Chicago Public Schools / Hughes Elementary / Special Education Teacher
Job-title file
Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
14 employees hold this title in Hughes Elementary. Median total compensation for the role is $132,970, above the department median of $101,163.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 14 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. Hughes Elementary pays a median base salary of $101,998 for this role, 38% above that figure — about the 89th 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 Hughes Elementary’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. Hughes Elementary’s median base salary is 33% above that national figure, about the 77th 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 Hughes Elementary is $132,970, 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 Hughes Elementary, the median of $132,970 ranks #149 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 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
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Special Education Teacher/Hughes Elementary
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Wendy Scott works as a Special Education Teacher for Hughes Elementary. Wendy earned $164,233 in 2026.
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Margaret Lynch-Graham is a Special Education Teacher at Hughes Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $162,339.
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Arlena Duncan holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Hughes Elementary. In 2026, their total compensation was $156,661.
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Kelly Levin works as a Special Education Teacher for Hughes Elementary. Kelly earned $151,294 in 2026.
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Amber Reid works as a Special Education Teacher for Hughes Elementary. Amber earned $147,886 in 2026.
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At Hughes Elementary, Felicia Towns-Bell serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $143,853.
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At Hughes Elementary, Shirley Boyland serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $134,389.
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Sarah Roa holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Hughes Elementary. In 2026, their total compensation was $131,550.
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Rachelle Ashford works as a Special Education Teacher for Hughes Elementary. Rachelle earned $128,174 in 2026.
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At Hughes Elementary, Latecia Leavy serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $120,565.
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At Hughes Elementary, Leri Elam serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $119,775.
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Angela Darling works as a Special Education Teacher for Hughes Elementary. Angela earned $117,726 in 2026.
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At Hughes Elementary, Mei Guban serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $110,075.
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At Hughes Elementary, Daniel Sprawka serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $95,436.