Chicago Public Schools / Stephen T Mather High School / Special Education Teacher
Job-title file
Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
24 employees hold this title in Stephen T Mather High School. Median total compensation for the role is $139,653, above the department median of $124,394.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 24 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 Special Education Teachers, All Other — about 1,550 people — is $74,180. Stephen T Mather High School pays a median base salary of $107,153 for this role, 44% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
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 Stephen T Mather High School’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. Stephen T Mather High School’s median base salary is 40% above that national figure, about the 80th 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 Stephen T Mather High School is $139,653, 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 Teacher is held in 519 Chicago Public Schools departments. In Stephen T Mather High School, the median of $139,653 ranks #90 of 519.
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
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 →
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
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Joan Saieva holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Stephen T Mather High School. In 2026, their total compensation was $164,466.
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Azhar Shah holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Stephen T Mather High School. In 2026, their total compensation was $164,411.
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At Stephen T Mather High School, Helen Stamos serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $161,311.
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Thomas Mans works as a Special Education Teacher for Stephen T Mather High School. Thomas earned $160,775 in 2026.
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At Stephen T Mather High School, Steven Godfrey serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $159,809.
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Cynthia Dedes works as a Special Education Teacher for Stephen T Mather High School. Cynthia earned $156,297 in 2026.
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Benjamin Craig works as a Special Education Teacher for Stephen T Mather High School. Benjamin earned $155,760 in 2026.
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Todd Frantz holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Stephen T Mather High School. In 2026, their total compensation was $151,294.
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John Luster holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Stephen T Mather High School. In 2026, their total compensation was $149,795.
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Charlotte Ruprecht works as a Special Education Teacher for Stephen T Mather High School. Charlotte earned $148,143 in 2026.
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At Stephen T Mather High School, Ngawang Lhabrang serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $141,669.
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Justine Bour works as a Special Education Teacher for Stephen T Mather High School. Justine earned $140,667 in 2026.
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Kelli Suh works as a Special Education Teacher for Stephen T Mather High School. Kelli earned $138,639 in 2026.
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Jennifer Topel works as a Special Education Teacher for Stephen T Mather High School. Jennifer earned $134,686 in 2026.
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Kaitlyn Carro works as a Special Education Teacher for Stephen T Mather High School. Kaitlyn earned $124,394 in 2026.
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Andie Townhouse is a Special Education Teacher at Stephen T Mather High School. 2026 total compensation came to $124,394.
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Roxan Yusay holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Stephen T Mather High School. In 2026, their total compensation was $123,302.
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Cassandra Donohue works as a Special Education Teacher for Stephen T Mather High School. Cassandra earned $121,529 in 2026.
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Eskandar Odicho holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Stephen T Mather High School. In 2026, their total compensation was $119,277.
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Lydia Merrill works as a Special Education Teacher for Stephen T Mather High School. Lydia earned $114,327 in 2026.
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Giovanni Baez holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Stephen T Mather High School. In 2026, their total compensation was $112,142.
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Brandon Donkor-Gerig works as a Special Education Teacher for Stephen T Mather High School. Brandon earned $112,142 in 2026.
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Orion Dale works as a Special Education Teacher for Stephen T Mather High School. Orion earned $105,347 in 2026.
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John Hamamoto holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Stephen T Mather High School. In 2026, their total compensation was $102,765.