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Chicago Public Schools / Information & Technology Services

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Information & Technology Services

Source file: Chicago Public Schools — Employee Position Roster / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Information & Technology Services provides technology and information-systems services that support other government operations.

In 2026, this agency had 136 employees with median total compensation of $144,593; the highest distinct record was $270,117.

Year
2026
Total payroll
$19.8M
Employees
136
Median total
$144,593
Highest record
$270,117

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 136 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($144,593) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$115,765 (80%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$29,659 (20%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$110,239
$124,818
$144,593
$163,858
$188,670

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $188,670 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $110,239. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Record list

Employees

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Arba Houlden

Education IT Bus Partnership & Innov/Information & Technology Services

2026 total comp
$208,584
Base pay
$173,680
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$34,904
Total compensation
$208,584
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
E
Dept Id
12510
Fte Annual Salary
$173,680
Jobcode
501970
Pos #
665318

Arba Houlden works as a Education IT Bus Partnership & Innov for Information & Technology Services. Arba earned $208,584 in 2026.

William Clark

Director Student Information Systms/Information & Technology Services

2026 total comp
$207,323
Base pay
$165,340
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$41,983
Total compensation
$207,323
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
E
Dept Id
12510
Fte Annual Salary
$165,340
Jobcode
500866
Pos #
464298

William Clark holds the role of Director Student Information Systms at Information & Technology Services. In 2026, their total compensation was $207,323.

Anne Spehar

Director Enterprise Change Management/Information & Technology Services

2026 total comp
$206,843
Base pay
$172,156
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$34,687
Total compensation
$206,843
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
E
Dept Id
12510
Fte Annual Salary
$172,156
Jobcode
501939
Pos #
507725

Anne Spehar is a Director Enterprise Change Management at Information & Technology Services. 2026 total compensation came to $206,843.

Prakash Muppalla

Director Enterprise Finance Systems/Information & Technology Services

2026 total comp
$204,495
Base pay
$162,969
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$41,526
Total compensation
$204,495
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
E
Dept Id
12510
Fte Annual Salary
$162,969
Jobcode
504340
Pos #
294405

Prakash Muppalla holds the role of Director Enterprise Finance Systems at Information & Technology Services. In 2026, their total compensation was $204,495.