Chicago Public Schools / West Ridge Elementary School / Special Education Classroom Assist
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Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
34 employees hold this title in West Ridge Elementary School. Median total compensation for the role is $70,516, below the department median of $95,436.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 34 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. West Ridge Elementary School pays a median base salary of $49,778 for this role, 32% 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 West Ridge Elementary School’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. West Ridge Elementary School’s median base salary is 35% above that national figure, about the 89th 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 West Ridge Elementary School is $70,516, 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.
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Special Education Classroom Assist is held in 514 Chicago Public Schools departments. In West Ridge Elementary School, the median of $70,516 ranks #244 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/West Ridge Elementary School
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Gennene Johnson works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for West Ridge Elementary School. Gennene earned $84,249 in 2026.
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Terrance King works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for West Ridge Elementary School. Terrance earned $83,618 in 2026.
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Latresha Rambus works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for West Ridge Elementary School. Latresha earned $81,479 in 2026.
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Irina Pantea holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at West Ridge Elementary School. In 2026, their total compensation was $78,659.
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Darius Mcdonald holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at West Ridge Elementary School. In 2026, their total compensation was $76,739.
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Miroslava Montesdeoca holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at West Ridge Elementary School. In 2026, their total compensation was $76,739.
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Bouchera Khelalfa holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at West Ridge Elementary School. In 2026, their total compensation was $76,739.
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At West Ridge Elementary School, Obed Velazquez serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $76,025.
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Sanja Markovic holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at West Ridge Elementary School. In 2026, their total compensation was $74,178.
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Rasha Gabbara is a Special Education Classroom Assist at West Ridge Elementary School. 2026 total compensation came to $74,178.
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Ashli Willis works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for West Ridge Elementary School. Ashli earned $74,178 in 2026.
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Misbah Kamal is a Special Education Classroom Assist at West Ridge Elementary School. 2026 total compensation came to $72,889.
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At West Ridge Elementary School, Layla Taha serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $72,889.
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At West Ridge Elementary School, Elizabeth Williams serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $72,889.
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At West Ridge Elementary School, Yesenia Alvarado serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $71,130.
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At West Ridge Elementary School, Zainab Aljuboori serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $71,130.
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Hadeel Hadi holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at West Ridge Elementary School. In 2026, their total compensation was $71,130.
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Hnin Lin holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at West Ridge Elementary School. In 2026, their total compensation was $69,902.
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At West Ridge Elementary School, Martina Hirmiz serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $69,902.
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Sally Mendez works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for West Ridge Elementary School. Sally earned $68,785 in 2026.
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Cristina Santana is a Special Education Classroom Assist at West Ridge Elementary School. 2026 total compensation came to $68,227.
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Lina Fernandez holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at West Ridge Elementary School. In 2026, their total compensation was $67,057.
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Naomi Finney works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for West Ridge Elementary School. Naomi earned $67,057 in 2026.
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Guadalupe Rojas Lopez is a Special Education Classroom Assist at West Ridge Elementary School. 2026 total compensation came to $67,057.
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Juana Gonzalez works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for West Ridge Elementary School. Juana earned $65,994 in 2026.
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Michael King holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at West Ridge Elementary School. In 2026, their total compensation was $65,994.
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Roseli Arteaga is a Special Education Classroom Assist at West Ridge Elementary School. 2026 total compensation came to $65,994.
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Galo Bravo Torres works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for West Ridge Elementary School. Galo earned $64,347 in 2026.
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Samreen Zafar holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at West Ridge Elementary School. In 2026, their total compensation was $63,335.
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Fredricka Mitchell holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at West Ridge Elementary School. In 2026, their total compensation was $60,803.
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At West Ridge Elementary School, Ikram Patel serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $60,803.
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Cindy Vega is a Special Education Classroom Assist at West Ridge Elementary School. 2026 total compensation came to $60,803.
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Stephanie Harris holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at West Ridge Elementary School. In 2026, their total compensation was $60,803.
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Anna Quinn holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at West Ridge Elementary School. In 2026, their total compensation was $60,803.