Chicago Public Schools / Lincoln Park High School / Special Education Teacher
Job-title file
Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
19 employees hold this title in Lincoln Park High School. Median total compensation for the role is $125,871, below the department median of $128,742.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 19 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. Lincoln Park High School pays a median base salary of $99,902 for this role, 35% above that figure — about the 88th 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 Lincoln Park High School’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. Lincoln Park High School’s median base salary is 30% above that national figure, about the 75th 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 Lincoln Park High School is $125,871, 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 Lincoln Park High School, the median of $125,871 ranks #233 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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Special Education Teacher/Lincoln Park High School
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Dawn Glunz works as a Special Education Teacher for Lincoln Park High School. Dawn earned $159,604 in 2026.
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Brandi Odum holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Lincoln Park High School. In 2026, their total compensation was $151,965.
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Alyson Boner works as a Special Education Teacher for Lincoln Park High School. Alyson earned $151,965 in 2026.
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John Cabey holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Lincoln Park High School. In 2026, their total compensation was $146,346.
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At Lincoln Park High School, Natalya Pervushina serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $140,364.
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Eric Cromer holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Lincoln Park High School. In 2026, their total compensation was $140,099.
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Brittany Welch holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Lincoln Park High School. In 2026, their total compensation was $135,474.
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Nicholas Gonzalez is a Special Education Teacher at Lincoln Park High School. 2026 total compensation came to $129,028.
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Sara Osoba works as a Special Education Teacher for Lincoln Park High School. Sara earned $128,896 in 2026.
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Amy Schaefer holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Lincoln Park High School. In 2026, their total compensation was $125,871.
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Justin O'Donnell is a Special Education Teacher at Lincoln Park High School. 2026 total compensation came to $125,310.
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Richard Macey holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Lincoln Park High School. In 2026, their total compensation was $120,057.
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Zachary Mcwherter works as a Special Education Teacher for Lincoln Park High School. Zachary earned $117,869 in 2026.
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Taylor Lemire holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Lincoln Park High School. In 2026, their total compensation was $115,802.
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Brigid Cultra is a Special Education Teacher at Lincoln Park High School. 2026 total compensation came to $112,142.
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Jordan Samata works as a Special Education Teacher for Lincoln Park High School. Jordan earned $106,414 in 2026.
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Esther Arnaut Amador is a Special Education Teacher at Lincoln Park High School. 2026 total compensation came to $101,163.
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Jasmine Pumanes holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Lincoln Park High School. In 2026, their total compensation was $95,436.
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Juztyne Abella is a Special Education Teacher at Lincoln Park High School. 2026 total compensation came to $95,436.