Chicago Public Schools
Teacher pensions and insurance
Exact amount: $1,102,703,360.47
FY2026 (July 2025–June 2026)
The property-tax levy paid to the Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund, money set aside for non-teacher pensions, health insurance and claims. School-level pension lines are inside each school.
Follow the money
Inside this box
Pick a rectangle to see what is inside it. Rectangle area shows positive amounts; the complete list includes reductions and tiny amounts.
Boxes that add money total $1,107,501,731.06. Boxes that take money away total -$4,798,370.59. Together they make $1,102,703,360.47.
The rectangles use $1,107,501,731.06 in positive amounts as their scale, not the $1,102,703,360.47 net total. Reductions total -$4,798,370.59 and appear in the list, not as positive area.
On small screens, use the complete linked table below to explore each box.
Boxes that take money away
- Workers' compensation, unemployment and claims: -$4,798,370.59
All items
| Box | Amount | % of this budget |
|---|---|---|
| Pensions and Medicare tax | $925,825,810.75 | 84.0% |
| Health insurance | $166,825,702.40 | 15.1% |
| Salaries and payouts in this office | $14,850,217.91 | 1.3% |
| Workers' compensation, unemployment and claims | -$4,798,370.59 | -0.4% |
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