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Chicago Public Schools / William Brown Elementary / Special Education Teacher

Job-title file

Special Education Teacher

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

10 employees hold this title in William Brown Elementary. Median total compensation for the role is $112,557, above the department median of $105,604.

Employees
10
Total payroll
$1.2M
Role median
$112,557
Agency median
$105,604
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$99,099$150,182+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

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

Special Education Teacher pay vs. the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area

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. William Brown Elementary pays a median base salary of $87,637 for this role, 18% above that figureabout the 78th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where William Brown Elementary sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$49,550
$60,990
$74,180
$83,760
$103,030
William Brown Elementary median · $87,637

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 William Brown Elementary’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. William Brown Elementary’s median base salary is 14% above that national figure, about the 62nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$48,440
$60,930
$76,580
$99,690
$120,080
William Brown Elementary median · $87,637

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 William Brown Elementary is $112,557, 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

This role across Chicago Public Schools

Special Education Teacher is held in 519 Chicago Public Schools departments. In William Brown Elementary, the median of $112,557 ranks #419 of 519.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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

Special Education Teacher beyond Chicago Public Schools

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

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

South Carolina
$70,023 · 48
Florida
$53,280 · 20

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

Employees with this title

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Kevin Cragg

Special Education Teacher/William Brown Elementary

2026 total comp
$156,297
Base pay
$119,527
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$36,770
Total compensation
$156,297
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22351
Fte Annual Salary
$119,527
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
116954

Kevin Cragg works as a Special Education Teacher for William Brown Elementary. Kevin earned $156,297 in 2026.

Dominic Pacifici

Special Education Teacher/William Brown Elementary

2026 total comp
$122,322
Base pay
$91,738
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$30,584
Total compensation
$122,322
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22351
Fte Annual Salary
$91,738
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
617764

Dominic Pacifici holds the role of Special Education Teacher at William Brown Elementary. In 2026, their total compensation was $122,322.

Audrey Woodard

Special Education Teacher/William Brown Elementary

2026 total comp
$118,666
Base pay
$94,138
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$24,528
Total compensation
$118,666
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22351
Fte Annual Salary
$94,138
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
136480

Audrey Woodard holds the role of Special Education Teacher at William Brown Elementary. In 2026, their total compensation was $118,666.

Tiffani Nixon

Special Education Teacher/William Brown Elementary

2026 total comp
$117,192
Base pay
$92,859
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$24,333
Total compensation
$117,192
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22351
Fte Annual Salary
$92,859
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
600237

At William Brown Elementary, Tiffani Nixon serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,192.

Martha Hick

Special Education Teacher/William Brown Elementary

2026 total comp
$113,855
Base pay
$89,964
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$23,891
Total compensation
$113,855
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22351
Fte Annual Salary
$89,964
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
600621

Martha Hick holds the role of Special Education Teacher at William Brown Elementary. In 2026, their total compensation was $113,855.

Tiffany Sanks

Special Education Teacher/William Brown Elementary

2026 total comp
$111,259
Base pay
$82,689
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$28,570
Total compensation
$111,259
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22351
Fte Annual Salary
$82,689
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
599750

At William Brown Elementary, Tiffany Sanks serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $111,259.

Latoya Jones

Special Education Teacher/William Brown Elementary

2026 total comp
$108,491
Base pay
$85,310
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$23,181
Total compensation
$108,491
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22351
Fte Annual Salary
$85,310
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
123911

Latoya Jones is a Special Education Teacher at William Brown Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $108,491.

Tamrah Hammond

Special Education Teacher/William Brown Elementary

2026 total comp
$106,414
Base pay
$83,508
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$22,906
Total compensation
$106,414
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22351
Fte Annual Salary
$83,508
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
626207

Tamrah Hammond is a Special Education Teacher at William Brown Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $106,414.

Lazerrick Franklin

Special Education Teacher/William Brown Elementary

2026 total comp
$104,523
Base pay
$77,180
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$27,343
Total compensation
$104,523
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22351
Fte Annual Salary
$77,180
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
552097

Lazerrick Franklin holds the role of Special Education Teacher at William Brown Elementary. In 2026, their total compensation was $104,523.

Contina Pettye

Special Education Teacher/William Brown Elementary

2026 total comp
$99,099
Base pay
$72,743
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$26,356
Total compensation
$99,099
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
22351
Fte Annual Salary
$72,743
Jobcode
500629
Pos #
659800

Contina Pettye is a Special Education Teacher at William Brown Elementary. 2026 total compensation came to $99,099.