Chicago Public Schools / George B Swift Specialty Schoo / Special Education Teacher
Job-title file
Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
17 employees hold this title in George B Swift Specialty Schoo. Median total compensation for the role is $102,765, above the department median of $95,436.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 17 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 Special Education Teachers, All Other — about 1,550 people — is $74,180. George B Swift Specialty Schoo pays a median base salary of $77,613 for this role, 5% above that figure — about the 59th 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 George B Swift Specialty Schoo’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. George B Swift Specialty Schoo’s median base salary is 1% above that national figure, about the 51st 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 George B Swift Specialty Schoo is $102,765, 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 George B Swift Specialty Schoo, the median of $102,765 ranks #504 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/George B Swift Specialty Schoo
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Alexandra Thomas is a Special Education Teacher at George B Swift Specialty Schoo. 2026 total compensation came to $144,506.
Special Education Teacher/George B Swift Specialty Schoo
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Amanda Gross works as a Special Education Teacher for George B Swift Specialty Schoo. Amanda earned $123,302 in 2026.
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At George B Swift Specialty Schoo, Danielle Cinkues serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $118,666.
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At George B Swift Specialty Schoo, Jacob Jendo serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $113,939.
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Cherrell Dowling is a Special Education Teacher at George B Swift Specialty Schoo. 2026 total compensation came to $111,464.
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Marissa Castillo is a Special Education Teacher at George B Swift Specialty Schoo. 2026 total compensation came to $108,504.
Special Education Teacher/George B Swift Specialty Schoo
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At George B Swift Specialty Schoo, Kathryn Dane serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $105,347.
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At George B Swift Specialty Schoo, Jonathan Abad serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $105,053.
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At George B Swift Specialty Schoo, Caitlin Mccarthy serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $102,765.
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At George B Swift Specialty Schoo, Kylie Parker serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $95,436.
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Isabel Kilinski holds the role of Special Education Teacher at George B Swift Specialty Schoo. In 2026, their total compensation was $95,436.
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Ashley Heins holds the role of Special Education Teacher at George B Swift Specialty Schoo. In 2026, their total compensation was $95,436.
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Kari-Anne Adcock is a Special Education Teacher at George B Swift Specialty Schoo. 2026 total compensation came to $95,436.
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Ashley Reilly works as a Special Education Teacher for George B Swift Specialty Schoo. Ashley earned $94,007 in 2026.
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Erin Underwood is a Special Education Teacher at George B Swift Specialty Schoo. 2026 total compensation came to $94,007.
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At George B Swift Specialty Schoo, Marquise Hanes serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $94,007.
Special Education Teacher/George B Swift Specialty Schoo
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Rose Kaminski works as a Special Education Teacher for George B Swift Specialty Schoo. Rose earned $92,853 in 2026.