Chicago Public Schools / Eliza Chappell School / Special Education Classroom Assist
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Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
37 employees hold this title in Eliza Chappell School. Median total compensation for the role is $69,902, below the department median of $76,739.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 37 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. Eliza Chappell School pays a median base salary of $49,271 for this role, 30% above that figure — above the 90th 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 Eliza Chappell 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. Eliza Chappell School’s median base salary is 34% above that national figure, about the 88th 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 Eliza Chappell School is $69,902, 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 Eliza Chappell School, the median of $69,902 ranks #263 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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Kathleen Schaeffner works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Eliza Chappell School. Kathleen earned $88,760 in 2026.
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Lissette Martinez is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Eliza Chappell School. 2026 total compensation came to $83,618.
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Helana Dashto is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Eliza Chappell School. 2026 total compensation came to $83,618.
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Charmaine Heath holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Eliza Chappell School. In 2026, their total compensation was $79,402.
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Maria Rathan holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Eliza Chappell School. In 2026, their total compensation was $79,402.
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At Eliza Chappell School, Jacklyn Santiago serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $76,739.
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Elizabeth Mangawan holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Eliza Chappell School. In 2026, their total compensation was $76,739.
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Luis Guzman is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Eliza Chappell School. 2026 total compensation came to $76,739.
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Maribel Ortiz holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Eliza Chappell School. In 2026, their total compensation was $76,739.
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Laura Perez is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Eliza Chappell School. 2026 total compensation came to $76,025.
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Martin Finkelstein holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Eliza Chappell School. In 2026, their total compensation was $74,178.
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Jacquelyn Rosado is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Eliza Chappell School. 2026 total compensation came to $74,178.
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Sandra Jones-Gonzalez holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Eliza Chappell School. In 2026, their total compensation was $72,889.
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Deontay White is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Eliza Chappell School. 2026 total compensation came to $72,889.
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At Eliza Chappell School, Leigh Kordewick serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $72,889.
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At Eliza Chappell School, Barbara Evans serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $71,130.
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At Eliza Chappell School, Avan Kazzoo serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $71,130.
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Sarah Allen is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Eliza Chappell School. 2026 total compensation came to $69,902.
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Eric Mckenzie is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Eliza Chappell School. 2026 total compensation came to $69,902.
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Alexandria Rodriguez holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Eliza Chappell School. In 2026, their total compensation was $69,902.
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Lena Polanco holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Eliza Chappell School. In 2026, their total compensation was $69,902.
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Bethany Schmieder works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Eliza Chappell School. Bethany earned $69,902 in 2026.
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At Eliza Chappell School, Lisa Zelinski serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $69,902.
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Alec Lazore holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Eliza Chappell School. In 2026, their total compensation was $69,902.
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At Eliza Chappell School, Casey Cereceda serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $69,902.
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Dominic Lacalamita is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Eliza Chappell School. 2026 total compensation came to $68,785.
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Elizabeth Lee works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Eliza Chappell School. Elizabeth earned $67,057 in 2026.
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Alex Lezama works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Eliza Chappell School. Alex earned $67,057 in 2026.
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Tim Oyos is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Eliza Chappell School. 2026 total compensation came to $67,057.
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At Eliza Chappell School, Hans Hart serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $67,057.
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Zuleika Diaz Hernandez holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Eliza Chappell School. In 2026, their total compensation was $67,057.
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Faviola Alvarado holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Eliza Chappell School. In 2026, their total compensation was $65,994.
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Jeremy Byers is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Eliza Chappell School. 2026 total compensation came to $65,462.
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Nicholas Allen holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Eliza Chappell School. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,347.
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Kaitlyn Zoller is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Eliza Chappell School. 2026 total compensation came to $63,335.
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At Eliza Chappell School, Naomi Camacho serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $63,335.
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Ashley Thomas holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Eliza Chappell School. In 2026, their total compensation was $62,828.