Chicago Public Schools / Helge a Haugan School / Special Education Classroom Assist
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Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
38 employees hold this title in Helge a Haugan School. Median total compensation for the role is $66,526, below the department median of $105,604.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 38 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. Helge a Haugan School pays a median base salary of $46,487 for this role, 23% above that figure — about the 77th 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 Helge a Haugan 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. Helge a Haugan School’s median base salary is 26% above that national figure, about the 79th 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 Helge a Haugan School is $66,526, 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.
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Special Education Classroom Assist is held in 514 Chicago Public Schools departments. In Helge a Haugan School, the median of $66,526 ranks #428 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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Maria Altamirano holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Helge a Haugan School. In 2026, their total compensation was $88,760.
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At Helge a Haugan School, Gail Juarez serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $83,618.
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At Helge a Haugan School, Norma Castillo serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $83,618.
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At Helge a Haugan School, Thelma Diaz serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $76,739.
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At Helge a Haugan School, Yasmin Vargas serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $76,739.
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Natalia Harris is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Helge a Haugan School. 2026 total compensation came to $76,739.
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Maria Perez works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Helge a Haugan School. Maria earned $76,025 in 2026.
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At Helge a Haugan School, Jose Santiago serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $76,025.
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At Helge a Haugan School, Jesenia Cartagena serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $74,178.
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Nereida Velasquez holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Helge a Haugan School. In 2026, their total compensation was $74,178.
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Alicia Sampson holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Helge a Haugan School. In 2026, their total compensation was $72,889.
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At Helge a Haugan School, Sandra Cuenca serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $72,889.
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Daniella Sanchez De Abunassar works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Helge a Haugan School. Daniella earned $72,889 in 2026.
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Amaris Gomez is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Helge a Haugan School. 2026 total compensation came to $71,130.
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Grace Cantoral works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Helge a Haugan School. Grace earned $68,785 in 2026.
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Elizabeth Antunez is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Helge a Haugan School. 2026 total compensation came to $68,227.
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At Helge a Haugan School, Irene Reyes serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $68,227.
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Madeline Cardona works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Helge a Haugan School. Madeline earned $67,057 in 2026.
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Dashaye Bridges works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Helge a Haugan School. Dashaye earned $67,057 in 2026.
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Jan-Luc Deboer holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Helge a Haugan School. In 2026, their total compensation was $65,994.
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At Helge a Haugan School, Edgar Garcia serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,994.
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Lisa Gomez holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Helge a Haugan School. In 2026, their total compensation was $65,994.
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Lisa Torres is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Helge a Haugan School. 2026 total compensation came to $65,462.
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Ozairi Flores holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Helge a Haugan School. In 2026, their total compensation was $65,462.
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Aleksandra Sheveleva is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Helge a Haugan School. 2026 total compensation came to $65,462.
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At Helge a Haugan School, Tammy Ncube-Uzoije serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $64,347.
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John Long works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Helge a Haugan School. John earned $64,347 in 2026.
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Emma Pavel is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Helge a Haugan School. 2026 total compensation came to $64,347.
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Lydia Patton holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Helge a Haugan School. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,347.
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Ethan Noon holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Helge a Haugan School. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,347.
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Binh Vo is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Helge a Haugan School. 2026 total compensation came to $64,347.
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Kaitlyn Zambrano is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Helge a Haugan School. 2026 total compensation came to $63,335.
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At Helge a Haugan School, Betsabe Enrique serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $60,803.
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At Helge a Haugan School, Mona Ziemann serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $60,803.
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Claudia Casallas Morales holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Helge a Haugan School. In 2026, their total compensation was $60,803.
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Hadiyah Muhammad holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Helge a Haugan School. In 2026, their total compensation was $60,803.
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At Helge a Haugan School, Ambreya Logan serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $60,803.
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Eric Steier holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Helge a Haugan School. In 2026, their total compensation was $60,803.