Chicago Public Schools / Henry O Tanner School / Special Education Classroom Assist
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
16 employees hold this title in Henry O Tanner School. Median total compensation for the role is $71,130, below the department median of $103,522.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 16 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. Henry O Tanner School pays a median base salary of $50,284 for this role, 33% above that figure — above the 90th 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 Henry O Tanner 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. Henry O Tanner School’s median base salary is 37% above that national figure, above the 90th 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 Henry O Tanner School is $71,130, 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 Classroom Assist is held in 514 Chicago Public Schools departments. In Henry O Tanner School, the median of $71,130 ranks #207 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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Special Education Classroom Assist/Henry O Tanner School
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Evelyn Jones is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Henry O Tanner School. 2026 total compensation came to $83,618.
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Keevin Jones holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Henry O Tanner School. In 2026, their total compensation was $81,399.
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Lakesha Green works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Henry O Tanner School. Lakesha earned $76,739 in 2026.
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Marnie Bolton is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Henry O Tanner School. 2026 total compensation came to $76,739.
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Demetrius Brown works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Henry O Tanner School. Demetrius earned $76,025 in 2026.
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Desiray Cannon holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Henry O Tanner School. In 2026, their total compensation was $76,025.
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Niayla Coleman is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Henry O Tanner School. 2026 total compensation came to $72,889.
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Alexis Warnick holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Henry O Tanner School. In 2026, their total compensation was $71,130.
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Nia Brayboy holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Henry O Tanner School. In 2026, their total compensation was $71,130.
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Lavetrice Watson holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Henry O Tanner School. In 2026, their total compensation was $71,130.
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Alvin White holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Henry O Tanner School. In 2026, their total compensation was $69,902.
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Matthew Doljanin is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Henry O Tanner School. 2026 total compensation came to $68,785.
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Devoria Gordon holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Henry O Tanner School. In 2026, their total compensation was $68,785.
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Tierra Robinson holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Henry O Tanner School. In 2026, their total compensation was $62,828.
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Takyrah Gregory holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Henry O Tanner School. In 2026, their total compensation was $60,803.
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Keith Cowan is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Henry O Tanner School. 2026 total compensation came to $60,803.