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Chicago Public Schools / Milton Brunson Math & Sci / Special Education Teacher

Job-title file

Special Education Teacher

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

11 employees hold this title in Milton Brunson Math & Sci. Median total compensation for the role is $125,871, above the department median of $101,163.

Employees
11
Total payroll
$1.3M
Role median
$125,871
Agency median
$101,163
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$94,007$154,703+

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

How total compensation varies among the 11 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. Milton Brunson Math & Sci pays a median base salary of $94,641 for this role, 28% above that figureabout the 83rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Milton Brunson Math & Sci sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$49,550
$60,990
$74,180
$83,760
$103,030
Milton Brunson Math & Sci median · $94,641

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 Milton Brunson Math & Sci’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. Milton Brunson Math & Sci’s median base salary is 24% above that national figure, about the 70th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$48,440
$60,930
$76,580
$99,690
$120,080
Milton Brunson Math & Sci median · $94,641

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 Milton Brunson Math & Sci 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

This role across Chicago Public Schools

Special Education Teacher is held in 519 Chicago Public Schools departments. In Milton Brunson Math & Sci, the median of $125,871 ranks #233 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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Sandra Shelby

Special Education Teacher/Milton Brunson Math & Sci

2026 total comp
$155,697
Base pay
$119,036
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$36,661
Total compensation
$155,697
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22491
Fte Annual Salary
$119,036
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
615780

At Milton Brunson Math & Sci, Sandra Shelby serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $155,697.

Marcella Kuchar

Special Education Teacher/Milton Brunson Math & Sci

2026 total comp
$150,726
Base pay
$114,971
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$35,755
Total compensation
$150,726
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22491
Fte Annual Salary
$114,971
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
135429

Marcella Kuchar holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Milton Brunson Math & Sci. In 2026, their total compensation was $150,726.

Brandy Hall

Special Education Teacher/Milton Brunson Math & Sci

2026 total comp
$135,337
Base pay
$102,383
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$32,954
Total compensation
$135,337
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22491
Fte Annual Salary
$102,383
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
134336

Brandy Hall is a Special Education Teacher at Milton Brunson Math & Sci. 2026 total compensation came to $135,337.

Michol Whitney

Special Education Teacher/Milton Brunson Math & Sci

2026 total comp
$133,152
Base pay
$100,596
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$32,556
Total compensation
$133,152
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22491
Fte Annual Salary
$100,596
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
600527

Michol Whitney is a Special Education Teacher at Milton Brunson Math & Sci. 2026 total compensation came to $133,152.

Kimberly Ratliff

Special Education Teacher/Milton Brunson Math & Sci

2026 total comp
$129,904
Base pay
$97,940
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$31,964
Total compensation
$129,904
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22491
Fte Annual Salary
$97,940
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
582645

At Milton Brunson Math & Sci, Kimberly Ratliff serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $129,904.

Jaqueline Balarezo-Arango

Special Education Teacher/Milton Brunson Math & Sci

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
22491
Fte Annual Salary
$94,641
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
615728

At Milton Brunson Math & Sci, Jaqueline Balarezo-Arango serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $125,871.

Maria Hernandez

Special Education Teacher/Milton Brunson Math & Sci

2026 total comp
$114,699
Base pay
$90,696
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$24,003
Total compensation
$114,699
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22491
Fte Annual Salary
$90,696
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
599998

Maria Hernandez holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Milton Brunson Math & Sci. In 2026, their total compensation was $114,699.

Sonja Evans

Special Education Teacher/Milton Brunson Math & Sci

2026 total comp
$106,890
Base pay
$83,921
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,969
Total compensation
$106,890
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22491
Fte Annual Salary
$83,921
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
626548

At Milton Brunson Math & Sci, Sonja Evans serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $106,890.

Janelly Ruiz

Special Education Teacher/Milton Brunson Math & Sci

2026 total comp
$101,163
Base pay
$78,952
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,211
Total compensation
$101,163
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22491
Fte Annual Salary
$78,952
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
589749

Janelly Ruiz is a Special Education Teacher at Milton Brunson Math & Sci. 2026 total compensation came to $101,163.

Shamara Calhoun

Special Education Teacher/Milton Brunson Math & Sci

2026 total comp
$97,815
Base pay
$71,693
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$26,122
Total compensation
$97,815
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22491
Fte Annual Salary
$71,693
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
135429

At Milton Brunson Math & Sci, Shamara Calhoun serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $97,815.

Herlinda Hernandez

Special Education Teacher/Milton Brunson Math & Sci

2026 total comp
$94,007
Base pay
$72,743
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$21,264
Total compensation
$94,007
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22491
Fte Annual Salary
$72,743
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
615729

At Milton Brunson Math & Sci, Herlinda Hernandez serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $94,007.