Chicago Public Schools
Regular teacher pay
$178.0 million
Exact amount: $177,985,728.99
FY2026 (July 2025–June 2026)
Job titles are budgeted positions x budgeted salary (FY2026). The positions file has no fund dimension, so this is an estimate.
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All items
| Box | Amount | % of this budget |
|---|---|---|
| School Social Worker · Our estimate | $65,710,798.54 | 36.9% |
| Teacher-Speech Pathologist · Our estimate | $46,463,968.45 | 26.1% |
| School Psychologist · Our estimate | $28,271,067.13 | 15.9% |
| Occupational Therapist · Our estimate | $21,518,865.91 | 12.1% |
| Other teacher pay not listed by job title · Leftover | $6,301,557.17 | 3.5% |
| Physical Therapist · Our estimate | $5,429,145.61 | 3.1% |
| Other job titles (fewer than 5 positions each) · Our estimate | $1,688,853.45 | 0.9% |
| RSP Manager, Social Work · Our estimate | $1,270,766.75 | 0.7% |
| RSP Mgr, Speech & Audiology · Our estimate | $915,256.18 | 0.5% |
| Case Manager · Our estimate | $415,449.80 | 0.2% |