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Chicago Public Schools / Harriet E Sayre Language Acad / Special Education Teacher

Job-title file

Special Education Teacher

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

11 employees hold this title in Harriet E Sayre Language Acad. Median total compensation for the role is $134,686, above the department median of $112,999.

Employees
11
Total payroll
$1.5M
Role median
$134,686
Agency median
$112,999
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$101,267$164,393+

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

How total compensation varies among the 11 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. Harriet E Sayre Language Acad pays a median base salary of $102,387 for this role, 38% above that figureabout the 89th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Harriet E Sayre Language Acad sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$49,550
$60,990
$74,180
$83,760
$103,030
Harriet E Sayre Language Acad median · $102,387

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 Harriet E Sayre Language Acad’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. Harriet E Sayre Language Acad’s median base salary is 34% above that national figure, about the 77th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$48,440
$60,930
$76,580
$99,690
$120,080
Harriet E Sayre Language Acad median · $102,387

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 Harriet E Sayre Language Acad is $134,686, 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 Harriet E Sayre Language Acad, the median of $134,686 ranks #132 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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Sheri Goldberg

Special Education Teacher/Harriet E Sayre Language Acad

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
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Dept Id
29271
Fte Annual Salary
$126,209
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
411454

Sheri Goldberg holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Harriet E Sayre Language Acad. In 2026, their total compensation was $164,466.

Debra Carriere-Lomax

Special Education Teacher/Harriet E Sayre Language Acad

2026 total comp
$164,103
Base pay
$125,912
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$38,191
Total compensation
$164,103
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
29271
Fte Annual Salary
$125,912
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
132395

At Harriet E Sayre Language Acad, Debra Carriere-Lomax serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $164,103.

Siobhan Cassidy

Special Education Teacher/Harriet E Sayre Language Acad

2026 total comp
$159,809
Base pay
$122,400
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$37,409
Total compensation
$159,809
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
29271
Fte Annual Salary
$122,400
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
690451

Siobhan Cassidy holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Harriet E Sayre Language Acad. In 2026, their total compensation was $159,809.

Martha Mougolias

Special Education Teacher/Harriet E Sayre Language Acad

2026 total comp
$137,535
Base pay
$104,181
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$33,354
Total compensation
$137,535
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
29271
Fte Annual Salary
$104,181
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
114060

Martha Mougolias works as a Special Education Teacher for Harriet E Sayre Language Acad. Martha earned $137,535 in 2026.

Kara Lee

Special Education Teacher/Harriet E Sayre Language Acad

2026 total comp
$135,341
Base pay
$102,387
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$32,954
Total compensation
$135,341
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
29271
Fte Annual Salary
$102,387
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
661795

At Harriet E Sayre Language Acad, Kara Lee serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $135,341.

Shelley Huske

Special Education Teacher/Harriet E Sayre Language Acad

2026 total comp
$134,686
Base pay
$101,851
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$32,835
Total compensation
$134,686
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
29271
Fte Annual Salary
$101,851
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
661794

Shelley Huske works as a Special Education Teacher for Harriet E Sayre Language Acad. Shelley earned $134,686 in 2026.

Zoila Huerta

Special Education Teacher/Harriet E Sayre Language Acad

2026 total comp
$130,056
Base pay
$104,020
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$26,036
Total compensation
$130,056
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
29271
Fte Annual Salary
$104,020
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
604734

At Harriet E Sayre Language Acad, Zoila Huerta serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $130,056.

Tina Dennis

Special Education Teacher/Harriet E Sayre Language Acad

2026 total comp
$110,075
Base pay
$86,684
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$23,391
Total compensation
$110,075
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
29271
Fte Annual Salary
$86,684
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
617689

Tina Dennis holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Harriet E Sayre Language Acad. In 2026, their total compensation was $110,075.

Jennifer Quigley

Special Education Teacher/Harriet E Sayre Language Acad

2026 total comp
$108,601
Base pay
$85,405
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$23,196
Total compensation
$108,601
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
29271
Fte Annual Salary
$85,405
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
617690

Jennifer Quigley works as a Special Education Teacher for Harriet E Sayre Language Acad. Jennifer earned $108,601 in 2026.

Steven Pettey

Special Education Teacher/Harriet E Sayre Language Acad

2026 total comp
$106,414
Base pay
$83,508
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,906
Total compensation
$106,414
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
29271
Fte Annual Salary
$83,508
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
562300

Steven Pettey is a Special Education Teacher at Harriet E Sayre Language Acad. 2026 total compensation came to $106,414.

John Butsch

Special Education Teacher/Harriet E Sayre Language Acad

2026 total comp
$101,267
Base pay
$79,042
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,225
Total compensation
$101,267
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
29271
Fte Annual Salary
$79,042
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
562300

John Butsch is a Special Education Teacher at Harriet E Sayre Language Acad. 2026 total compensation came to $101,267.