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Chicago Public Schools / Nathan S Davis School & Annex / Special Education Teacher

Job-title file

Special Education Teacher

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

9 employees hold this title in Nathan S Davis School & Annex. Median total compensation for the role is $119,584, above the department median of $99,734.

Employees
9
Total payroll
$1.1M
Role median
$119,584
Agency median
$99,734
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$95,436$159,272+

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

How total compensation varies among the 9 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. Nathan S Davis School & Annex pays a median base salary of $94,060 for this role, 27% above that figureabout the 83rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Nathan S Davis School & Annex sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$49,550
$60,990
$74,180
$83,760
$103,030
Nathan S Davis School & Annex median · $94,060

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 Nathan S Davis School & Annex’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. Nathan S Davis School & Annex’s median base salary is 23% above that national figure, about the 69th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$48,440
$60,930
$76,580
$99,690
$120,080
Nathan S Davis School & Annex median · $94,060

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 Nathan S Davis School & Annex is $119,584, 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 Nathan S Davis School & Annex, the median of $119,584 ranks #315 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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Luminita Dragos

Special Education Teacher/Nathan S Davis School & Annex

2026 total comp
$160,775
Base pay
$123,190
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$37,585
Total compensation
$160,775
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22891
Fte Annual Salary
$123,190
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
600647

Luminita Dragos is a Special Education Teacher at Nathan S Davis School & Annex. 2026 total compensation came to $160,775.

Liza Castillo-Duran

Special Education Teacher/Nathan S Davis School & Annex

2026 total comp
$151,381
Base pay
$115,506
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$35,875
Total compensation
$151,381
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22891
Fte Annual Salary
$115,506
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
605021

Liza Castillo-Duran is a Special Education Teacher at Nathan S Davis School & Annex. 2026 total compensation came to $151,381.

Maria Castaneda Porras

Special Education Teacher/Nathan S Davis School & Annex

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
22891
Fte Annual Salary
$96,989
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
130587

At Nathan S Davis School & Annex, Maria Castaneda Porras serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $128,742.

Sandra Rodarte

Special Education Teacher/Nathan S Davis School & Annex

2026 total comp
$125,161
Base pay
$94,060
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$31,101
Total compensation
$125,161
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22891
Fte Annual Salary
$94,060
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
600261

Sandra Rodarte holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Nathan S Davis School & Annex. In 2026, their total compensation was $125,161.

Eva Li

Special Education Teacher/Nathan S Davis School & Annex

2026 total comp
$119,584
Base pay
$94,934
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$24,650
Total compensation
$119,584
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22891
Fte Annual Salary
$94,934
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
530193

Eva Li works as a Special Education Teacher for Nathan S Davis School & Annex. Eva earned $119,584 in 2026.

Arah Rubi

Special Education Teacher/Nathan S Davis School & Annex

2026 total comp
$102,874
Base pay
$80,436
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,438
Total compensation
$102,874
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22891
Fte Annual Salary
$80,436
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
581108

Arah Rubi is a Special Education Teacher at Nathan S Davis School & Annex. 2026 total compensation came to $102,874.

Griselda Galvan

Special Education Teacher/Nathan S Davis School & Annex

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
22891
Fte Annual Salary
$78,952
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
599703

At Nathan S Davis School & Annex, Griselda Galvan serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $101,163.

Cayge Clements

Special Education Teacher/Nathan S Davis School & Annex

2026 total comp
$97,038
Base pay
$75,373
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$21,665
Total compensation
$97,038
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22891
Fte Annual Salary
$75,373
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
687341

Cayge Clements holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Nathan S Davis School & Annex. In 2026, their total compensation was $97,038.

Araceli Ochoa-Mendoza

Special Education Teacher/Nathan S Davis School & Annex

2026 total comp
$95,436
Base pay
$73,983
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$21,453
Total compensation
$95,436
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22891
Fte Annual Salary
$73,983
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
499170

Araceli Ochoa-Mendoza works as a Special Education Teacher for Nathan S Davis School & Annex. Araceli earned $95,436 in 2026.