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Chicago Public Schools / Thomas J Higgins Community Academy / Regular Teacher

Job-title file

Regular Teacher

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

18 employees hold this title in Thomas J Higgins Community Academy. Median total compensation for the role is $133,134, above the department median of $102,765.

Employees
18
Total payroll
$2.3M
Role median
$133,134
Agency median
$102,765
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$92,853$160,550+

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How total compensation varies among the 18 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.

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This role across Chicago Public Schools

Regular Teacher is held in 520 Chicago Public Schools departments. In Thomas J Higgins Community Academy, the median of $133,134 ranks #215 of 520.

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Median total compensation for the Regular Teacher role in other Chicago Public Schoolsdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Aisha Hughes

Regular Teacher/Thomas J Higgins Community Academy

2026 total comp
$102,765
Base pay
$80,342
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,423
Total compensation
$102,765
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
31251
Fte Annual Salary
$80,342
Jobcode
000049
Pos #
581540

At Thomas J Higgins Community Academy, Aisha Hughes serves as a Regular Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $102,765.

Kimberly Bright

Regular Teacher/Thomas J Higgins Community Academy

2026 total comp
$102,765
Base pay
$80,342
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,423
Total compensation
$102,765
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
31251
Fte Annual Salary
$80,342
Jobcode
000049
Pos #
609394

Kimberly Bright holds the role of Regular Teacher at Thomas J Higgins Community Academy. In 2026, their total compensation was $102,765.

Tamara Topps

Regular Teacher/Thomas J Higgins Community Academy

2026 total comp
$102,071
Base pay
$75,174
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$26,897
Total compensation
$102,071
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
31251
Fte Annual Salary
$75,174
Jobcode
000049
Pos #
551615

Tamara Topps holds the role of Regular Teacher at Thomas J Higgins Community Academy. In 2026, their total compensation was $102,071.

Lauren Aldaba

Regular Teacher/Thomas J Higgins Community Academy

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
31251
Fte Annual Salary
$78,952
Jobcode
000049
Pos #
625491

Lauren Aldaba holds the role of Regular Teacher at Thomas J Higgins Community Academy. In 2026, their total compensation was $101,163.