Chicago Public Schools / Walter L Newberry Mth/Sci Acd / Special Education Teacher
Job-title file
Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
10 employees hold this title in Walter L Newberry Mth/Sci Acd. Median total compensation for the role is $114,027, above the department median of $93,430.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 10 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. Walter L Newberry Mth/Sci Acd pays a median base salary of $93,190 for this role, 26% above that figure — about the 82nd 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 Walter L Newberry Mth/Sci Acd’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. Walter L Newberry Mth/Sci Acd’s median base salary is 22% above that national figure, about the 68th 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.
Computed over the 9 of 10 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Walter L Newberry Mth/Sci Acd is $114,027, 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 Walter L Newberry Mth/Sci Acd, the median of $114,027 ranks #398 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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Special Education Teacher/Walter L Newberry Mth/Sci Acd
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Kristine Rousseau works as a Special Education Teacher for Walter L Newberry Mth/Sci Acd. Kristine earned $155,699 in 2026.
Special Education Teacher/Walter L Newberry Mth/Sci Acd
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At Walter L Newberry Mth/Sci Acd, Christy Storto serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $151,294.
Special Education Teacher/Walter L Newberry Mth/Sci Acd
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Micah Espiritu is a Special Education Teacher at Walter L Newberry Mth/Sci Acd. 2026 total compensation came to $135,474.
Special Education Teacher/Walter L Newberry Mth/Sci Acd
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Justin Boltz is a Special Education Teacher at Walter L Newberry Mth/Sci Acd. 2026 total compensation came to $118,666.
Special Education Teacher/Walter L Newberry Mth/Sci Acd
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Deann Adkins is a Special Education Teacher at Walter L Newberry Mth/Sci Acd. 2026 total compensation came to $117,574.
Special Education Teacher/Walter L Newberry Mth/Sci Acd
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At Walter L Newberry Mth/Sci Acd, Sally Berlin serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $110,480.
Special Education Teacher/Walter L Newberry Mth/Sci Acd
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Shimeeka Mcwright works as a Special Education Teacher for Walter L Newberry Mth/Sci Acd. Shimeeka earned $105,053 in 2026.
Special Education Teacher/Walter L Newberry Mth/Sci Acd
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Kerry Christenson is a Special Education Teacher at Walter L Newberry Mth/Sci Acd. 2026 total compensation came to $95,436.
Special Education Teacher/Walter L Newberry Mth/Sci Acd
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Kevin Mcguire is a Special Education Teacher at Walter L Newberry Mth/Sci Acd. They work 0.5 FTE. 2026 total compensation came to $61,971.
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This Special Education Teacher record at Walter L Newberry Mth/Sci Acd for Abigail Nichols may represent several individuals, totaling $51,042 in 2026.