Chicago Public Schools / Franklin Fine Arts Center / Special Education Teacher
Job-title file
Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
7 employees hold this title in Franklin Fine Arts Center. Median total compensation for the role is $115,006, below the department median of $121,475.
Compared with the local labor market
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. Franklin Fine Arts Center pays a median base salary of $90,962 for this role, 23% above that figure — about the 81st percentile of local pay for the occupation.
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 Franklin Fine Arts Center’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. Franklin Fine Arts Center’s median base salary is 19% above that national figure, about the 66th 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 Franklin Fine Arts Center is $115,006, 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 Teacher is held in 519 Chicago Public Schools departments. In Franklin Fine Arts Center, the median of $115,006 ranks #385 of 519.
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
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 →
Median total compensation for comparable Special Education Teacher roles 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
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Special Education Teacher/Franklin Fine Arts Center
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At Franklin Fine Arts Center, Laura Blackwell serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $164,411.
Special Education Teacher/Franklin Fine Arts Center
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Lindsay Bertoncini works as a Special Education Teacher for Franklin Fine Arts Center. Lindsay earned $154,132 in 2026.
Special Education Teacher/Franklin Fine Arts Center
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Smitha Chandran works as a Special Education Teacher for Franklin Fine Arts Center. Smitha earned $138,175 in 2026.
Special Education Teacher/Franklin Fine Arts Center
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Mary Klotz works as a Special Education Teacher for Franklin Fine Arts Center. Mary earned $115,006 in 2026.
Special Education Teacher/Franklin Fine Arts Center
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Shantivia Williams holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Franklin Fine Arts Center. In 2026, their total compensation was $108,504.
Special Education Teacher/Franklin Fine Arts Center
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Brendan Cole holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Franklin Fine Arts Center. In 2026, their total compensation was $105,053.
Special Education Teacher/Franklin Fine Arts Center
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At Franklin Fine Arts Center, Arthur Pascale serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $102,765.