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Chicago Public Schools / Oriole Park School / Special Education Teacher

Job-title file

Special Education Teacher

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

10 employees hold this title in Oriole Park School. Median total compensation for the role is $122,851, above the department median of $122,322.

Employees
10
Total payroll
$1.3M
Role median
$122,851
Agency median
$122,322
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$102,314$157,966+

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

How total compensation varies among the 10 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. Oriole Park School pays a median base salary of $92,474 for this role, 25% above that figureabout the 82nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Oriole Park School sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$49,550
$60,990
$74,180
$83,760
$103,030
Oriole Park School median · $92,474

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 Oriole Park School’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. Oriole Park School’s median base salary is 21% above that national figure, about the 67th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$48,440
$60,930
$76,580
$99,690
$120,080
Oriole Park School median · $92,474

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 Oriole Park School is $122,851, 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 Oriole Park School, the median of $122,851 ranks #271 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

Page 1

Laura Loken

Special Education Teacher/Oriole Park School

2026 total comp
$161,543
Base pay
$123,818
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$37,725
Total compensation
$161,543
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
24771
Fte Annual Salary
$123,818
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
137281

At Oriole Park School, Laura Loken serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $161,543.

Carly Bianchini

Special Education Teacher/Oriole Park School

2026 total comp
$141,669
Base pay
$107,563
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$34,106
Total compensation
$141,669
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
24771
Fte Annual Salary
$107,563
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
494428

At Oriole Park School, Carly Bianchini serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $141,669.

Edward Doherty

Special Education Teacher/Oriole Park School

2026 total comp
$134,389
Base pay
$101,608
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$32,781
Total compensation
$134,389
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
24771
Fte Annual Salary
$101,608
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
662958

Edward Doherty works as a Special Education Teacher for Oriole Park School. Edward earned $134,389 in 2026.

Brittney Ricchio

Special Education Teacher/Oriole Park School

2026 total comp
$126,168
Base pay
$94,884
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$31,284
Total compensation
$126,168
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
24771
Fte Annual Salary
$94,884
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
561282

Brittney Ricchio holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Oriole Park School. In 2026, their total compensation was $126,168.

Karina Medina

Special Education Teacher/Oriole Park School

2026 total comp
$124,226
Base pay
$93,295
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$30,931
Total compensation
$124,226
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
24771
Fte Annual Salary
$93,295
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
136120

At Oriole Park School, Karina Medina serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $124,226.

Jennifer Mather

Special Education Teacher/Oriole Park School

2026 total comp
$121,475
Base pay
$91,045
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$30,430
Total compensation
$121,475
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
24771
Fte Annual Salary
$91,045
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
665001

Jennifer Mather works as a Special Education Teacher for Oriole Park School. Jennifer earned $121,475 in 2026.

Kimberly Collins

Special Education Teacher/Oriole Park School

2026 total comp
$116,643
Base pay
$87,093
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$29,550
Total compensation
$116,643
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
24771
Fte Annual Salary
$87,093
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
600623

Kimberly Collins is a Special Education Teacher at Oriole Park School. 2026 total compensation came to $116,643.

Danielle Rzewnicki

Special Education Teacher/Oriole Park School

2026 total comp
$115,802
Base pay
$91,653
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$24,149
Total compensation
$115,802
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
24771
Fte Annual Salary
$91,653
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
604736

Danielle Rzewnicki holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Oriole Park School. In 2026, their total compensation was $115,802.

Margaret Lynch

Special Education Teacher/Oriole Park School

2026 total comp
$111,074
Base pay
$87,551
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$23,523
Total compensation
$111,074
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
24771
Fte Annual Salary
$87,551
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
222109

At Oriole Park School, Margaret Lynch serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $111,074.

Jannely Avila

Special Education Teacher/Oriole Park School

2026 total comp
$102,314
Base pay
$75,373
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$26,941
Total compensation
$102,314
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
24771
Fte Annual Salary
$75,373
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
659752

Jannely Avila is a Special Education Teacher at Oriole Park School. 2026 total compensation came to $102,314.