Chicago Public Schools / South Shore Fine Arts Academy / Special Education Classroom Assist
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Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
22 employees hold this title in South Shore Fine Arts Academy. Median total compensation for the role is $72,303, below the department median of $82,565.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 22 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
Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary — about 46,770 people — is $37,840. South Shore Fine Arts Academy pays a median base salary of $51,252 for this role, 35% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 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 South Shore Fine Arts Academy’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary — about 1,420,350 people — is $36,780. South Shore Fine Arts Academy’s median base salary is 39% above that national figure, above the 90th 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 South Shore Fine Arts Academy is $72,303, 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
Special Education Classroom Assist is held in 514 Chicago Public Schools departments. In South Shore Fine Arts Academy, the median of $72,303 ranks #166 of 514.
Median total compensation for the Special Education Classroom Assist role in other Chicago Public Schoolsdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Record list
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Special Education Classroom Assist/South Shore Fine Arts Academy
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At South Shore Fine Arts Academy, Karen Willis serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $86,471.
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At South Shore Fine Arts Academy, David Weathers serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $78,659.
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Ashley Harth holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at South Shore Fine Arts Academy. In 2026, their total compensation was $76,739.
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Lisa Taylor holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at South Shore Fine Arts Academy. In 2026, their total compensation was $76,739.
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At South Shore Fine Arts Academy, Vicki Williams serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $76,739.
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At South Shore Fine Arts Academy, Cathy Blanchard serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $76,739.
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Zaquise Taylor holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at South Shore Fine Arts Academy. In 2026, their total compensation was $74,178.
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Shana Lane holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at South Shore Fine Arts Academy. In 2026, their total compensation was $74,178.
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Coretta Williams works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for South Shore Fine Arts Academy. Coretta earned $72,889 in 2026.
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At South Shore Fine Arts Academy, Latrice Tate serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $72,889.
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Brandon Bentley holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at South Shore Fine Arts Academy. In 2026, their total compensation was $72,889.
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At South Shore Fine Arts Academy, Eugene Coker serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $71,717.
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At South Shore Fine Arts Academy, Lagwenia Macon serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $71,717.
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Malik Mccoy holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at South Shore Fine Arts Academy. In 2026, their total compensation was $71,717.
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Regina Stephenson is a Special Education Classroom Assist at South Shore Fine Arts Academy. 2026 total compensation came to $71,130.
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At South Shore Fine Arts Academy, Tangela Echols serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $71,130.
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Kiarre Alexander is a Special Education Classroom Assist at South Shore Fine Arts Academy. 2026 total compensation came to $68,785.
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Jessica Hall is a Special Education Classroom Assist at South Shore Fine Arts Academy. 2026 total compensation came to $68,785.
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Channa Morris holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at South Shore Fine Arts Academy. In 2026, their total compensation was $65,994.
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Alexia Lee is a Special Education Classroom Assist at South Shore Fine Arts Academy. 2026 total compensation came to $65,994.
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Tiffany Johnson is a Special Education Classroom Assist at South Shore Fine Arts Academy. 2026 total compensation came to $65,994.
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At South Shore Fine Arts Academy, Princess Chothen serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $60,803.