Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary Salary

Median Salary
$42,910
per year
Employment
164,090
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$28,600
25th percentile
$35,270
Median
$42,910
75th percentile
$60,510
90th percentile
$76,420

💰 Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Maryland$58,330+35.9%
Massachusetts$56,370+31.4%
Texas$55,670+29.7%
New Jersey$54,260+26.5%
Minnesota$53,380+24.4%
Utah$52,300+21.9%
Washington$50,460+17.6%
North Carolina$50,050+16.6%
North Dakota$49,960+16.4%
Oklahoma$49,920+16.3%
Virginia$49,890+16.3%
Arizona$49,810+16.1%
Kentucky$49,680+15.8%
Oregon$49,550+15.5%
Rhode Island$49,420+15.2%
California$49,140+14.5%
Georgia$48,800+13.7%
Ohio$48,710+13.5%
Vermont$48,620+13.3%
New Mexico$48,270+12.5%
Wisconsin$47,990+11.8%
Maine$47,210+10.0%
South Carolina$46,760+9.0%
New York$43,610+1.6%
District of Columbia$43,160+0.6%
Kansas$41,580-3.1%
South Dakota$39,840-7.2%
Michigan$39,830-7.2%
Nebraska$39,650-7.6%
Iowa$38,960-9.2%
Pennsylvania$38,020-11.4%
Louisiana$37,950-11.6%
Florida$37,770-12.0%
Colorado$37,450-12.7%
Idaho$37,310-13.1%
Tennessee$36,950-13.9%
Illinois$36,040-16.0%
West Virginia$35,960-16.2%
Alaska$35,790-16.6%
Indiana$34,910-18.6%
Montana$30,070-29.9%
New Hampshire$26,810-37.5%
Nevada$24,960-41.8%
Arkansas$23,140-46.1%
Alabama$22,600-47.3%

🏙️ Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Canton-Massillon, OH$78,510+83.0%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$68,230+59.0%
Syracuse, NY$65,670+53.0%
Lubbock, TX$64,160+49.5%
Merced, CA$63,220+47.3%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$61,780+44.0%
Flagstaff, AZ$61,730+43.9%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$61,540+43.4%
Duluth, MN-WI$60,470+40.9%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$60,210+40.3%
Bellingham, WA$59,240+38.1%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$58,330+35.9%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$57,930+35.0%
College Station-Bryan, TX$57,790+34.7%
Toledo, OH$54,390+26.8%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$52,660+22.7%
Appleton, WI$51,500+20.0%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$51,230+19.4%
Springfield, MO$50,920+18.7%
Albuquerque, NM$50,820+18.4%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$50,820+18.4%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$50,640+18.0%
Boise City, ID$50,540+17.8%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$50,450+17.6%
Richmond, VA$50,360+17.4%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$50,310+17.2%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$50,110+16.8%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$50,050+16.6%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$50,050+16.6%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$49,960+16.4%
Oklahoma City, OK$49,920+16.3%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$49,810+16.1%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$49,760+16.0%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$49,550+15.5%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$49,420+15.2%
Cleveland, OH$49,360+15.0%
Cedar Rapids, IA$49,340+15.0%
Savannah, GA$49,160+14.6%
Mayaguez, PR$49,020+14.2%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$48,800+13.7%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$48,710+13.5%
Columbus, OH$48,710+13.5%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$48,650+13.4%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$48,530+13.1%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$48,380+12.7%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$48,280+12.5%
Madison, WI$47,990+11.8%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$47,940+11.7%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$47,860+11.5%
Puerto Rico$47,440+10.6%
Texarkana, TX-AR$47,440+10.6%
Wilmington, NC$47,430+10.5%
Walla Walla, WA$47,390+10.4%
Columbia, MO$47,220+10.0%
Corpus Christi, TX$47,030+9.6%
Binghamton, NY$46,950+9.4%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$46,920+9.3%
Fort Wayne, IN$46,910+9.3%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$46,760+9.0%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$46,640+8.7%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$46,430+8.2%
El Paso, TX$46,330+8.0%
Akron, OH$46,150+7.6%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$45,860+6.9%
Tucson, AZ$45,810+6.8%
Ponce, PR$45,670+6.4%
Eau Claire, WI$45,400+5.8%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$45,120+5.2%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$45,110+5.1%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$45,100+5.1%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$45,030+4.9%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$44,330+3.3%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$43,590+1.6%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$43,490+1.4%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$43,430+1.2%
Omaha, NE-IA$43,190+0.7%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$40,730-5.1%
Arecibo, PR$40,520-5.6%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$40,520-5.6%
Colorado Springs, CO$40,390-5.9%
Napa, CA$40,080-6.6%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$40,020-6.7%
Baton Rouge, LA$40,020-6.7%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$39,940-6.9%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$39,910-7.0%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$39,640-7.6%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$39,140-8.8%
Ann Arbor, MI$38,990-9.1%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$38,830-9.5%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$38,640-10.0%
Kansas City, MO-KS$38,620-10.0%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$38,510-10.3%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$38,500-10.3%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$38,490-10.3%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$38,440-10.4%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$38,350-10.6%
Birmingham, AL$38,310-10.7%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$38,260-10.8%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$37,930-11.6%
Jacksonville, FL$37,890-11.7%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$37,780-12.0%
Columbia, SC$37,710-12.1%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$37,570-12.4%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$37,540-12.5%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$37,450-12.7%
Fresno, CA$37,440-12.7%
Pittsburgh, PA$37,300-13.1%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$37,030-13.7%
Tyler, TX$36,720-14.4%
Greenville, NC$36,660-14.6%
Amarillo, TX$36,360-15.3%
Terre Haute, IN$36,050-16.0%
Bloomington, IL$36,040-16.0%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$35,760-16.7%
Tallahassee, FL$35,380-17.5%
Wichita, KS$33,940-20.9%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$33,680-21.5%
Tulsa, OK$33,060-23.0%
Flint, MI$31,540-26.5%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$31,340-27.0%
Springfield, IL$31,260-27.1%
Laredo, TX$31,100-27.5%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$30,840-28.1%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$30,670-28.5%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$30,650-28.6%
Killeen-Temple, TX$29,630-30.9%
Mobile, AL$29,120-32.1%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$29,060-32.3%
Evansville, IN$28,140-34.4%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$28,020-34.7%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$27,230-36.5%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$26,930-37.2%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$26,680-37.8%
Huntsville, AL$25,930-39.6%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$24,960-41.8%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$23,100-46.2%
Jonesboro, AR$23,080-46.2%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$22,910-46.6%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$22,600-47.3%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$21,060-50.9%
Montgomery, AL$20,500-52.2%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$19,550-54.4%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.