School District of Philadelphia / Jackson Coppin, Fanny School / Special Education Assistant
Job-title file
Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.
4 employees hold this title in Jackson Coppin, Fanny School. Median total compensation for the role is $30,889, below the department median of $94,011.
Compared with the local labor market
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. Jackson Coppin, Fanny School pays a median base salary of $30,889 for this role, 14% below that figure — about the 21st 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Jackson Coppin, Fanny 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. Jackson Coppin, Fanny School’s median base salary is 16% below that national figure, about the 24th 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Jackson Coppin, Fanny School is $30,889, 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 Assistant is held in 219 School District of Philadelphia departments. In Jackson Coppin, Fanny School, the median of $30,889 ranks #156 of 219.
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
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Special Education Assistant/Jackson Coppin, Fanny School
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Luljeta Tairi is a Special Education Assistant at Jackson Coppin, Fanny School. 2026 total compensation came to $37,962. Their bargaining unit is Pft.
Special Education Assistant/Jackson Coppin, Fanny School
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Ella Uhl is a Special Education Assistant at Jackson Coppin, Fanny School. 2026 total compensation came to $33,452. Union affiliation: Pft.
Special Education Assistant/Jackson Coppin, Fanny School
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Tida Hean holds the role of Special Education Assistant at Jackson Coppin, Fanny School. In 2026, their total compensation was $28,326. Union affiliation: Pft.
Special Education Assistant/Jackson Coppin, Fanny School
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Mary-Ruth Schwab is a Special Education Assistant at Jackson Coppin, Fanny School. 2026 total compensation came to $27,447. Their bargaining unit is Pft.