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Chicago Public Schools / Inspector General / Senior Investigator

Job-title file

Senior Investigator

Inspect and investigate for compliance with regulations, document findings, and recommend action.

8 employees hold this title in Inspector General. Median total compensation for the role is $118,744, above the department median of $112,213.

Employees
8
Total payroll
$981.9K
Role median
$118,744
Agency median
$112,213
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$107,591$137,113+

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How total compensation varies among the 8 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.

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Senior Investigator beyond Chicago Public Schools

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In Chicago Public Schools, the median of $118,744 ranks #1 of 3. See Senior Investigator across all of Chicago Public Schools

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Florida
$59,884 · 11
Missouri
$25,386 · 5

Median total compensation for comparable Senior Investigatorroles 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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Scott Nelson

Senior Investigator/Inspector General

2026 total comp
$137,488
Base pay
$106,776
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$30,712
Total compensation
$137,488
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
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Dept Id
10320
Fte Annual Salary
$106,776
Jobcode
500666
Pos #
589611

At Inspector General, Scott Nelson serves as a Senior Investigator. Their 2026 pay totaled $137,488.