School District of Philadelphia / Lankenau High School / Special Education Assistant
Job-title file
Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.
6 employees hold this title in Lankenau High School. Median total compensation for the role is $35,707, below the department median of $75,864.
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. Lankenau High School pays a median base salary of $35,707 for this role, 1% below that figure — about the 48th 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 Lankenau High 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. Lankenau High School’s median base salary is 3% below that national figure, about the 45th 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 Lankenau High School is $35,707, 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 Lankenau High School, the median of $35,707 ranks #54 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/Lankenau High School
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At Lankenau High School, Marva Price serves as a Special Education Assistant. Their 2026 pay totaled $41,857. Union affiliation: Pft.
Special Education Assistant/Lankenau High School
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At Lankenau High School, Charde Earley serves as a Special Education Assistant. Their 2026 pay totaled $37,962. Union affiliation: Pft.
Special Education Assistant/Lankenau High School
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Marie Fondi works as a Special Education Assistant for Lankenau High School. Marie earned $37,962 in 2026. Union affiliation: Pft.
Special Education Assistant/Lankenau High School
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At Lankenau High School, Robert Winkelspecht serves as a Special Education Assistant. Their 2026 pay totaled $33,452. Their bargaining unit is Pft.
Special Education Assistant/Lankenau High School
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At Lankenau High School, Henry Nwalipenja serves as a Special Education Assistant. Their 2026 pay totaled $28,326. Their bargaining unit is Pft.
Special Education Assistant/Lankenau High School
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Kerry Gibbs holds the role of Special Education Assistant at Lankenau High School. In 2026, their total compensation was $27,447. Their bargaining unit is Pft.