Chicago Public Schools / William Howard Taft High Schoo / Special Education Classroom Assist
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Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
32 employees hold this title in William Howard Taft High Schoo. Median total compensation for the role is $68,480, below the department median of $123,826.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 32 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. William Howard Taft High Schoo pays a median base salary of $48,098 for this role, 27% above that figure — about 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 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 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary — about 1,420,350 people — is $36,780. William Howard Taft High Schoo’s median base salary is 31% above that national figure, about the 84th 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 $68,480, 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 William Howard Taft High Schoo, the median of $68,480 ranks #376 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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Sarah Zaitawi works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for William Howard Taft High Schoo. Sarah earned $86,471 in 2026.
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Deborah Holmes works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for William Howard Taft High Schoo. Deborah earned $84,332 in 2026.
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Charman Dortch is a Special Education Classroom Assist at William Howard Taft High Schoo. 2026 total compensation came to $84,249.
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Cynthia Windfield works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for William Howard Taft High Schoo. Cynthia earned $83,618 in 2026.
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Norman Astudillo Gomez De La Torre holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at William Howard Taft High Schoo. In 2026, their total compensation was $78,659.
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At William Howard Taft High Schoo, Carlos Flores serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $76,739.
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Linda Murphy works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for William Howard Taft High Schoo. Linda earned $76,739 in 2026.
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Justin Larson works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for William Howard Taft High Schoo. Justin earned $76,025 in 2026.
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Renuka Dunna holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at William Howard Taft High Schoo. In 2026, their total compensation was $74,178.
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Fatima Sanders-Curry works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for William Howard Taft High Schoo. Fatima earned $74,178 in 2026.
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Crystal Burks holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at William Howard Taft High Schoo. In 2026, their total compensation was $74,178.
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Edward Lavallais is a Special Education Classroom Assist at William Howard Taft High Schoo. 2026 total compensation came to $72,889.
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At William Howard Taft High Schoo, Tiffany Stovall serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $71,717.
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Alicia Villarreal holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at William Howard Taft High Schoo. In 2026, their total compensation was $71,130.
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At William Howard Taft High Schoo, Angelo Mayo serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $69,902.
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At William Howard Taft High Schoo, Dimitrije Milutinovic' serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $69,902.
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Edward Williams is a Special Education Classroom Assist at William Howard Taft High Schoo. 2026 total compensation came to $67,057.
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Joseph Pierson is a Special Education Classroom Assist at William Howard Taft High Schoo. 2026 total compensation came to $67,057.
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At William Howard Taft High Schoo, Sasha Delisle serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $67,057.
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Mercedes Cabral holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at William Howard Taft High Schoo. In 2026, their total compensation was $67,057.
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Vasilis Antonoglou holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at William Howard Taft High Schoo. In 2026, their total compensation was $67,057.
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Alwyn Nakasone holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at William Howard Taft High Schoo. In 2026, their total compensation was $65,994.
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Alexander Shaw works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for William Howard Taft High Schoo. Alexander earned $65,994 in 2026.
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Gianni Brito works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for William Howard Taft High Schoo. Gianni earned $65,994 in 2026.
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At William Howard Taft High Schoo, Ashley Barrientez serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $64,347.
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Elik Johnson holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at William Howard Taft High Schoo. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,347.
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At William Howard Taft High Schoo, Jessica Pagan serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $64,347.
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Angelo Glitta holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at William Howard Taft High Schoo. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,347.
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Christian Thurman works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for William Howard Taft High Schoo. Christian earned $63,335 in 2026.
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Yasmeen Sanchez works as a Special Education Classroom Assist for William Howard Taft High Schoo. Yasmeen earned $63,335 in 2026.
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Marissa Nelson holds the role of Special Education Classroom Assist at William Howard Taft High Schoo. In 2026, their total compensation was $62,828.
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At William Howard Taft High Schoo, Julian Arellano serves as a Special Education Classroom Assist. Their 2026 pay totaled $60,803.