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Chicago Public Schools / Ronald Brown Community Acad / Special Education Teacher

Job-title file

Special Education Teacher

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

7 employees hold this title in Ronald Brown Community Acad. Median total compensation for the role is $138,549, above the department median of $116,375.

Employees
7
Total payroll
$944.1K
Role median
$138,549
Agency median
$116,375
Comparison
Above

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. Ronald Brown Community Acad pays a median base salary of $111,388 for this role, 50% above that figureabove the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Ronald Brown Community Acad sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$49,550
$60,990
$74,180
$83,760
$103,030
Ronald Brown Community Acad median · $111,388

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 Ronald Brown Community Acad’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. Ronald Brown Community Acad’s median base salary is 45% above that national figure, about the 84th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$48,440
$60,930
$76,580
$99,690
$120,080
Ronald Brown Community Acad median · $111,388

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 Ronald Brown Community Acad is $138,549, 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 Ronald Brown Community Acad, the median of $138,549 ranks #99 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

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Lynn Malone

Special Education Teacher/Ronald Brown Community Acad

2026 total comp
$152,260
Base pay
$116,225
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$36,035
Total compensation
$152,260
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
24631
Fte Annual Salary
$116,225
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
687363

Lynn Malone holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Ronald Brown Community Acad. In 2026, their total compensation was $152,260.

Lisa White

Special Education Teacher/Ronald Brown Community Acad

2026 total comp
$149,618
Base pay
$114,064
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$35,554
Total compensation
$149,618
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
24631
Fte Annual Salary
$114,064
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
600014

Lisa White is a Special Education Teacher at Ronald Brown Community Acad. 2026 total compensation came to $149,618.

Monique Newburn

Special Education Teacher/Ronald Brown Community Acad

2026 total comp
$138,648
Base pay
$111,474
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$27,174
Total compensation
$138,648
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
24631
Fte Annual Salary
$111,474
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
620944

Monique Newburn holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Ronald Brown Community Acad. In 2026, their total compensation was $138,648.

Nina Jernigan

Special Education Teacher/Ronald Brown Community Acad

2026 total comp
$138,549
Base pay
$111,388
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$27,161
Total compensation
$138,549
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
24631
Fte Annual Salary
$111,388
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
687364

Nina Jernigan holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Ronald Brown Community Acad. In 2026, their total compensation was $138,549.

Cornelius Storr

Special Education Teacher/Ronald Brown Community Acad

2026 total comp
$137,258
Base pay
$103,955
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$33,303
Total compensation
$137,258
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
24631
Fte Annual Salary
$103,955
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
620914

Cornelius Storr works as a Special Education Teacher for Ronald Brown Community Acad. Cornelius earned $137,258 in 2026.

Destiny Reynolds Leak

Special Education Teacher/Ronald Brown Community Acad

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
24631
Fte Annual Salary
$97,418
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
121690

Destiny Reynolds Leak holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Ronald Brown Community Acad. In 2026, their total compensation was $122,447.

Barbara Reed

Special Education Teacher/Ronald Brown Community Acad

2026 total comp
$105,347
Base pay
$82,582
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,765
Total compensation
$105,347
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
24631
Fte Annual Salary
$82,582
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
580153

At Ronald Brown Community Acad, Barbara Reed serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $105,347.