Chicago Public Schools / Englewood Stem Hs / Special Education Classroom Assist
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Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
6 employees hold this title in Englewood Stem Hs. Median total compensation for the role is $67,642, below the department median of $99,719.
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. Englewood Stem Hs pays a median base salary of $47,408 for this role, 25% above that figure — about the 85th 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 Englewood Stem Hs’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. Englewood Stem Hs’s median base salary is 29% above that national figure, about the 82nd 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 Englewood Stem Hs is $67,642, 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 Englewood Stem Hs, the median of $67,642 ranks #399 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/Englewood Stem Hs
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Christian Houston works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Englewood Stem Hs. Christian earned $74,178 in 2026.
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Akilah Simpson is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Englewood Stem Hs. 2026 total compensation came to $69,902.
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Denise Hamilton is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Englewood Stem Hs. 2026 total compensation came to $68,227.
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Jameelah Hargrove holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Englewood Stem Hs. In 2026, their total compensation was $67,057.
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Daniel Mims works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Englewood Stem Hs. Daniel earned $65,994 in 2026.
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Skira Hale is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Englewood Stem Hs. 2026 total compensation came to $65,462.