is $117,693, 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 Dyett Hs for the Arts, the median of $117,693 ranks #352 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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Melvin Taylor

Special Education Teacher/Dyett Hs for the Arts

2026 total comp
$141,502
Base pay
$113,950
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$27,552
Total compensation
$141,502
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46681
Fte Annual Salary
$113,950
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
581811

Melvin Taylor works as a Special Education Teacher for Dyett Hs for the Arts. Melvin earned $141,502 in 2026.

Felicia Baloue

Special Education Teacher/Dyett Hs for the Arts

2026 total comp
$122,322
Base pay
$91,738
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$30,584
Total compensation
$122,322
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46681
Fte Annual Salary
$91,738
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
600772

At Dyett Hs for the Arts, Felicia Baloue serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $122,322.

Elizabeth Dalton

Special Education Teacher/Dyett Hs for the Arts

2026 total comp
$121,155
Base pay
$96,297
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$24,858
Total compensation
$121,155
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46681
Fte Annual Salary
$96,297
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
590078

Elizabeth Dalton is a Special Education Teacher at Dyett Hs for the Arts. 2026 total compensation came to $121,155.

Ana Nakpil

Special Education Teacher/Dyett Hs for the Arts

2026 total comp
$119,584
Base pay
$94,934
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$24,650
Total compensation
$119,584
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46681
Fte Annual Salary
$94,934
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
537621

Ana Nakpil works as a Special Education Teacher for Dyett Hs for the Arts. Ana earned $119,584 in 2026.

Reginald Simmons

Special Education Teacher/Dyett Hs for the Arts

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
46681
Fte Annual Salary
$91,653
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
615871

At Dyett Hs for the Arts, Reginald Simmons serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $115,802.

Eboni Layne

Special Education Teacher/Dyett Hs for the Arts

2026 total comp
$114,327
Base pay
$90,373
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$23,954
Total compensation
$114,327
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46681
Fte Annual Salary
$90,373
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
553781

Eboni Layne works as a Special Education Teacher for Dyett Hs for the Arts. Eboni earned $114,327 in 2026.

Philip Woods

Special Education Teacher/Dyett Hs for the Arts

2026 total comp
$99,734
Base pay
$77,712
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,022
Total compensation
$99,734
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46681
Fte Annual Salary
$77,712
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
595497

Philip Woods holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Dyett Hs for the Arts. In 2026, their total compensation was $99,734.

Lorelei Jaeger

Special Education Teacher/Dyett Hs for the Arts

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
46681
Fte Annual Salary
$73,983
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
615777

Lorelei Jaeger works as a Special Education Teacher for Dyett Hs for the Arts. Lorelei earned $95,436 in 2026.