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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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Mary Thornton

Regular Teacher/Thomas J Higgins Community Academy

2026 total comp
$156,969
Base pay
$120,077
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$36,892
Total compensation
$156,969
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
31251
Fte Annual Salary
$120,077
Jobcode
000049
Pos #
620018

Mary Thornton works as a Regular Teacher for Thomas J Higgins Community Academy. Mary earned $156,969 in 2026.

Melissa Matthews

Regular Teacher/Thomas J Higgins Community Academy

2026 total comp
$154,132
Base pay
$117,756
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$36,376
Total compensation
$154,132
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
31251
Fte Annual Salary
$117,756
Jobcode
000049
Pos #
618037

Melissa Matthews is a Regular Teacher at Thomas J Higgins Community Academy. 2026 total compensation came to $154,132.

Taniko Miller

Regular Teacher/Thomas J Higgins Community Academy

2026 total comp
$153,822
Base pay
$117,503
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$36,319
Total compensation
$153,822
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
31251
Fte Annual Salary
$117,503
Jobcode
000049
Pos #
447975

Taniko Miller works as a Regular Teacher for Thomas J Higgins Community Academy. Taniko earned $153,822 in 2026.