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Chicago Public Schools / Network 14 / Deputy Chief of Schools

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Deputy Chief of Schools

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

1 employees hold this title in Network 14. Median total compensation for the role is $214,605, above the department median of $165,767.

Employees
1
Total payroll
$214.6K
Role median
$214,605
Agency median
$165,767
Comparison
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This role across Chicago Public Schools

Deputy Chief of Schools is held in 18 Chicago Public Schools departments. In Network 14, the median of $214,605 ranks #1 of 18.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Network 1
$214,605 · 1
Network 9
$214,605 · 1
Network Support
$214,605 · 1
Options Network
$214,605 · 1
Network 12
$214,605 · 1
Network 13
$214,605 · 1
Network 15
$214,605 · 1
Network 16
$214,605 · 1
Network 17
$214,605 · 1
Network 4
$214,605 · 1
Network 5
$214,605 · 1
Network 6
$214,605 · 1

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

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Employees with this title

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Kelly Mest

Deputy Chief of Schools/Network 14

2026 total comp
$214,605
Base pay
$170,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$44,605
Total compensation
$214,605
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
02641
Fte Annual Salary
$170,000
Jobcode
601269
Pos #
496674

Kelly Mest is a Deputy Chief of Schools at Network 14. 2026 total compensation came to $214,605.