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Chicago Public Schools / Eric Solorio Academy Hs / Special Education Teacher

Job-title file

Special Education Teacher

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

15 employees hold this title in Eric Solorio Academy Hs. Median total compensation for the role is $126,882, above the department median of $112,142.

Employees
15
Total payroll
$1.9M
Role median
$126,882
Agency median
$112,142
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$102,765$161,298+

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

How total compensation varies among the 15 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. Eric Solorio Academy Hs pays a median base salary of $101,266 for this role, 37% above that figureabout the 89th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Eric Solorio Academy Hs sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$49,550
$60,990
$74,180
$83,760
$103,030
Eric Solorio Academy Hs median · $101,266

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 Eric Solorio Academy Hs’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. Eric Solorio Academy Hs’s median base salary is 32% above that national figure, about the 76th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$48,440
$60,930
$76,580
$99,690
$120,080
Eric Solorio Academy Hs median · $101,266

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 Eric Solorio Academy Hs is $126,882, 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 Eric Solorio Academy Hs, the median of $126,882 ranks #214 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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Johnny Hutson

Special Education Teacher/Eric Solorio Academy Hs

2026 total comp
$162,339
Base pay
$124,469
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$37,870
Total compensation
$162,339
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46101
Fte Annual Salary
$124,469
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
425546

Johnny Hutson is a Special Education Teacher at Eric Solorio Academy Hs. 2026 total compensation came to $162,339.

Susan Kus-Michaels

Special Education Teacher/Eric Solorio Academy Hs

2026 total comp
$158,621
Base pay
$121,428
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$37,193
Total compensation
$158,621
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46101
Fte Annual Salary
$121,428
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
425545

Susan Kus-Michaels holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Eric Solorio Academy Hs. In 2026, their total compensation was $158,621.

Kathleen Griffin

Special Education Teacher/Eric Solorio Academy Hs

2026 total comp
$151,965
Base pay
$115,984
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$35,981
Total compensation
$151,965
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46101
Fte Annual Salary
$115,984
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
455712

Kathleen Griffin holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Eric Solorio Academy Hs. In 2026, their total compensation was $151,965.

Rochell Whitehorn

Special Education Teacher/Eric Solorio Academy Hs

2026 total comp
$149,182
Base pay
$113,708
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$35,474
Total compensation
$149,182
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46101
Fte Annual Salary
$113,708
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
455674

Rochell Whitehorn is a Special Education Teacher at Eric Solorio Academy Hs. 2026 total compensation came to $149,182.

Nora Wengerski

Special Education Teacher/Eric Solorio Academy Hs

2026 total comp
$140,099
Base pay
$106,278
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$33,821
Total compensation
$140,099
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46101
Fte Annual Salary
$106,278
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
425546

At Eric Solorio Academy Hs, Nora Wengerski serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $140,099.

Kara Brace

Special Education Teacher/Eric Solorio Academy Hs

2026 total comp
$135,337
Base pay
$102,383
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$32,954
Total compensation
$135,337
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46101
Fte Annual Salary
$102,383
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
484425

Kara Brace holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Eric Solorio Academy Hs. In 2026, their total compensation was $135,337.

Diego Garcia

Special Education Teacher/Eric Solorio Academy Hs

2026 total comp
$134,389
Base pay
$101,608
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$32,781
Total compensation
$134,389
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46101
Fte Annual Salary
$101,608
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
600223

Diego Garcia holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Eric Solorio Academy Hs. In 2026, their total compensation was $134,389.

Lorena Maldonado

Special Education Teacher/Eric Solorio Academy Hs

2026 total comp
$126,882
Base pay
$101,266
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$25,616
Total compensation
$126,882
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46101
Fte Annual Salary
$101,266
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
610401

Lorena Maldonado is a Special Education Teacher at Eric Solorio Academy Hs. 2026 total compensation came to $126,882.

Jason Beer

Special Education Teacher/Eric Solorio Academy Hs

2026 total comp
$123,339
Base pay
$92,570
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$30,769
Total compensation
$123,339
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46101
Fte Annual Salary
$92,570
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
600480

Jason Beer is a Special Education Teacher at Eric Solorio Academy Hs. 2026 total compensation came to $123,339.

Jocelyn Sifuentes

Special Education Teacher/Eric Solorio Academy Hs

2026 total comp
$108,491
Base pay
$85,310
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$23,181
Total compensation
$108,491
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46101
Fte Annual Salary
$85,310
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
582575

Jocelyn Sifuentes holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Eric Solorio Academy Hs. In 2026, their total compensation was $108,491.

Amber Rispin

Special Education Teacher/Eric Solorio Academy Hs

2026 total comp
$108,491
Base pay
$85,310
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$23,181
Total compensation
$108,491
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46101
Fte Annual Salary
$85,310
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
604699

Amber Rispin works as a Special Education Teacher for Eric Solorio Academy Hs. Amber earned $108,491 in 2026.

Crystal Fuentes Navarro

Special Education Teacher/Eric Solorio Academy Hs

2026 total comp
$108,211
Base pay
$85,067
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$23,144
Total compensation
$108,211
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46101
Fte Annual Salary
$85,067
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
425544

Crystal Fuentes Navarro is a Special Education Teacher at Eric Solorio Academy Hs. 2026 total compensation came to $108,211.

Veronica Gonzalez

Special Education Teacher/Eric Solorio Academy Hs

2026 total comp
$106,690
Base pay
$78,952
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$27,738
Total compensation
$106,690
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46101
Fte Annual Salary
$78,952
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
595453

Veronica Gonzalez holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Eric Solorio Academy Hs. In 2026, their total compensation was $106,690.

Giselle Galan Cruz

Special Education Teacher/Eric Solorio Academy Hs

2026 total comp
$105,604
Base pay
$82,805
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,799
Total compensation
$105,604
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46101
Fte Annual Salary
$82,805
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
687401

At Eric Solorio Academy Hs, Giselle Galan Cruz serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $105,604.

Aiden Dalby

Special Education Teacher/Eric Solorio Academy Hs

2026 total comp
$102,765
Base pay
$80,342
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,423
Total compensation
$102,765
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46101
Fte Annual Salary
$80,342
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
409651

Aiden Dalby works as a Special Education Teacher for Eric Solorio Academy Hs. Aiden earned $102,765 in 2026.