Chicago Public Schools / Lazaro Cardenas Elementary / Regular Teacher

Job-title file

Regular Teacher

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

33 employees hold this title in Lazaro Cardenas Elementary. Median total compensation for the role is $140,099, above the department median of $118,394.

Employees: 33
Total payroll: $4.5M
Role median: $140,099
Agency median: $118,394
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$94,007$164,467+

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

How total compensation varies among the 33 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.

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This role across Chicago Public Schools

Regular Teacher is held in 520 Chicago Public Schools departments. In Lazaro Cardenas Elementary, the median of $140,099 ranks #124 of 520.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Consuella B. York Alt Hs

$178,323 · 31

Nancy B Jefferson Alt School

$170,786 · 29

Office Students W/Disab-Asmt&Asgn

$164,439 · 4

Ella Flagg Young School

$156,766 · 25

Thomas Hoyne School

$155,098 · 15

Burnside Scholastic Academy

$153,822 · 15

William P Gray School

$153,426 · 42

John Burroughs Elementary

$152,624 · 14

William G Hibbard School

$152,611 · 20

Galileo Math and Sci Acad

$152,260 · 28

Clara Barton Elementary

$152,141 · 24

City Wide Education General

$151,294 · 49

Median total compensation for the Regular Teacher role in other Chicago Public Schoolsdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Teresa Bedolla

Regular Teacher/Lazaro Cardenas Elementary

2026 total comp

$128,742

Base pay: $96,989
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $31,753
Total compensation: $128,742
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc: T
Dept Id: 24051
Fte Annual Salary: $96,989
Jobcode: 000049
Pos #: 132371

At Lazaro Cardenas Elementary, Teresa Bedolla serves as a Regular Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $128,742.

Michelle Bird

Regular Teacher/Lazaro Cardenas Elementary

2026 total comp

$126,882

Base pay: $101,266
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $25,616
Total compensation: $126,882
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc: T
Dept Id: 24051
Fte Annual Salary: $101,266
Jobcode: 000049
Pos #: 575999

Michelle Bird is a Regular Teacher at Lazaro Cardenas Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $126,882.

Rodolfo Perez

Regular Teacher/Lazaro Cardenas Elementary

2026 total comp

$125,871

Base pay: $94,641
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $31,230
Total compensation: $125,871
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc: T
Dept Id: 24051
Fte Annual Salary: $94,641
Jobcode: 000049
Pos #: 491318

Rodolfo Perez works as a Regular Teacher for Lazaro Cardenas Elementary. Rodolfo earned $125,871 in 2026.