Chicago Public Schools / Whitney M Young Magnet Hs / Special Education Teacher
Job-title file
Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
18 employees hold this title in Whitney M Young Magnet Hs. Median total compensation for the role is $135,783, above the department median of $128,174.
What the records show
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.
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. Whitney M Young Magnet Hs pays a median base salary of $107,548 for this role, 45% 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 Whitney M Young Magnet Hs’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. Whitney M Young Magnet Hs’s median base salary is 40% above that national figure, about the 81st 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 Whitney M Young Magnet Hs is $135,783, 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 Whitney M Young Magnet Hs, the median of $135,783 ranks #123 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/Whitney M Young Magnet Hs
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Jennifer Hey-Lewis is a Special Education Teacher at Whitney M Young Magnet Hs. 2026 total compensation came to $164,466.
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Bret Roberts works as a Special Education Teacher for Whitney M Young Magnet Hs. Bret earned $164,466 in 2026.
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Alice Hadac holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Whitney M Young Magnet Hs. In 2026, their total compensation was $162,444.
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Edwina Robison holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Whitney M Young Magnet Hs. In 2026, their total compensation was $156,404.
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Shannon Bonner holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Whitney M Young Magnet Hs. In 2026, their total compensation was $147,344.
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Beth Barrow-Johnson works as a Special Education Teacher for Whitney M Young Magnet Hs. Beth earned $146,287 in 2026.
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Erin Mulcahy works as a Special Education Teacher for Whitney M Young Magnet Hs. Erin earned $142,937 in 2026.
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Sebastian Szewczyk is a Special Education Teacher at Whitney M Young Magnet Hs. 2026 total compensation came to $140,364.
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Nicole Ruiz holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Whitney M Young Magnet Hs. In 2026, their total compensation was $135,783.
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Jetaun Pope works as a Special Education Teacher for Whitney M Young Magnet Hs. Jetaun earned $135,783 in 2026.
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Caneka Davis works as a Special Education Teacher for Whitney M Young Magnet Hs. Caneka earned $128,174 in 2026.
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Tina Batio-Rolon is a Special Education Teacher at Whitney M Young Magnet Hs. 2026 total compensation came to $127,868.
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Stacee Hurd works as a Special Education Teacher for Whitney M Young Magnet Hs. Stacee earned $119,584 in 2026.
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Colleen Maupin works as a Special Education Teacher for Whitney M Young Magnet Hs. Colleen earned $114,887 in 2026.
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Melanie Eichhorn holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Whitney M Young Magnet Hs. In 2026, their total compensation was $112,142.
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Brandon Chavez works as a Special Education Teacher for Whitney M Young Magnet Hs. Brandon earned $102,874 in 2026.
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Kelsey Cavanaugh holds the role of Special Education Teacher at Whitney M Young Magnet Hs. In 2026, their total compensation was $98,845.
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Ellavieve Mccarthy is a Special Education Teacher at Whitney M Young Magnet Hs. 2026 total compensation came to $97,038.