Chicago Public Schools / Ellington Elementary / Special Education Classroom Assist
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Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
30 employees hold this title in Ellington Elementary. Median total compensation for the role is $66,526, below the department median of $100,449.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 30 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. Ellington Elementary pays a median base salary of $46,487 for this role, 23% above that figure — about the 77th 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 Ellington Elementary’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. Ellington Elementary’s median base salary is 26% above that national figure, about the 79th 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 Ellington Elementary is $66,526, 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 Ellington Elementary, the median of $66,526 ranks #428 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/Ellington Elementary
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Rena Hardy is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Ellington Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $88,760.
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Anita Thomas holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Ellington Elementary. In 2026, their total compensation was $79,402.
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Linda Temple is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Ellington Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $79,402.
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Danna Dixon holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Ellington Elementary. In 2026, their total compensation was $79,402.
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Adorna Scarver is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Ellington Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $74,178.
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Lorraine Ewing holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Ellington Elementary. In 2026, their total compensation was $71,717.
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Latangela Caster holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Ellington Elementary. In 2026, their total compensation was $71,130.
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Maurice Reed works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Ellington Elementary. Maurice earned $71,130 in 2026.
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Sable Collins holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Ellington Elementary. In 2026, their total compensation was $71,130.
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Edwin Harrell works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Ellington Elementary. Edwin earned $68,785 in 2026.
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At Ellington Elementary, Latosha Streeter serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $68,785.
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Lamarra Embers works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Ellington Elementary. Lamarra earned $68,785 in 2026.
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Bree Rodriguez is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Ellington Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $68,227.
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Marcus Johnson holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Ellington Elementary. In 2026, their total compensation was $68,227.
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At Ellington Elementary, Radovan Petrusic serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $67,057.
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Brittany Stoudemire is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Ellington Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $65,994.
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Iyonna Truman holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Ellington Elementary. In 2026, their total compensation was $63,335.
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At Ellington Elementary, Jamal Williams serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $63,335.
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At Ellington Elementary, Dareshia Ferguson serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $63,335.
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Alexis Robinson is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Ellington Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $63,335.
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Katie Lopez is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Ellington Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $63,335.
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Veronica Borders is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Ellington Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $63,335.
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At Ellington Elementary, Latisha Worlds serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $63,335.
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Shannon Lefaire is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Ellington Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $62,828.
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At Ellington Elementary, Aaliyah Williams serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $60,803.
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At Ellington Elementary, Floyd Wimberly serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $60,803.
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Danielle Thompson holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Ellington Elementary. In 2026, their total compensation was $60,803.
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At Ellington Elementary, Jasmine Mcmahan serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $60,803.
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Amir Gause holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Ellington Elementary. In 2026, their total compensation was $60,803.
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Marquita Wolf works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Ellington Elementary. Marquita earned $60,803 in 2026.