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Chicago Public Schools / King College Prep Hs / Special Education Teacher

Job-title file

Special Education Teacher

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

10 employees hold this title in King College Prep Hs. Median total compensation for the role is $133,297, above the department median of $102,765.

Employees
10
Total payroll
$1.3M
Role median
$133,297
Agency median
$102,765
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$106,414$151,844+

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

How total compensation varies among the 10 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. King College Prep Hs pays a median base salary of $100,715 for this role, 36% above that figureabout the 88th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where King College Prep Hs sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$49,550
$60,990
$74,180
$83,760
$103,030
King College Prep Hs median · $100,715

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 King College Prep Hs’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. King College Prep Hs’s median base salary is 32% above that national figure, about the 76th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$48,440
$60,930
$76,580
$99,690
$120,080
King College Prep Hs median · $100,715

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 King College Prep Hs is $133,297, 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 King College Prep Hs, the median of $133,297 ranks #145 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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Eleanora Donaldson

Special Education Teacher/King College Prep Hs

2026 total comp
$151,965
Base pay
$115,984
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$35,981
Total compensation
$151,965
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46371
Fte Annual Salary
$115,984
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
129049

Eleanora Donaldson holds the role of Special Education Teacher at King College Prep Hs. In 2026, their total compensation was $151,965.

Paul Jedovnicky

Special Education Teacher/King College Prep Hs

2026 total comp
$151,294
Base pay
$115,435
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$35,859
Total compensation
$151,294
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46371
Fte Annual Salary
$115,435
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
129138

Paul Jedovnicky is a Special Education Teacher at King College Prep Hs. 2026 total compensation came to $151,294.

Smitha Mathen

Special Education Teacher/King College Prep Hs

2026 total comp
$145,617
Base pay
$110,792
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$34,825
Total compensation
$145,617
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46371
Fte Annual Salary
$110,792
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
582921

Smitha Mathen works as a Special Education Teacher for King College Prep Hs. Smitha earned $145,617 in 2026.

Natia Brownlee

Special Education Teacher/King College Prep Hs

2026 total comp
$143,853
Base pay
$109,349
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$34,504
Total compensation
$143,853
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46371
Fte Annual Salary
$109,349
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
621211

Natia Brownlee is a Special Education Teacher at King College Prep Hs. 2026 total compensation came to $143,853.

Ricardo Garcia

Special Education Teacher/King College Prep Hs

2026 total comp
$140,364
Base pay
$106,495
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$33,869
Total compensation
$140,364
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46371
Fte Annual Salary
$106,495
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
604674

Ricardo Garcia is a Special Education Teacher at King College Prep Hs. 2026 total compensation came to $140,364.

Carmella Bland

Special Education Teacher/King College Prep Hs

2026 total comp
$126,229
Base pay
$94,934
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$31,295
Total compensation
$126,229
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46371
Fte Annual Salary
$94,934
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
604694

Carmella Bland holds the role of Special Education Teacher at King College Prep Hs. In 2026, their total compensation was $126,229.

Beatrice Mullooly

Special Education Teacher/King College Prep Hs

2026 total comp
$116,643
Base pay
$87,093
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$29,550
Total compensation
$116,643
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46371
Fte Annual Salary
$87,093
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
146124

Beatrice Mullooly is a Special Education Teacher at King College Prep Hs. 2026 total compensation came to $116,643.

Amber Nobles

Special Education Teacher/King College Prep Hs

2026 total comp
$114,887
Base pay
$85,657
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$29,230
Total compensation
$114,887
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46371
Fte Annual Salary
$85,657
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
612719

Amber Nobles is a Special Education Teacher at King College Prep Hs. 2026 total compensation came to $114,887.

Daniel O'Gorman

Special Education Teacher/King College Prep Hs

2026 total comp
$113,672
Base pay
$84,663
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$29,009
Total compensation
$113,672
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46371
Fte Annual Salary
$84,663
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
600318

Daniel O'Gorman is a Special Education Teacher at King College Prep Hs. 2026 total compensation came to $113,672.

Mercedes West

Special Education Teacher/King College Prep Hs

2026 total comp
$106,414
Base pay
$83,508
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,906
Total compensation
$106,414
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46371
Fte Annual Salary
$83,508
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
635626

Mercedes West holds the role of Special Education Teacher at King College Prep Hs. In 2026, their total compensation was $106,414.