Chicago Public Schools / William Howard Taft High Schoo / Senior Security Officer
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
4 employees hold this title in William Howard Taft High Schoo. Median total compensation for the role is $86,287, below the department median of $123,826.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for Security Guards — about 48,360 people — is $39,990. William Howard Taft High Schoo pays a median base salary of $62,785 for this role, 57% above that figure — about the 89th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Security Guards 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 Howard Taft High Schoo’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Security Guards — about 1,283,470 people — is $38,020. William Howard Taft High Schoo’s median base salary is 65% above that national figure, above the 90th 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 Howard Taft High Schoo is $86,287, 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
Senior Security Officer is held in 202 Chicago Public Schools departments. In William Howard Taft High Schoo, the median of $86,287 ranks #122 of 202.
Median total compensation for the Senior Security Officer 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 $88,076 ranks #2 of 3. See Senior Security Officer across all of Chicago Public Schools →
Median total compensation for comparable Senior Security Officerroles 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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Senior Security Officer/William Howard Taft High Schoo
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Jose Mercado is a Senior Security Officer at William Howard Taft High Schoo. 2026 total compensation came to $91,657.
Senior Security Officer/William Howard Taft High Schoo
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At William Howard Taft High Schoo, Laura Torres serves as a Senior Security Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $88,076.
Senior Security Officer/William Howard Taft High Schoo
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Christopher Reyes holds the role of Senior Security Officer at William Howard Taft High Schoo. In 2026, their total compensation was $84,497.
Senior Security Officer/William Howard Taft High Schoo
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John Hidalgo holds the role of Senior Security Officer at William Howard Taft High Schoo. In 2026, their total compensation was $80,205.