Chicago Public Schools / Oliver Wendell Holmes School / Special Education Classroom Assist
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Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
7 employees hold this title in Oliver Wendell Holmes School. Median total compensation for the role is $67,057, below the department median of $103,451.
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. Oliver Wendell Holmes School pays a median base salary of $46,925 for this role, 24% above that figure — about the 81st 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 Oliver Wendell Holmes School’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. Oliver Wendell Holmes School’s median base salary is 28% above that national figure, about the 80th 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 Oliver Wendell Holmes School is $67,057, 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.
Record list
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Special Education Classroom Assist/Oliver Wendell Holmes School
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Clarence Scott works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Oliver Wendell Holmes School. Clarence earned $74,178 in 2026.
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At Oliver Wendell Holmes School, Bryce Campbell serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $68,785.
Special Education Classroom Assist/Oliver Wendell Holmes School
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Danielle Hayes holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Oliver Wendell Holmes School. In 2026, their total compensation was $68,785.
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At Oliver Wendell Holmes School, Ashanti Hayes serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $67,057.
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Angel Smith holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Oliver Wendell Holmes School. In 2026, their total compensation was $63,335.
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Amari Mead is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Oliver Wendell Holmes School. 2026 total compensation came to $60,803.
Special Education Classroom Assist/Oliver Wendell Holmes School
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Kadahjah Griffith works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Oliver Wendell Holmes School. Kadahjah earned $60,803 in 2026.