Chicago Public Schools / Joseph Brennemann Elementary / Special Education Teacher
Job-title file
Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
12 employees hold this title in Joseph Brennemann Elementary. Median total compensation for the role is $107,508, above the department median of $97,881.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 12 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 Special Education Teachers, All Other — about 1,550 people — is $74,180. Joseph Brennemann Elementary pays a median base salary of $85,405 for this role, 15% above that figure — about the 76th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
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 Joseph Brennemann Elementary’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. Joseph Brennemann Elementary’s median base salary is 12% above that national figure, about the 60th 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.
Computed over the 11 of 12 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Joseph Brennemann Elementary is $107,508, 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 Teacher is held in 519 Chicago Public Schools departments. In Joseph Brennemann Elementary, the median of $107,508 ranks #480 of 519.
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
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 →
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
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Demetra Kallianesis is a Special Education Teacher at Joseph Brennemann Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $158,600.
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Susan Bronder holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Joseph Brennemann Elementary. In 2026, their total compensation was $156,969.
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Robert Pionke holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Joseph Brennemann Elementary. In 2026, their total compensation was $119,584.
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At Joseph Brennemann Elementary, Christian Tigulo serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $113,855.
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Angelica Yabut works as a Special Education Teacher for Joseph Brennemann Elementary. Angelica earned $110,075 in 2026.
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Robert Karie works as a Special Education Teacher for Joseph Brennemann Elementary. Robert earned $108,601 in 2026.
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Noreidy Martinez is a Special Education Teacher at Joseph Brennemann Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $106,414.
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Nonnie Camporedondo works as a Special Education Teacher for Joseph Brennemann Elementary. Nonnie earned $106,414 in 2026.
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Robert Gornik works as a Special Education Teacher for Joseph Brennemann Elementary. Robert earned $105,581 in 2026.
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At Joseph Brennemann Elementary, Payton Sword serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $94,007.
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Kylie Mcclain holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Joseph Brennemann Elementary. In 2026, their total compensation was $94,007.
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Stepha Pelino appears in Joseph Brennemann Elementary payroll as a Special Education Teacher, with $45,643 reported in 2026 — this entry may combine more than one individual of the same name.