Chicago Public Schools
Regular teacher pay
$5.3 million
Exact amount: $5,298,558.43
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.
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 $5,298,558.48. Boxes that take money away total -$0.05. Together they make $5,298,558.43.
The rectangles use $5,298,558.48 in positive amounts as their scale, not the $5,298,558.43 net total. Reductions total -$0.05 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
All items
| Box | Amount | % of this budget |
|---|---|---|
| Bilingual Teacher · Our estimate | $2,302,550.23 | 43.5% |
| Regular Teacher · Our estimate | $1,107,399.02 | 20.9% |
| Special Education Teacher · Our estimate | $1,014,217.07 | 19.1% |
| Other job titles (fewer than 5 positions each) · Our estimate | $874,392.16 | 16.5% |
| Difference: detail sources exceed the budget line · Adjustment | -$0.05 | -<0.1% |