Chicago Public Schools / John T Mccutcheon School / Special Education Classroom Assist
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Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
31 employees hold this title in John T Mccutcheon School. Median total compensation for the role is $68,785, below the department median of $93,430.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 31 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 T Mccutcheon School pays a median base salary of $48,350 for this role, 28% 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 T Mccutcheon 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 T Mccutcheon School’s median base salary is 31% above that national figure, about the 85th 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 T Mccutcheon School is $68,785, 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 T Mccutcheon School, the median of $68,785 ranks #305 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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Timothy Harper is a Special Education Classroom Assist at John T Mccutcheon School. 2026 total compensation came to $83,618.
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Patricia Tsiribas works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for John T Mccutcheon School. Patricia earned $81,399 in 2026.
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At John T Mccutcheon School, Dagoberto Maradiaga serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $81,399.
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Ebony Hosley-Martinez is a Special Education Classroom Assist at John T Mccutcheon School. 2026 total compensation came to $79,402.
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Siobhan Wright works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for John T Mccutcheon School. Siobhan earned $79,402 in 2026.
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At John T Mccutcheon School, Lawrence Gills serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $78,659.
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At John T Mccutcheon School, Tracy Russell serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $78,659.
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Shazia Zaidi works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for John T Mccutcheon School. Shazia earned $76,025 in 2026.
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Summer Adams is a Special Education Classroom Assist at John T Mccutcheon School. 2026 total compensation came to $72,889.
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Nichelle Dunn is a Special Education Classroom Assist at John T Mccutcheon School. 2026 total compensation came to $72,889.
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Ayanna Coleman is a Special Education Classroom Assist at John T Mccutcheon School. 2026 total compensation came to $72,889.
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Temi Soyebo works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for John T Mccutcheon School. Temi earned $72,889 in 2026.
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Vouchheang Lin is a Special Education Classroom Assist at John T Mccutcheon School. 2026 total compensation came to $72,889.
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At John T Mccutcheon School, Maryam Abdulla serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $71,130.
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Christina Galuska works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for John T Mccutcheon School. Christina earned $68,785 in 2026.
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At John T Mccutcheon School, Thomas Peace serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $68,785.
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Stacy Rice is a Special Education Classroom Assist at John T Mccutcheon School. 2026 total compensation came to $68,785.
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Lynthia Jackson works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for John T Mccutcheon School. Lynthia earned $68,785 in 2026.
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Shaneice Crockett is a Special Education Classroom Assist at John T Mccutcheon School. 2026 total compensation came to $68,785.
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Edgar Castrejon works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for John T Mccutcheon School. Edgar earned $68,227 in 2026.
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Howard Friedman holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at John T Mccutcheon School. In 2026, their total compensation was $67,057.
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At John T Mccutcheon School, Alvin Davis Jr serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $67,057.
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At John T Mccutcheon School, Ronald Kroll serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $67,057.
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Herna Rojas is a Special Education Classroom Assist at John T Mccutcheon School. 2026 total compensation came to $65,994.
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At John T Mccutcheon School, Amruta Kulkarni serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,994.
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At John T Mccutcheon School, Ciara Kaderly serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,994.
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Rebecca Gould is a Special Education Classroom Assist at John T Mccutcheon School. 2026 total compensation came to $64,347.
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Sameerah Huff works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for John T Mccutcheon School. Sameerah earned $63,335 in 2026.
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Mara Vielman holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at John T Mccutcheon School. In 2026, their total compensation was $62,828.
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At John T Mccutcheon School, Amari Brown serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $60,803.
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Liberty Walker-George works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for John T Mccutcheon School. Liberty earned $60,803 in 2026.