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Chicago Public Schools Salary Data

Government-verified salary data from 203 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$62,815
203 DOL filings
IL Approval Rate 88.2% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$62,815
Certified filings
DOL Filings
203
Certified: 179
Unique Job Titles
46
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
88.2%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 203 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$40,290$54,080$62,815$78,767$3,890,328
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+5.0%

Chicago Public Schools pays close to the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

46 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
25-3999 32 $53,209 N/A
$50,577$50,577$53,209$53,209$53,209
25-2021.00 28 $68,566 N/A
$61,990$61,990$68,566$77,182$77,182
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 21 $54,199 -13.1%
$51,666$51,666$54,199$62,815$62,815
15-1121 12 $75,200 N/A
$65,000$65,000$75,200$102,439$102,439
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 12 $55,974 -13.3%
$54,199$54,199$55,974$62,815$62,815
25-2031.00 10 $81,539 N/A
$61,990$61,990$81,539$89,476$89,476
25-2022.00 9 $67,800 N/A
$61,990$61,990$67,800$85,704$85,704
15-1132 8 $84,429 N/A
$68,931$68,931$84,429$95,000$95,000
15-1199 5 $63,800 N/A
$53,664$53,664$63,800$95,000$95,000
25-2056.00 5 $73,482 N/A
$67,415$67,415$73,482$80,099$80,099
13-1111.00 4 $105,000 N/A
$67,725$67,725$105,000$131,300$131,300
29-1127.00 4 $68,604 N/A
$60,075$60,075$68,604$70,923$70,923
15-1141 3 $116,500 N/A
$110,000$110,000$116,500$123,000$123,000
15-2051.00 3 $71,750 N/A
$60,000$60,000$71,750$83,500$83,500
19-3034.00 3 $85,643 N/A
$71,512$71,512$85,643$99,774$99,774
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 3 $60,590 -3.8%
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-2052.00 3 $61,075 N/A
$57,869$57,869$61,075$64,280$64,280
General and Operations Managers 2 $68,000 -34%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Management Analysts 2 $84,054 -16.9%
$76,107$76,107$84,054$92,000$92,000
15-1132.00 2 $80,813 N/A
$66,625$66,625$80,813$95,000$95,000
15-1242.00 2 $81,250 N/A
$66,000$66,000$81,250$96,500$96,500
15-1252.00 2 $113,465 N/A
$110,313$110,313$113,465$116,617$116,617
Operations Research Analysts 2 $70,750 -22.5%
$65,000$65,000$70,750$76,500$76,500
19-3031 2 $56,243 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 2 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 2 $53,668 -17%
$53,136$53,136$53,668$54,199$54,199
11-3131.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
11-9151.00 1 $53,328 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-1082.00 1 $86,500 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-1151.00 1 $80,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1034 1 $78,125 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1121.00 1 $93,600 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1211.00 1 $110,344 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-2031.00 1 $80,915 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Statisticians 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-3031.01 1 $84,423 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
21-1012.00 1 $61,990 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-2012.00 1 $61,990 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-2053 1 $50,542 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-2054 1 $61,590 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-2054.00 1 $67,243 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-2058.00 1 $83,623 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-2059.00 1 $61,402 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-9031.00 1 $95,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Speech-Language Pathologists 1 $56,626 -40.7%
Insufficient data for salary range.

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2025.