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Chicago Public Schools / Wilma G Rudolph Learning Cente / School Counselor

Job-title file

School Counselor

Assess client needs, develop service plans, and connect people with support resources.

2 employees hold this title in Wilma G Rudolph Learning Cente. Median total compensation for the role is $121,085, above the department median of $79,402.

Employees
2
Total payroll
$242.2K
Role median
$121,085
Agency median
$79,402
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

School Counselor pay vs. the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area

Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors — about 9,790 people — is $64,730. Wilma G Rudolph Learning Cente pays a median base salary of $90,726 for this role, 40% above that figureabout the 78th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Wilma G Rudolph Learning Cente sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$47,200
$52,200
$64,730
$84,760
$110,580
Wilma G Rudolph Learning Cente median · $90,726

The bar is the range of annual wages for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 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 Wilma G Rudolph Learning Cente’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors — about 353,310 people — is $64,330. Wilma G Rudolph Learning Cente’s median base salary is 41% above that national figure, about the 80th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$45,020
$51,270
$64,330
$82,870
$104,770
Wilma G Rudolph Learning Cente median · $90,726

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 Wilma G Rudolph Learning Cente is $121,085, 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

School Counselor is held in 517 Chicago Public Schools departments. In Wilma G Rudolph Learning Cente, the median of $121,085 ranks #373 of 517.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the School Counselor role in other Chicago Public Schoolsdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

School Counselor beyond Chicago Public Schools

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In Chicago Public Schools, the median of $135,773 ranks #1 of 3. See School Counselor across all of Chicago Public Schools

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Median total compensation for comparable School Counselorroles 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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Jennelle Robin

School Counselor/Wilma G Rudolph Learning Cente

2026 total comp
$134,421
Base pay
$101,634
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$32,787
Total compensation
$134,421
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
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Dept Id
30121
Fte Annual Salary
$101,634
Jobcode
990101
Pos #
488687

At Wilma G Rudolph Learning Cente, Jennelle Robin serves as a School Counselor. Their 2026 pay totaled $134,421.

Nicole Nichols

School Counselor/Wilma G Rudolph Learning Cente

2026 total comp
$107,748
Base pay
$79,818
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$27,930
Total compensation
$107,748
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Clsindc
T
Dept Id
30121
Fte Annual Salary
$79,818
Jobcode
990101
Pos #
488687

Nicole Nichols holds the role of School Counselor at Wilma G Rudolph Learning Cente. In 2026, their total compensation was $107,748.