Chicago Public Schools / Simeon Career Academy / School Counselor
Job-title file
Assess client needs, develop service plans, and connect people with support resources.
4 employees hold this title in Simeon Career Academy. Median total compensation for the role is $133,825, above the department median of $117,096.
Compared with the local labor market
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. Simeon Career Academy pays a median base salary of $101,147 for this role, 56% above that figure — about the 85th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
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 Simeon Career Academy’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. Simeon Career Academy’s median base salary is 57% above that national figure, about the 88th 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 Simeon Career Academy is $133,825, 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
School Counselor is held in 517 Chicago Public Schools departments. In Simeon Career Academy, the median of $133,825 ranks #272 of 517.
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
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 →
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
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School Counselor/Simeon Career Academy
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Erin Pruitt holds the role of School Counselor at Simeon Career Academy. In 2026, their total compensation was $137,525.
School Counselor/Simeon Career Academy
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Jessica Cole works as a School Counselor for Simeon Career Academy. Jessica earned $133,971 in 2026.
School Counselor/Simeon Career Academy
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Traci Wynne works as a School Counselor for Simeon Career Academy. Traci earned $133,679 in 2026.
School Counselor/Simeon Career Academy
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Dawn Wyckoff is a School Counselor at Simeon Career Academy. 2026 total compensation came to $112,142.