Chicago Public Schools / Newton Bateman Elementary / Special Education Classroom Assist
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Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
22 employees hold this title in Newton Bateman Elementary. Median total compensation for the role is $69,958, below the department median of $115,802.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 22 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 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary — about 46,770 people — is $37,840. Newton Bateman Elementary pays a median base salary of $49,317 for this role, 30% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 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 Newton Bateman Elementary’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary — about 1,420,350 people — is $36,780. Newton Bateman Elementary’s median base salary is 34% above that national figure, about the 88th 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 Newton Bateman Elementary is $69,958, 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.
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Special Education Classroom Assist is held in 514 Chicago Public Schools departments. In Newton Bateman Elementary, the median of $69,958 ranks #256 of 514.
Median total compensation for the Special Education Classroom Assist role in other Chicago Public Schoolsdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Record list
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Special Education Classroom Assist/Newton Bateman Elementary
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Maria Ortiz works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Newton Bateman Elementary. Maria earned $83,618 in 2026.
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Mireille Joseph holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Newton Bateman Elementary. In 2026, their total compensation was $81,399.
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Leah Cooper works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Newton Bateman Elementary. Leah earned $81,399 in 2026.
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At Newton Bateman Elementary, Elizabeth Lemons serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $78,659.
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Karen Coss is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Newton Bateman Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $76,739.
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Adrian Lopez is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Newton Bateman Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $76,025.
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Celeste Jones holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Newton Bateman Elementary. In 2026, their total compensation was $76,025.
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Viviana Avina is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Newton Bateman Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $74,178.
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Alma Delgado is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Newton Bateman Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $72,889.
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Maritza Gonzalez is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Newton Bateman Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $72,889.
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Daniel Lukic works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Newton Bateman Elementary. Daniel earned $71,130 in 2026.
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At Newton Bateman Elementary, Joseph Pena serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $68,785.
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At Newton Bateman Elementary, Virginia Jaimes serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $68,785.
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Iryna Manko works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Newton Bateman Elementary. Iryna earned $65,994 in 2026.
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At Newton Bateman Elementary, Jessica Salinas serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,994.
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Jennifer Cooper is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Newton Bateman Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $65,462.
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At Newton Bateman Elementary, Jennifer Ceisel serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $64,347.
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Myreliz Romero is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Newton Bateman Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $64,347.
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Jazmin Ortiz holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Newton Bateman Elementary. In 2026, their total compensation was $63,335.
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Aidan O'Shea works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Newton Bateman Elementary. Aidan earned $63,335 in 2026.
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Brandon Martinez works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Newton Bateman Elementary. Brandon earned $62,828 in 2026.
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Charles Lambert holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Newton Bateman Elementary. In 2026, their total compensation was $60,803.