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Chicago Public Schools / Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente / Special Education Teacher

Job-title file

Special Education Teacher

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

11 employees hold this title in Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente. Median total compensation for the role is $111,074, above the department median of $75,102.

Employees
11
Total payroll
$1.3M
Role median
$111,074
Agency median
$75,102
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$99,620$149,754+

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

How total compensation varies among the 11 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. Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente pays a median base salary of $85,405 for this role, 15% above that figureabout the 76th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$49,550
$60,990
$74,180
$83,760
$103,030
Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente median · $85,405

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 E Mcnair Academic Cente’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 E Mcnair Academic Cente’s median base salary is 12% above that national figure, about the 60th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$48,440
$60,930
$76,580
$99,690
$120,080
Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente median · $85,405

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 E Mcnair Academic Cente is $111,074, 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 E Mcnair Academic Cente, the median of $111,074 ranks #445 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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Jamila Ellis

Special Education Teacher/Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente

2026 total comp
$150,621
Base pay
$114,885
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$35,736
Total compensation
$150,621
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
26301
Fte Annual Salary
$114,885
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
504197

Jamila Ellis works as a Special Education Teacher for Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente. Jamila earned $150,621 in 2026.

Courtnie Nides

Special Education Teacher/Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente

2026 total comp
$146,287
Base pay
$111,340
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$34,947
Total compensation
$146,287
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
26301
Fte Annual Salary
$111,340
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
504198

Courtnie Nides works as a Special Education Teacher for Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente. Courtnie earned $146,287 in 2026.

Ellen Vanderbye

Special Education Teacher/Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente

2026 total comp
$114,887
Base pay
$85,657
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$29,230
Total compensation
$114,887
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
26301
Fte Annual Salary
$85,657
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
504196

Ellen Vanderbye is a Special Education Teacher at Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente. 2026 total compensation came to $114,887.

Jasmin Horton

Special Education Teacher/Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente

2026 total comp
$114,579
Base pay
$85,405
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$29,174
Total compensation
$114,579
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
26301
Fte Annual Salary
$85,405
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
620967

Jasmin Horton is a Special Education Teacher at Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente. 2026 total compensation came to $114,579.

Breannah Pope

Special Education Teacher/Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente

2026 total comp
$112,142
Base pay
$88,477
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$23,665
Total compensation
$112,142
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
26301
Fte Annual Salary
$88,477
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
600655

At Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente, Breannah Pope serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $112,142.

Delanie Preston

Special Education Teacher/Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente

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
26301
Fte Annual Salary
$87,551
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
504191

At Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente, Delanie Preston serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $111,074.

Alethia Collins

Special Education Teacher/Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente

2026 total comp
$105,174
Base pay
$77,712
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$27,462
Total compensation
$105,174
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
26301
Fte Annual Salary
$77,712
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
677272

Alethia Collins holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente. In 2026, their total compensation was $105,174.

Jada Watson

Special Education Teacher/Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente

2026 total comp
$101,163
Base pay
$78,952
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,211
Total compensation
$101,163
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
26301
Fte Annual Salary
$78,952
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
562258

Jada Watson works as a Special Education Teacher for Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente. Jada earned $101,163 in 2026.

Tatyana Lampkin

Special Education Teacher/Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente

2026 total comp
$101,163
Base pay
$78,952
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,211
Total compensation
$101,163
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
26301
Fte Annual Salary
$78,952
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
600468

Tatyana Lampkin works as a Special Education Teacher for Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente. Tatyana earned $101,163 in 2026.

Francesco Russo

Special Education Teacher/Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente

2026 total comp
$101,163
Base pay
$78,952
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,211
Total compensation
$101,163
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
26301
Fte Annual Salary
$78,952
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
620906

Francesco Russo is a Special Education Teacher at Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente. 2026 total compensation came to $101,163.

Rickeisha Woods

Special Education Teacher/Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente

2026 total comp
$99,620
Base pay
$77,613
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,007
Total compensation
$99,620
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
26301
Fte Annual Salary
$77,613
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
504188

Rickeisha Woods holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Ronald E Mcnair Academic Cente. In 2026, their total compensation was $99,620.