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Chicago Public Schools / Payroll Services / Payroll Specialist

Job-title file

Payroll Specialist

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

17 employees hold this title in Payroll Services. Median total compensation for the role is $78,948, below the department median of $94,713.

Employees
17
Total payroll
$1.3M
Role median
$78,948
Agency median
$94,713
Comparison
Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$69,285$92,627+

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

How total compensation varies among the 17 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.

Compare jurisdictions

Payroll Specialist beyond Chicago Public Schools

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In Chicago Public Schools, the median of $78,948 ranks #4 of 10. See Payroll Specialist across all of Chicago Public Schools

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Las Vegas
$134,329 · 8
City of Miami
$81,785 · 5
California
$72,667 · 40
Texas
$58,904 · 72
Metro Nashville
$47,207 · 13

Median total compensation for comparable Payroll Specialistroles 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

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Arianna Valdovinos

Payroll Specialist/Payroll Services

2026 total comp
$85,016
Base pay
$65,520
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$19,496
Total compensation
$85,016
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
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Dept Id
12450
Fte Annual Salary
$65,520
Jobcode
504815
Pos #
552573

At Payroll Services, Arianna Valdovinos serves as a Payroll Specialist. Their 2026 pay totaled $85,016.

Venessa Lopez

Payroll Specialist/Payroll Services

2026 total comp
$84,993
Base pay
$65,500
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$19,493
Total compensation
$84,993
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
E
Dept Id
12450
Fte Annual Salary
$65,500
Jobcode
504815
Pos #
549721

Venessa Lopez is a Payroll Specialist at Payroll Services. 2026 total compensation came to $84,993.

Francis Cintron

Payroll Specialist/Payroll Services

2026 total comp
$84,534
Base pay
$65,098
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$19,436
Total compensation
$84,534
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
E
Dept Id
12450
Fte Annual Salary
$65,098
Jobcode
504815
Pos #
547226

Francis Cintron works as a Payroll Specialist for Payroll Services. Francis earned $84,534 in 2026.