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Chicago Public Schools / Roald Amundsen Hs / School Counselor

Job-title file

School Counselor

Assess client needs, develop service plans, and connect people with support resources.

5 employees hold this title in Roald Amundsen Hs. Median total compensation for the role is $122,447, above the department median of $118,636.

Employees
5
Total payroll
$677.7K
Role median
$122,447
Agency median
$118,636
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

School Counselor pay vs. the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area

Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors — about 9,790 people — is $64,730. Roald Amundsen Hs pays a median base salary of $97,418 for this role, 50% above that figureabout the 82nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Roald Amundsen Hs sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$47,200
$52,200
$64,730
$84,760
$110,580
Roald Amundsen Hs median · $97,418

The bar is the range of annual wages for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 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 Roald Amundsen Hs’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors — about 353,310 people — is $64,330. Roald Amundsen Hs’s median base salary is 51% above that national figure, about the 85th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$45,020
$51,270
$64,330
$82,870
$104,770
Roald Amundsen Hs median · $97,418

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 Roald Amundsen Hs is $122,447, 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

School Counselor is held in 517 Chicago Public Schools departments. In Roald Amundsen Hs, the median of $122,447 ranks #365 of 517.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the School Counselor role in other Chicago Public Schoolsdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

School Counselor beyond Chicago Public Schools

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In Chicago Public Schools, the median of $135,773 ranks #1 of 3. See School Counselor across all of Chicago Public Schools

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Median total compensation for comparable School Counselorroles 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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Lydia Maldonado

School Counselor/Roald Amundsen Hs

2026 total comp
$164,467
Base pay
$126,210
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$38,257
Total compensation
$164,467
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46031
Fte Annual Salary
$126,210
Jobcode
990101
Pos #
130022

At Roald Amundsen Hs, Lydia Maldonado serves as a School Counselor. Their 2026 pay totaled $164,467.

Elvia Lopez

School Counselor/Roald Amundsen Hs

2026 total comp
$157,935
Base pay
$120,867
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$37,068
Total compensation
$157,935
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46031
Fte Annual Salary
$120,867
Jobcode
990101
Pos #
591133

At Roald Amundsen Hs, Elvia Lopez serves as a School Counselor. Their 2026 pay totaled $157,935.

David Tucker

School Counselor/Roald Amundsen Hs

2026 total comp
$122,447
Base pay
$97,418
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$25,029
Total compensation
$122,447
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46031
Fte Annual Salary
$97,418
Jobcode
990101
Pos #
582475

David Tucker holds the role of School Counselor at Roald Amundsen Hs. In 2026, their total compensation was $122,447.

Sophia Darugar

School Counselor/Roald Amundsen Hs

2026 total comp
$121,373
Base pay
$90,962
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$30,411
Total compensation
$121,373
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46031
Fte Annual Salary
$90,962
Jobcode
990101
Pos #
625615

At Roald Amundsen Hs, Sophia Darugar serves as a School Counselor. Their 2026 pay totaled $121,373.

Rosanna Suh

School Counselor/Roald Amundsen Hs

2026 total comp
$111,464
Base pay
$87,889
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$23,575
Total compensation
$111,464
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
46031
Fte Annual Salary
$87,889
Jobcode
990101
Pos #
609772

Rosanna Suh holds the role of School Counselor at Roald Amundsen Hs. In 2026, their total compensation was $111,464.