Chicago Public Schools / William C. Goudy Technology Ac / Special Education Teacher
Job-title file
Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
11 employees hold this title in William C. Goudy Technology Ac. Median total compensation for the role is $140,099, above the department median of $105,604.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 11 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. William C. Goudy Technology Ac pays a median base salary of $106,278 for this role, 43% 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 William C. Goudy Technology Ac’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 C. Goudy Technology Ac’s median base salary is 39% above that national figure, about the 80th 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 William C. Goudy Technology Ac is $140,099, 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 William C. Goudy Technology Ac, the median of $140,099 ranks #85 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/William C. Goudy Technology Ac
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At William C. Goudy Technology Ac, Susan Mcinerney serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $161,544.
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Rosanna Castellanos works as a Special Education Teacher for William C. Goudy Technology Ac. Rosanna earned $157,935 in 2026.
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Samuel Durr is a Special Education Teacher at William C. Goudy Technology Ac. 2026 total compensation came to $155,760.
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Joan O'Callaghan is a Special Education Teacher at William C. Goudy Technology Ac. 2026 total compensation came to $155,699.
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Nadia Oehlsen works as a Special Education Teacher for William C. Goudy Technology Ac. Nadia earned $144,506 in 2026.
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Denise Le works as a Special Education Teacher for William C. Goudy Technology Ac. Denise earned $140,099 in 2026.
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Philip Kane is a Special Education Teacher at William C. Goudy Technology Ac. 2026 total compensation came to $124,328.
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At William C. Goudy Technology Ac, Patrick Lutz serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $119,584.
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Katherine Wolf is a Special Education Teacher at William C. Goudy Technology Ac. 2026 total compensation came to $117,563.
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At William C. Goudy Technology Ac, Patricia Valbuena serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $102,765.
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At William C. Goudy Technology Ac, Emily Rodriguez serves as a Special Education Teacher. Their 2026 pay totaled $102,765.