Chicago Public Schools / Orville Bright Elementary / Special Education Classroom Assist
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
21 employees hold this title in Orville Bright Elementary. Median total compensation for the role is $68,785, below the department median of $85,403.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 21 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. Orville Bright Elementary pays a median base salary of $48,350 for this role, 28% 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 Orville Bright 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. Orville Bright Elementary’s median base salary is 31% above that national figure, about the 85th 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 Orville Bright Elementary is $68,785, 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
Special Education Classroom Assist is held in 514 Chicago Public Schools departments. In Orville Bright Elementary, the median of $68,785 ranks #305 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/Orville Bright Elementary
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Wanda Kimbrough is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Orville Bright Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $86,557.
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Tiesha Hutsona works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Orville Bright Elementary. Tiesha earned $84,249 in 2026.
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Summer Alexander works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Orville Bright Elementary. Summer earned $78,659 in 2026.
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At Orville Bright Elementary, Tanya Dawson serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $76,025.
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Adrianne Alvarez works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Orville Bright Elementary. Adrianne earned $74,178 in 2026.
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At Orville Bright Elementary, Juanita Mayers serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $72,889.
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Monique Harris works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Orville Bright Elementary. Monique earned $71,717 in 2026.
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Brittany Kerby holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Orville Bright Elementary. In 2026, their total compensation was $71,130.
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At Orville Bright Elementary, Taryn Diaz serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $71,130.
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Victoria Harris is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Orville Bright Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $69,902.
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Byron Haskell is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Orville Bright Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $68,785.
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Laronda Clayton works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Orville Bright Elementary. Laronda earned $67,057 in 2026.
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Debra Bell Griffin works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Orville Bright Elementary. Debra earned $67,057 in 2026.
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At Orville Bright Elementary, Julia Turnbough serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $67,057.
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Mariah Bolton works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for Orville Bright Elementary. Mariah earned $65,994 in 2026.
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Irma Nevarez is a Special Education Classroom Assist at Orville Bright Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $65,462.
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At Orville Bright Elementary, Erica Campos serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,462.
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At Orville Bright Elementary, Majanni Perez serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $63,335.
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At Orville Bright Elementary, Danine Wade serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $63,335.
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Asia Parchman holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at Orville Bright Elementary. In 2026, their total compensation was $63,335.
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At Orville Bright Elementary, Jessica Diaz serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $63,335.