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Chicago Public Schools / Marie Sklodowska Curie Metro H / School Counselor

Job-title file

School Counselor

Assess client needs, develop service plans, and connect people with support resources.

10 employees hold this title in Marie Sklodowska Curie Metro H. Median total compensation for the role is $155,281, above the department median of $125,871.

Employees
10
Total payroll
$1.5M
Role median
$155,281
Agency median
$125,871
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$120,733$162,595+

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

School Counselor pay vs. the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area

Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors — about 9,790 people — is $64,730. Marie Sklodowska Curie Metro H pays a median base salary of $118,696 for this role, 83% above that figureabove the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Marie Sklodowska Curie Metro H sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$47,200
$52,200
$64,730
$84,760
$110,580
Marie Sklodowska Curie Metro H median · $118,696

The bar is the range of annual wages for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 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 Marie Sklodowska Curie Metro H’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors — about 353,310 people — is $64,330. Marie Sklodowska Curie Metro H’s median base salary is 85% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$45,020
$51,270
$64,330
$82,870
$104,770
Marie Sklodowska Curie Metro H median · $118,696

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 Marie Sklodowska Curie Metro H is $155,281, 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

School Counselor is held in 517 Chicago Public Schools departments. In Marie Sklodowska Curie Metro H, the median of $155,281 ranks #108 of 517.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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

Compare jurisdictions

School Counselor beyond Chicago Public Schools

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In Chicago Public Schools, the median of $135,773 ranks #1 of 3. See School Counselor across all of Chicago Public Schools

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Median total compensation for comparable School Counselorroles 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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Brian Murphy

School Counselor/Marie Sklodowska Curie Metro H

2026 total comp
$155,699
Base pay
$119,038
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$36,661
Total compensation
$155,699
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
53101
Fte Annual Salary
$119,038
Jobcode
990101
Pos #
505276

Brian Murphy works as a School Counselor for Marie Sklodowska Curie Metro H. Brian earned $155,699 in 2026.

Maria Lopez - Cardona

School Counselor/Marie Sklodowska Curie Metro H

2026 total comp
$154,863
Base pay
$118,354
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$36,509
Total compensation
$154,863
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
53101
Fte Annual Salary
$118,354
Jobcode
990101
Pos #
495366

Maria Lopez - Cardona is a School Counselor at Marie Sklodowska Curie Metro H. 2026 total compensation came to $154,863.