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Chicago Public Schools / Frank W Reilly School / Special Education Teacher

Job-title file

Special Education Teacher

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

9 employees hold this title in Frank W Reilly School. Median total compensation for the role is $140,364, above the department median of $126,535.

Employees
9
Total payroll
$1.2M
Role median
$140,364
Agency median
$126,535
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$97,038$164,126+

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

How total compensation varies among the 9 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. Frank W Reilly School pays a median base salary of $106,495 for this role, 44% above that figureabove the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Frank W Reilly School sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$49,550
$60,990
$74,180
$83,760
$103,030
Frank W Reilly School median · $106,495

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 Frank W Reilly School’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. Frank W Reilly School’s median base salary is 39% above that national figure, about the 80th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$48,440
$60,930
$76,580
$99,690
$120,080
Frank W Reilly School median · $106,495

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 Frank W Reilly School is $140,364, 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 Frank W Reilly School, the median of $140,364 ranks #82 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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Laurie Mann

Special Education Teacher/Frank W Reilly School

2026 total comp
$164,466
Base pay
$126,209
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$38,257
Total compensation
$164,466
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
25101
Fte Annual Salary
$126,209
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
620784

Laurie Mann holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Frank W Reilly School. In 2026, their total compensation was $164,466.

Audrey Navarro

Special Education Teacher/Frank W Reilly School

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
25101
Fte Annual Salary
$124,469
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
662964

Audrey Navarro is a Special Education Teacher at Frank W Reilly School. 2026 total compensation came to $162,339.

Garth Liebhaber

Special Education Teacher/Frank W Reilly School

2026 total comp
$156,297
Base pay
$119,527
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$36,770
Total compensation
$156,297
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
25101
Fte Annual Salary
$119,527
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
429324

Garth Liebhaber holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Frank W Reilly School. In 2026, their total compensation was $156,297.

Lisette Zamudio

Special Education Teacher/Frank W Reilly School

2026 total comp
$154,132
Base pay
$117,756
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$36,376
Total compensation
$154,132
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
25101
Fte Annual Salary
$117,756
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
132121

At Frank W Reilly School, Lisette Zamudio serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $154,132.

Bryan Burda

Special Education Teacher/Frank W Reilly School

2026 total comp
$140,364
Base pay
$106,495
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$33,869
Total compensation
$140,364
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
25101
Fte Annual Salary
$106,495
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
590006

Bryan Burda holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Frank W Reilly School. In 2026, their total compensation was $140,364.

Justin Rook

Special Education Teacher/Frank W Reilly School

2026 total comp
$138,175
Base pay
$104,705
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$33,470
Total compensation
$138,175
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
25101
Fte Annual Salary
$104,705
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
126064

At Frank W Reilly School, Justin Rook serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $138,175.

Blair Vega

Special Education Teacher/Frank W Reilly School

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
25101
Fte Annual Salary
$92,570
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
537463

Blair Vega is a Special Education Teacher at Frank W Reilly School. 2026 total compensation came to $123,339.

Sandy Mcnabb

Special Education Teacher/Frank W Reilly School

2026 total comp
$111,074
Base pay
$87,551
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$23,523
Total compensation
$111,074
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
25101
Fte Annual Salary
$87,551
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
620414

Sandy Mcnabb is a Special Education Teacher at Frank W Reilly School. 2026 total compensation came to $111,074.

Kellianne Bazzell

Special Education Teacher/Frank W Reilly School

2026 total comp
$97,038
Base pay
$75,373
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$21,665
Total compensation
$97,038
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
25101
Fte Annual Salary
$75,373
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
595338

Kellianne Bazzell holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Frank W Reilly School. In 2026, their total compensation was $97,038.