Chicago Public Schools / Joyce Kilmer School / Special Education Classroom Assist
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Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
27 employees hold this title in Joyce Kilmer School. Median total compensation for the role is $71,717, below the department median of $104,056.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 27 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. Joyce Kilmer 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 Joyce Kilmer 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. Joyce Kilmer 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 Joyce Kilmer 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.
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Special Education Classroom Assist is held in 514 Chicago Public Schools departments. In Joyce Kilmer 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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At Joyce Kilmer School, Tyshaun Lang serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $84,249.
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Ivette Zapata is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Joyce Kilmer School. 2026 total compensation came to $83,618.
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Linda Ojeda holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Joyce Kilmer School. In 2026, their total compensation was $81,479.
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At Joyce Kilmer School, Juanita Torres serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $81,479.
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Sophia Travlos holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Joyce Kilmer School. In 2026, their total compensation was $79,402.
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Jennifer Struke is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Joyce Kilmer School. 2026 total compensation came to $78,659.
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Chelsea Mora is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Joyce Kilmer School. 2026 total compensation came to $76,739.
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Folasayo Awoyemi is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Joyce Kilmer School. 2026 total compensation came to $76,025.
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Margarita Torres is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Joyce Kilmer School. 2026 total compensation came to $72,889.
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Clementina Daniel holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Joyce Kilmer School. In 2026, their total compensation was $72,889.
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Elizabeth Peraza is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Joyce Kilmer School. 2026 total compensation came to $72,889.
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Marcella Davenport works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Joyce Kilmer School. Marcella earned $71,717 in 2026.
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Paul Zuber works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Joyce Kilmer School. Paul earned $71,717 in 2026.
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At Joyce Kilmer School, Boni Barton Guzman serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $71,717.
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Sherry Whitman is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Joyce Kilmer School. 2026 total compensation came to $71,717.
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At Joyce Kilmer School, Sandra Szeremeta serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $71,130.
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Nicole Isleb holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Joyce Kilmer School. In 2026, their total compensation was $68,785.
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At Joyce Kilmer School, Endre Triantafillou serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $68,785.
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Analise Barton holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Joyce Kilmer School. In 2026, their total compensation was $68,785.
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April Glenn holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Joyce Kilmer School. In 2026, their total compensation was $68,785.
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Alison O'Connor is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Joyce Kilmer School. 2026 total compensation came to $68,785.
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Brendan Riley works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Joyce Kilmer School. Brendan earned $67,057 in 2026.
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Brendan O'Connor holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Joyce Kilmer School. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,347.
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At Joyce Kilmer School, Angel Padilla serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $64,347.
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Steven Gonczy holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Joyce Kilmer School. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,347.
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Micah Schertle is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Joyce Kilmer School. 2026 total compensation came to $64,347.
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Marissa Rivera holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Joyce Kilmer School. In 2026, their total compensation was $63,335.