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Chicago Public Schools / Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch / Special Education Teacher

Job-title file

Special Education Teacher

Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.

9 employees hold this title in Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch. Median total compensation for the role is $110,075, above the department median of $99,100.

Employees
9
Total payroll
$1.1M
Role median
$110,075
Agency median
$99,100
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$101,163$156,148+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 9 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

Special Education Teacher pay vs. the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area

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. Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch pays a median base salary of $86,684 for this role, 17% above that figureabout the 77th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$49,550
$60,990
$74,180
$83,760
$103,030
Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch median · $86,684

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 Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch’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. Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch’s median base salary is 13% above that national figure, about the 61st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$48,440
$60,930
$76,580
$99,690
$120,080
Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch median · $86,684

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 Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch is $110,075, 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

This role across Chicago Public Schools

Special Education Teacher is held in 519 Chicago Public Schools departments. In Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch, the median of $110,075 ranks #453 of 519.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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

Special Education Teacher beyond Chicago Public Schools

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

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

South Carolina
$70,023 · 48
Florida
$53,280 · 20

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

Employees with this title

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Maria Vasquez

Special Education Teacher/Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch

2026 total comp
$160,775
Base pay
$123,190
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$37,585
Total compensation
$160,775
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
23411
Fte Annual Salary
$123,190
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
548389

Maria Vasquez holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch. In 2026, their total compensation was $160,775.

Lauren Griffin

Special Education Teacher/Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch

2026 total comp
$131,857
Base pay
$99,537
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$32,320
Total compensation
$131,857
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
23411
Fte Annual Salary
$99,537
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
620822

Lauren Griffin holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch. In 2026, their total compensation was $131,857.

Anne Adrianzen

Special Education Teacher/Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch

2026 total comp
$129,018
Base pay
$97,215
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$31,803
Total compensation
$129,018
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
23411
Fte Annual Salary
$97,215
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
610315

Anne Adrianzen is a Special Education Teacher at Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch. 2026 total compensation came to $129,018.

Maria Miranda

Special Education Teacher/Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch

2026 total comp
$125,161
Base pay
$94,060
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$31,101
Total compensation
$125,161
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
23411
Fte Annual Salary
$94,060
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
610314

Maria Miranda holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch. In 2026, their total compensation was $125,161.

Paula Zamora

Special Education Teacher/Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch

2026 total comp
$110,075
Base pay
$86,684
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$23,391
Total compensation
$110,075
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
23411
Fte Annual Salary
$86,684
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
317423

At Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch, Paula Zamora serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $110,075.

Gianna Schaaf

Special Education Teacher/Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch

2026 total comp
$108,601
Base pay
$85,405
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$23,196
Total compensation
$108,601
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
23411
Fte Annual Salary
$85,405
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
604638

At Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch, Gianna Schaaf serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $108,601.

Elsy Lopez-Mejia

Special Education Teacher/Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch

2026 total comp
$108,601
Base pay
$85,405
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$23,196
Total compensation
$108,601
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
23411
Fte Annual Salary
$85,405
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
689060

Elsy Lopez-Mejia holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch. In 2026, their total compensation was $108,601.

Crystal Ruiz

Special Education Teacher/Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch

2026 total comp
$105,581
Base pay
$78,045
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$27,536
Total compensation
$105,581
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
23411
Fte Annual Salary
$78,045
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
522545

At Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch, Crystal Ruiz serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $105,581.

Jennifer Zavala

Special Education Teacher/Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch

2026 total comp
$101,163
Base pay
$78,952
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,211
Total compensation
$101,163
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
23411
Fte Annual Salary
$78,952
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
590331

Jennifer Zavala is a Special Education Teacher at Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch. 2026 total compensation came to $101,163.