Chicago Public Schools / John C Dore School / Special Education Classroom Assist
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Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
32 employees hold this title in John C Dore School. Median total compensation for the role is $71,717, below the department median of $102,765.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 32 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. John C Dore School pays a median base salary of $50,768 for this role, 34% 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 John C Dore 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. John C Dore School’s median base salary is 38% 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 John C Dore School is $71,717, 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 John C Dore School, the median of $71,717 ranks #176 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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Michelle Minich holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at John C Dore School. In 2026, their total compensation was $88,760.
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At John C Dore School, Magdalena Villasenor serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $88,760.
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At John C Dore School, Agata Przybylo serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $88,760.
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Unysha Green works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for John C Dore School. Unysha earned $82,172 in 2026.
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Noraida Gonzalez holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at John C Dore School. In 2026, their total compensation was $81,399.
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At John C Dore School, Lupita Avitia serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $76,739.
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Lorena Bautista is a Special Education Classroom Assist at John C Dore School. 2026 total compensation came to $76,025.
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At John C Dore School, Laquandis Jones serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $76,025.
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Kaeri Kirchhardt works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for John C Dore School. Kaeri earned $74,178 in 2026.
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Elisa Loera-Martinez works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for John C Dore School. Elisa earned $74,178 in 2026.
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At John C Dore School, Sonia Chaidez serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $74,178.
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Yesenia Rivera works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for John C Dore School. Yesenia earned $74,178 in 2026.
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At John C Dore School, Eusebio Ayala serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $74,178.
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Grazyna Mazur works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for John C Dore School. Grazyna earned $72,889 in 2026.
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Brian Joyce is a Special Education Classroom Assist at John C Dore School. 2026 total compensation came to $72,889.
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Nancy Gomez works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for John C Dore School. Nancy earned $71,717 in 2026.
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Penelope Williams holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at John C Dore School. In 2026, their total compensation was $71,717.
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Patricia Morario is a Special Education Classroom Assist at John C Dore School. 2026 total compensation came to $71,717.
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Blanca Ramirez holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at John C Dore School. In 2026, their total compensation was $71,130.
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Luz Maldonado holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at John C Dore School. In 2026, their total compensation was $71,130.
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Ana Maldonado is a Special Education Classroom Assist at John C Dore School. 2026 total compensation came to $68,785.
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Juanita Quezada works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for John C Dore School. Juanita earned $68,785 in 2026.
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Sonia Garcia-Taylor works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for John C Dore School. Sonia earned $68,227 in 2026.
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Natalia Rys is a Special Education Classroom Assist at John C Dore School. 2026 total compensation came to $67,057.
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Brianna Reyes is a Special Education Classroom Assist at John C Dore School. 2026 total compensation came to $65,994.
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Alitzah Torres works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for John C Dore School. Alitzah earned $65,994 in 2026.
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Kimberly Santamaria works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for John C Dore School. Kimberly earned $62,828 in 2026.
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Patricia Garcia is a Special Education Classroom Assist at John C Dore School. 2026 total compensation came to $62,828.
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Veronica Gonzalez holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at John C Dore School. In 2026, their total compensation was $62,828.
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Ahryanna Harris holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at John C Dore School. In 2026, their total compensation was $60,803.
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At John C Dore School, Marielena Zambrano serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $60,803.
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Lisbeth Cabrera is a Special Education Classroom Assist at John C Dore School. 2026 total compensation came to $60,803.