Chicago Public Schools / Foster Park School / Special Education Classroom Assist
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Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
24 employees hold this title in Foster Park School. Median total compensation for the role is $67,057, below the department median of $89,527.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 24 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. Foster Park School pays a median base salary of $46,925 for this role, 24% above that figure — about the 81st 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 Foster Park 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. Foster Park School’s median base salary is 28% above that national figure, about the 80th 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 Foster Park School is $67,057, 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 Foster Park School, the median of $67,057 ranks #411 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/Foster Park School
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Shannon Foster works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Foster Park School. Shannon earned $83,618 in 2026.
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Venessa Torres is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Foster Park School. 2026 total compensation came to $78,659.
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Daryl Dyson works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Foster Park School. Daryl earned $76,025 in 2026.
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Xiomara Smith is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Foster Park School. 2026 total compensation came to $74,178.
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Lockreg Blackwell works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Foster Park School. Lockreg earned $74,178 in 2026.
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Lilcora Walker works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Foster Park School. Lilcora earned $72,889 in 2026.
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Gennifer Foster works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Foster Park School. Gennifer earned $71,717 in 2026.
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Tiffany Hill is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Foster Park School. 2026 total compensation came to $71,130.
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Lynda Jordan works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Foster Park School. Lynda earned $69,902 in 2026.
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Pamela Smith works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Foster Park School. Pamela earned $69,902 in 2026.
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William Webb works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Foster Park School. William earned $68,785 in 2026.
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Dynasty Hare works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Foster Park School. Dynasty earned $67,057 in 2026.
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James Chambers works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Foster Park School. James earned $67,057 in 2026.
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At Foster Park School, Pia Munoz serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,994.
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At Foster Park School, Rachel Hudson serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,994.
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Renee Bullock-Coleman holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Foster Park School. In 2026, their total compensation was $65,462.
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Pattie Mauldin is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Foster Park School. 2026 total compensation came to $65,462.
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Daccarius Chapman holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Foster Park School. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,347.
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Brianna Fuller holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Foster Park School. In 2026, their total compensation was $63,335.
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Brittnay Wallace works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Foster Park School. Brittnay earned $63,335 in 2026.
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Maurice Thomas is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Foster Park School. 2026 total compensation came to $63,335.
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Ashani Lackland works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Foster Park School. Ashani earned $60,803 in 2026.
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Taylor Harris works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Foster Park School. Taylor earned $60,803 in 2026.
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Dyshone Brown holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Foster Park School. In 2026, their total compensation was $60,803.