School District of Philadelphia / Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School / Special Education Assistant

Job-title file

Special Education Assistant

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

18 employees hold this title in Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School. Median total compensation for the role is $29,936, below the department median of $56,725.

Employees: 18
Total payroll: $562K
Role median: $29,936
Agency median: $56,725
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$27,447$37,962+

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

How total compensation varies among the 18 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 Assistant pay vs. the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area

Across all employers in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area, the median wage for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary — about 26,990 people — is $36,080. Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School pays a median base salary of $29,936 for this role, 17% below that figure — about the 19th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$26,870

$32,220

$36,080

$40,010

$46,470

Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School median · $29,936

The bar is the range of annual wages for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary across every employer in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School’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. Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School’s median base salary is 19% below that national figure, about the 21st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$27,150

$31,060

$36,780

$45,360

$50,040

Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School median · $29,936

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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School is $29,936, 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 School District of Philadelphia

Special Education Assistant is held in 219 School District of Philadelphia departments. In Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School, the median of $29,936 ranks #159 of 219.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Masterman, Julia R. High School

$39,910 · 2

Elkin, Lewis School

$37,962 · 3

Alexander, Sadie T.M. Upenn Partnership School

$37,962 · 9

Bartram, John High School

$37,962 · 9

Conwell, Russell H. School

$37,962 · 2

Bodine, William W. High School

$37,962 · 2

Crossan, Kennedy C. School

$37,962 · 7

Comly, Watson School

$37,962 · 12

Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush

$37,962 · 3

Academy for the Middle Years at Northwest

$37,962 · 1

Central High School

$37,962 · 4

Edison, Thomas a High School

$37,962 · 22

Median total compensation for the Special Education Assistant role in other School District of Philadelphiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Robbin Blake

Special Education Assistant/Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School

2026 total comp

$37,962

Base pay: $37,962
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,962
Union / bargaining unit: Pft
Pay basis: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Home Organization: 4240
Organization Level: Elementary-Middle
Run Date: Apr 1, 2026
School Year: 2025-2026

Robbin Blake works as a Special Education Assistant for Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School. Robbin earned $37,962 in 2026. Union affiliation: Pft.

Wynita Summerville

Special Education Assistant/Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School

2026 total comp

$37,962

Base pay: $37,962
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,962
Union / bargaining unit: Pft
Pay basis: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Home Organization: 4240
Organization Level: Elementary-Middle
Run Date: Apr 1, 2026
School Year: 2025-2026

Wynita Summerville works as a Special Education Assistant for Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School. Wynita earned $37,962 in 2026. They are represented by Pft.

Aliyah Kane

Special Education Assistant/Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School

2026 total comp

$37,962

Base pay: $37,962
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,962
Union / bargaining unit: Pft
Pay basis: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Home Organization: 4240
Organization Level: Elementary-Middle
Run Date: Apr 1, 2026
School Year: 2025-2026

Aliyah Kane is a Special Education Assistant at Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School. 2026 total compensation came to $37,962. They are represented by Pft.

Jacqueline Francis

Special Education Assistant/Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School

2026 total comp

$37,962

Base pay: $37,962
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,962
Union / bargaining unit: Pft
Pay basis: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Home Organization: 4240
Organization Level: Elementary-Middle
Run Date: Apr 1, 2026
School Year: 2025-2026

Jacqueline Francis holds the role of Special Education Assistant at Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School. In 2026, their total compensation was $37,962. Their bargaining unit is Pft.

Channel Guest

Special Education Assistant/Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School

2026 total comp

$33,452

Base pay: $33,452
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,452
Union / bargaining unit: Pft
Pay basis: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Home Organization: 4240
Organization Level: Elementary-Middle
Run Date: Apr 1, 2026
School Year: 2025-2026

Channel Guest holds the role of Special Education Assistant at Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School. In 2026, their total compensation was $33,452. Union affiliation: Pft.

Inez Hammond

Special Education Assistant/Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School

2026 total comp

$31,545

Base pay: $31,545
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,545
Union / bargaining unit: Pft
Pay basis: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Home Organization: 4240
Organization Level: Elementary-Middle
Run Date: Apr 1, 2026
School Year: 2025-2026

At Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School, Inez Hammond serves as a Special Education Assistant. Their 2026 pay totaled $31,545. Their bargaining unit is Pft.

Emily Hyppolite

Special Education Assistant/Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School

2026 total comp

$31,545

Base pay: $31,545
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,545
Union / bargaining unit: Pft
Pay basis: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Home Organization: 4240
Organization Level: Elementary-Middle
Run Date: Apr 1, 2026
School Year: 2025-2026

Emily Hyppolite is a Special Education Assistant at Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School. 2026 total compensation came to $31,545. They are represented by Pft.

Keveisha Smith

Special Education Assistant/Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School

2026 total comp

$31,545

Base pay: $31,545
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,545
Union / bargaining unit: Pft
Pay basis: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Home Organization: 4240
Organization Level: Elementary-Middle
Run Date: Apr 1, 2026
School Year: 2025-2026

Keveisha Smith works as a Special Education Assistant for Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School. Keveisha earned $31,545 in 2026. They are represented by Pft.

Thalia Wallace

Special Education Assistant/Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School

2026 total comp

$31,545

Base pay: $31,545
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,545
Union / bargaining unit: Pft
Pay basis: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Home Organization: 4240
Organization Level: Elementary-Middle
Run Date: Apr 1, 2026
School Year: 2025-2026

Thalia Wallace is a Special Education Assistant at Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School. 2026 total compensation came to $31,545. They are represented by Pft.

Ashley Harris

Special Education Assistant/Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School

2026 total comp

$28,326

Base pay: $28,326
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,326
Union / bargaining unit: Pft
Pay basis: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Home Organization: 4240
Organization Level: Elementary-Middle
Run Date: Apr 1, 2026
School Year: 2025-2026

Ashley Harris holds the role of Special Education Assistant at Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School. In 2026, their total compensation was $28,326. They are represented by Pft.

Jacqueline Murray Ferguson

Special Education Assistant/Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School

2026 total comp

$28,326

Base pay: $28,326
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,326
Union / bargaining unit: Pft
Pay basis: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Home Organization: 4240
Organization Level: Elementary-Middle
Run Date: Apr 1, 2026
School Year: 2025-2026

Jacqueline Murray Ferguson works as a Special Education Assistant for Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School. Jacqueline earned $28,326 in 2026. Their bargaining unit is Pft.

Corina Parker

Special Education Assistant/Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School

2026 total comp

$28,326

Base pay: $28,326
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,326
Union / bargaining unit: Pft
Pay basis: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Home Organization: 4240
Organization Level: Elementary-Middle
Run Date: Apr 1, 2026
School Year: 2025-2026

Corina Parker works as a Special Education Assistant for Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School. Corina earned $28,326 in 2026. They are represented by Pft.

Kedeisha Smith

Special Education Assistant/Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School

2026 total comp

$28,326

Base pay: $28,326
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,326
Union / bargaining unit: Pft
Pay basis: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Home Organization: 4240
Organization Level: Elementary-Middle
Run Date: Apr 1, 2026
School Year: 2025-2026

At Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School, Kedeisha Smith serves as a Special Education Assistant. Their 2026 pay totaled $28,326. Their bargaining unit is Pft.

Layla-Aurora Ballner

Special Education Assistant/Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School

2026 total comp

$27,447

Base pay: $27,447
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,447
Union / bargaining unit: Pft
Pay basis: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Home Organization: 4240
Organization Level: Elementary-Middle
Run Date: Apr 1, 2026
School Year: 2025-2026

Layla-Aurora Ballner works as a Special Education Assistant for Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School. Layla-Aurora earned $27,447 in 2026. Union affiliation: Pft.

Josiah Douglas

Special Education Assistant/Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School

2026 total comp

$27,447

Base pay: $27,447
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,447
Union / bargaining unit: Pft
Pay basis: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Home Organization: 4240
Organization Level: Elementary-Middle
Run Date: Apr 1, 2026
School Year: 2025-2026

Josiah Douglas works as a Special Education Assistant for Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School. Josiah earned $27,447 in 2026. Union affiliation: Pft.

Kaelyn Salley

Special Education Assistant/Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School

2026 total comp

$27,447

Base pay: $27,447
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,447
Union / bargaining unit: Pft
Pay basis: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Home Organization: 4240
Organization Level: Elementary-Middle
Run Date: Apr 1, 2026
School Year: 2025-2026

Kaelyn Salley is a Special Education Assistant at Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School. 2026 total compensation came to $27,447. They are represented by Pft.

Eric Weston

Special Education Assistant/Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School

2026 total comp

$27,447

Base pay: $27,447
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,447
Union / bargaining unit: Pft
Pay basis: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Home Organization: 4240
Organization Level: Elementary-Middle
Run Date: Apr 1, 2026
School Year: 2025-2026

Eric Weston is a Special Education Assistant at Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School. 2026 total compensation came to $27,447. They are represented by Pft.

Chae Foreman

Special Education Assistant/Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School

2026 total comp

$27,447

Base pay: $27,447
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,447
Union / bargaining unit: Pft
Pay basis: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Home Organization: 4240
Organization Level: Elementary-Middle
Run Date: Apr 1, 2026
School Year: 2025-2026

Chae Foreman works as a Special Education Assistant for Cassidy, Lewis C. Academics Plus School. Chae earned $27,447 in 2026. Union affiliation: Pft.