25 Series · SOC 25-9045

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary

National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).

Compiled by WageDex Editorial, Occupational Wages Editorial Team

$36,780
Median / year: $50,040
Top 10% earn: -1.5%
Growth '23–'33: 1,420,350
US workers

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary earn a median of $36,780 per year.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $36,780, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $27,150 (10th percentile) to $50,040 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 1,420,350 US workers. Washington pays the most ($49,120), since pay varies by state and metro area.

25 Series Updated: May 2025 · Source: BLS OEWS Compare with another job →

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The pay verdict

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary earn a median of $36,780, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 6% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Educational Instruction and Library, it ranks #64 of 64 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 1.5% by 2033.

$36,780
Median annual wage: Top 94%
of 825 US occupations with published wages: #64 of 64
in Educational Instruction and Library: 1.8×
90th-to-10th pay spread

Highest-paying state: Washington at $49,120. Typical entry-level education: Some college, no degree.

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (SOC 25-9045) pays a national median of $36,780 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $27,150 at the 10th percentile to $50,040 at the 90th, with a mean of $38,290 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 1,420,350 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 526 metro areas.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a -1.5% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as declining relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 170,400 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Some college, no degree. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.3 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.8 per 100.

Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Washington pays the highest state median at $49,120, which is +34% above the national figure. The top metro is Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA at $57,950 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.

BLS OEWS May 2025 1,420,350 jobs Median $36,780/yr

Median Salary

$36,780

per year

Median Hourly

N/A

per hour

Mean Salary

$38,290

average

Employment

1,420,350

jobs nationwide

How does this pay compare nationally?

Where Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay sits nationally

Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median

$36,780 Bottom 6% higher than 6% of 825 US occupations

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025

Does this job pay well and grow?

Each dot is a 25-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).

Among 24 25-series occupations with growth data, Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary sits on the slower-growing side at -1.5% growth and $36,780 median pay.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).

Job Outlook (2024–2034)

Projected Growth

-1.5%

Declining

Annual Openings

170,400

per year (projected)

Typical Education

Some college, no degree

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034

Workplace Safety

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Very Safe

Safety Grade (BLS 2023)

Fatality Rate

0.3/100K

Injury Rate

0.8/100

Danger Index

3.4/100

Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th Percentile

$27,150

25th Percentile

$31,060

Median

$36,780

75th Percentile

$45,360

90th Percentile

$50,040

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. Washington $49,120 2. District of Columbia $46,920 3. Maine $46,750 4. California $46,490 5. Vermont $43,800

Lowest Paying States

50. Guam $21,250 51. Puerto Rico $23,180 52. Alabama $24,070 53. Mississippi $25,840 54. Louisiana $27,400

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#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Washington	$49,120	$50,650	43,420	+34% above national
2	District of Columbia	$46,920	$47,690	3,950	+28% above national
3	Maine	$46,750	$45,790	8,700	+27% above national
4	California	$46,490	$47,300	177,140	+26% above national
5	Vermont	$43,800	$42,040	4,960	+19% above national
6	Minnesota	$40,100	$41,890	38,540	+9% above national
7	Oregon	$39,850	$41,550	23,030	+8% above national
8	Massachusetts	$39,380	$42,970	39,210	+7% above national
9	Virginia	$38,520	$40,960	31,370	+5% above national
10	New Hampshire	$38,440	$40,140	7,880	+5% above national
11	New York	$38,240	$41,720	137,820	+4% above national
12	North Dakota	$38,240	$38,830	5,600	+4% above national
13	Connecticut	$38,110	$41,130	19,740	+4% above national
14	Delaware	$37,830	$40,350	5,040	+3% above national
15	Wisconsin	$37,800	$38,280	26,520	+3% above national
16	Virgin Islands	$37,710	$37,550	400	+3% above national
17	New Jersey	$37,290	$40,280	55,580	+1% above national
18	Rhode Island	$37,220	$38,400	5,200	+1% above national
19	Alaska	$37,190	$39,010	3,810	+1% above national
20	Maryland	$37,060	$42,630	23,340	+1% above national
21	Utah	$37,050	$37,680	18,170	+1% above national
22	Illinois	$36,990	$38,950	64,210	+1% above national
23	Hawaii	$36,810	$39,570	5,470	same as national
24	Missouri	$36,300	$37,090	20,930	1% below national
25	Wyoming	$36,100	$35,410	3,680	2% below national
26	Ohio	$35,920	$36,030	47,300	2% below national
27	Arizona	$35,900	$36,760	25,280	2% below national
28	New Mexico	$35,900	$36,610	8,970	2% below national
29	Colorado	$35,760	$38,100	21,910	3% below national
30	Idaho	$35,560	$36,330	8,710	3% below national
31	Nebraska	$35,160	$35,030	11,190	4% below national
32	Michigan	$35,110	$35,280	39,030	5% below national
33	Montana	$34,750	$34,820	3,930	6% below national
34	Pennsylvania	$34,740	$34,360	48,310	6% below national
35	Florida	$34,430	$34,420	54,530	6% below national
36	Indiana	$33,300	$33,980	28,450	9% below national
37	Nevada	$31,900	$34,780	7,100	13% below national
38	Iowa	$30,510	$31,160	24,520	17% below national
39	Kentucky	$30,160	$33,510	16,330	18% below national
40	Texas	$29,850	$31,390	108,960	19% below national
41	West Virginia	$29,800	$31,560	5,110	19% below national
42	North Carolina	$29,790	$31,890	32,150	19% below national
43	Kansas	$29,490	$30,460	20,000	20% below national
44	Tennessee	$29,210	$30,660	23,280	21% below national
45	Arkansas	$28,790	$31,380	11,270	22% below national
46	Georgia	$28,770	$30,150	33,410	22% below national
47	South Dakota	$28,220	$29,520	4,650	23% below national
48	Oklahoma	$27,920	$28,150	13,860	24% below national
49	South Carolina	$27,860	$30,150	14,410	24% below national
50	Louisiana	$27,400	$28,690	14,530	26% below national
51	Mississippi	$25,840	$25,830	9,750	30% below national
52	Alabama	$24,070	$26,090	10,140	35% below national
53	Puerto Rico	$23,180	$25,240	9,910	37% below national
54	Guam	$21,250	$24,660	180	42% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $57,950 2. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $53,950 3. Bellingham, WA $51,670 4. Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $51,350 5. Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $50,530

Lowest Paying Metros

522. Alexandria, LA $20,730 523. Hammond, LA $20,930 524. Tuscaloosa, AL $21,690 525. San Angelo, TX $21,820 526. Gadsden, AL $21,940

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#	Metro Area	Median Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$57,950	870	+58% above national
2	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$53,950	21,040	+47% above national
3	Bellingham, WA	$51,670	1,200	+40% above national
4	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$51,350	1,700	+40% above national
5	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$50,530	1,370	+37% above national
6	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$49,360	18,710	+34% above national
7	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$49,010	7,240	+33% above national
8	Portland-South Portland, ME	$48,770	3,170	+33% above national
9	Decatur, IL	$48,480	550	+32% above national
10	Napa, CA	$48,450	530	+32% above national
11	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$48,410	2,230	+32% above national
12	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$48,270	1,930	+31% above national
13	Vallejo, CA	$48,200	1,630	+31% above national
14	Salinas, CA	$48,030	2,290	+31% above national
15	Modesto, CA	$47,990	3,470	+30% above national
16	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$47,860	3,870	+30% above national
17	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$47,430	1,060	+29% above national
18	Yakima, WA	$47,380	2,150	+29% above national
19	Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$47,120	820	+28% above national
20	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$46,540	2,360	+27% above national
21	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$46,440	13,260	+26% above national
22	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$46,410	1,270	+26% above national
23	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$46,330	22,500	+26% above national
24	Pueblo, CO	$46,280	530	+26% above national
25	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$46,240	53,010	+26% above national
26	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$46,200	25,050	+26% above national
27	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$46,160	800	+26% above national
28	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$45,990	11,110	+25% above national
29	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$45,970	1,970	+25% above national
30	Yuba City, CA	$45,880	1,220	+25% above national
31	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$45,780	1,080	+24% above national
32	Chico, CA	$45,660	1,220	+24% above national
33	Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$45,560	2,050	+24% above national
34	Stockton-Lodi, CA	$45,550	3,500	+24% above national
35	Kennewick-Richland, WA	$45,510	2,450	+24% above national
36	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$45,460	1,780	+24% above national
37	Longview-Kelso, WA	$45,400	710	+23% above national
38	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$45,380	2,530	+23% above national
39	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$45,370	830	+23% above national
40	Fresno, CA	$45,340	6,530	+23% above national
41	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$45,310	23,370	+23% above national
42	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$45,280	12,500	+23% above national
43	Visalia, CA	$45,230	2,760	+23% above national
44	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$45,230	2,130	+23% above national
45	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$45,150	2,190	+23% above national
46	Walla Walla, WA	$45,140	330	+23% above national
47	Bangor, ME	$45,120	1,030	+23% above national
48	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$44,730	1,520	+22% above national
49	Merced, CA	$44,680	1,950	+21% above national
50	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$44,610	760	+21% above national
51	Redding, CA	$44,430	1,030	+21% above national
52	Bismarck, ND	$44,110	850	+20% above national
53	El Centro, CA	$43,970	1,110	+20% above national
54	Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$43,820	1,140	+19% above national
55	Bend, OR	$43,550	1,170	+18% above national
56	Greeley, CO	$42,460	1,040	+15% above national
57	Rochester, MN	$41,250	1,460	+12% above national
58	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$40,930	26,350	+11% above national
59	Las Cruces, NM	$40,930	1,020	+11% above national
60	Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$40,280	640	+10% above national
61	Eugene-Springfield, OR	$40,180	2,270	+9% above national
62	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$40,160	3,090	+9% above national
63	Pittsfield, MA	$40,110	830	+9% above national
64	Farmington, NM	$39,960	560	+9% above national
65	Lexington-Fayette, KY	$39,960	2,080	+9% above national
66	Flagstaff, AZ	$39,870	530	+8% above national
67	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$39,870	1,650	+8% above national
68	Madison, WI	$39,640	3,280	+8% above national
69	Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$39,630	930	+8% above national
70	Duluth, MN-WI	$39,510	1,590	+7% above national
71	Naples-Marco Island, FL	$39,430	910	+7% above national
72	Fargo, ND-MN	$39,270	1,650	+7% above national
73	Worcester, MA	$39,240	5,050	+7% above national
74	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$39,210	4,570	+7% above national
75	Grand Junction, CO	$39,070	700	+6% above national
76	Salisbury, MD	$38,980	560	+6% above national
77	Salem, OR	$38,950	3,050	+6% above national
78	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$38,930	6,040	+6% above national
79	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$38,890	126,920	+6% above national
80	Medford, OR	$38,750	1,190	+5% above national
81	St. Cloud, MN	$38,730	1,350	+5% above national
82	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$38,720	6,900	+5% above national
83	La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$38,710	850	+5% above national
84	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$38,630	3,990	+5% above national
85	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$38,550	1,030	+5% above national
86	Corvallis, OR	$38,470	450	+5% above national
87	Eau Claire, WI	$38,370	820	+4% above national
88	Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	$38,280	1,160	+4% above national
89	Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$38,240	280	+4% above national
90	Lewiston, ID-WA	$38,230	370	+4% above national
91	Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$38,190	1,260	+4% above national
92	Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$38,180	910	+4% above national
93	Ogden, UT	$38,170	3,680	+4% above national
94	Grants Pass, OR	$38,140	560	+4% above national
95	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$38,110	7,170	+4% above national
96	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$38,060	6,530	+3% above national
97	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$38,060	8,400	+3% above national
98	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$38,050	6,030	+3% above national
99	Minot, ND	$38,040	740	+3% above national
100	New Haven, CT	$38,020	3,160	+3% above national
101	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$38,020	1,150	+3% above national
102	Green Bay, WI	$37,980	1,270	+3% above national
103	Albany, OR	$37,930	800	+3% above national
104	Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$37,920	1,080	+3% above national
105	Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$37,910	1,730	+3% above national
106	Mankato, MN	$37,850	570	+3% above national
107	Sheboygan, WI	$37,850	550	+3% above national
108	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$37,840	46,770	+3% above national
109	Appleton, WI	$37,800	1,020	+3% above national
110	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$37,800	2,600	+3% above national
111	Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$37,800	2,020	+3% above national
112	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$37,760	5,120	+3% above national
113	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$37,740	1,780	+3% above national
114	Lincoln, NE	$37,690	1,010	+2% above national
115	Bozeman, MT	$37,670	390	+2% above national
116	Janesville-Beloit, WI	$37,670	980	+2% above national
117	Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$37,640	700	+2% above national
118	Harrisonburg, VA	$37,600	470	+2% above national
119	Winchester, VA-WV	$37,590	500	+2% above national
120	Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$37,580	650	+2% above national
121	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$37,460	2,650	+2% above national
122	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$37,460	1,380	+2% above national
123	Ithaca, NY	$37,420	690	+2% above national
124	Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$37,420	1,220	+2% above national
125	High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	$37,390	2,350	+2% above national
126	Cleveland, OH	$37,380	7,940	+2% above national
127	Roanoke, VA	$37,360	1,290	+2% above national
128	Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$37,350	1,310	+2% above national
129	Syracuse, NY	$37,330	4,670	+1% above national
130	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$37,280	1,890	+1% above national
131	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$37,280	2,500	+1% above national
132	Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	$37,240	1,110	+1% above national
133	Coeur d'Alene, ID	$37,220	600	+1% above national
134	Manchester-Nashua, NH	$37,220	2,330	+1% above national
135	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$37,190	920	+1% above national
136	Kingston, NY	$37,180	1,130	+1% above national
137	Dover, DE	$37,170	920	+1% above national
138	Lexington Park, MD	$37,060	720	+1% above national
139	Richmond, VA	$37,050	3,770	+1% above national
140	Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$37,040	950	+1% above national
141	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$36,980	3,320	+1% above national
142	Wausau, WI	$36,970	560	+1% above national
143	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$36,960	860	same as national
144	Kenosha, WI	$36,940	590	same as national
145	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$36,910	1,680	same as national
146	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$36,910	10,870	same as national
147	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$36,870	1,540	same as national
148	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$36,860	760	same as national
149	Traverse City, MI	$36,860	640	same as national
150	Fond du Lac, WI	$36,830	370	same as national
151	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$36,770	3,730	same as national
152	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$36,740	8,160	same as national
153	Barnstable Town, MA	$36,710	1,130	same as national
154	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$36,710	2,160	same as national
155	Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$36,710	480	same as national
156	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$36,700	2,570	same as national
157	Jackson, MI	$36,620	700	same as national
158	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$36,600	1,210	same as national
159	Grand Forks, ND-MN	$36,580	1,030	1% below national
160	Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$36,550	1,600	1% below national
161	Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$36,540	680	1% below national
162	Kansas City, MO-KS	$36,520	8,690	1% below national
163	Springfield, OH	$36,480	530	1% below national
164	Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$36,460	1,200	1% below national
165	Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$36,460	2,150	1% below national
166	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$36,450	17,320	1% below national
167	Sandusky, OH	$36,450	530	1% below national
168	St. Louis, MO-IL	$36,410	10,010	1% below national
169	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$36,360	9,540	1% below national
170	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$36,340	5,660	1% below national
171	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$36,310	5,490	1% below national
172	Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$36,290	1,630	1% below national
173	Elmira, NY	$36,250	630	1% below national
174	Glens Falls, NY	$36,250	960	1% below national
175	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$36,250	3,760	1% below national
176	Rochester, NY	$36,240	8,090	1% below national
177	Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$36,230	2,960	1% below national
178	Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$36,210	920	2% below national
179	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$36,200	11,310	2% below national
180	Toledo, OH	$36,120	2,800	2% below national
181	Urban Honolulu, HI	$36,100	3,750	2% below national
182	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$36,080	26,990	2% below national
183	Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$36,080	1,410	2% below national
184	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$36,060	1,320	2% below national
185	Ann Arbor, MI	$36,030	1,760	2% below national
186	St. George, UT	$36,020	880	2% below national
187	Utica-Rome, NY	$36,020	2,020	2% below national
188	Boise City, ID	$35,990	2,870	2% below national
189	Logan, UT-ID	$35,980	800	2% below national
190	Peoria, IL	$35,970	1,980	2% below national
191	Akron, OH	$35,960	2,500	2% below national
192	Springfield, MO	$35,950	1,430	2% below national
193	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$35,930	800	2% below national
194	Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$35,920	2,120	2% below national
195	Gainesville, FL	$35,910	1,120	2% below national
196	Omaha, NE-IA	$35,910	5,210	2% below national
197	Columbus, OH	$35,900	8,270	2% below national
198	Vineland, NJ	$35,900	990	2% below national
199	Charlottesville, VA	$35,890	790	2% below national
200	Owensboro, KY	$35,890	520	2% below national
201	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$35,890	1,330	2% below national
202	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$35,810	720	3% below national
203	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$35,810	940	3% below national
204	Canton-Massillon, OH	$35,790	1,560	3% below national
205	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$35,790	4,000	3% below national
206	Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$35,770	1,270	3% below national
207	Missoula, MT	$35,710	430	3% below national
208	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$35,670	7,560	3% below national
209	Idaho Falls, ID	$35,670	1,170	3% below national
210	North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$35,620	1,300	3% below national
211	York-Hanover, PA	$35,540	1,940	3% below national
212	Battle Creek, MI	$35,500	490	3% below national
213	Jefferson City, MO	$35,500	440	3% below national
214	Niles, MI	$35,490	690	4% below national
215	Jacksonville, FL	$35,470	4,480	4% below national
216	Mansfield, OH	$35,470	370	4% below national
217	Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$35,460	780	4% below national
218	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$35,450	1,490	4% below national
219	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$35,450	14,660	4% below national
220	Kankakee, IL	$35,430	590	4% below national
221	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$35,410	14,380	4% below national
222	Raleigh-Cary, NC	$35,300	4,960	4% below national
223	Santa Fe, NM	$35,290	410	4% below national
224	Columbia, MO	$35,270	570	4% below national
225	Helena, MT	$35,210	250	4% below national
226	Binghamton, NY	$35,190	2,000	4% below national
227	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$35,120	3,860	5% below national
228	Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$35,070	1,860	5% below national
229	Joplin, MO-KS	$35,050	800	5% below national
230	Chambersburg, PA	$35,040	430	5% below national
231	Lebanon, PA	$35,020	410	5% below national
232	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$35,020	3,730	5% below national
233	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$34,990	530	5% below national
234	Tucson, AZ	$34,980	3,390	5% below national
235	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$34,960	1,950	5% below national
236	Lancaster, PA	$34,900	1,880	5% below national
237	East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$34,870	2,020	5% below national
238	Colorado Springs, CO	$34,840	3,110	5% below national
239	Great Falls, MT	$34,830	300	5% below national
240	West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$34,820	750	5% below national
241	Odessa, TX	$34,800	730	5% below national
242	Gettysburg, PA	$34,720	320	6% below national
243	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$34,720	2,040	6% below national
244	Twin Falls, ID	$34,650	570	6% below national
245	Monroe, MI	$34,630	640	6% below national
246	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$34,620	5,140	6% below national
247	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$34,550	8,630	6% below national
248	Ocala, FL	$34,550	810	6% below national
249	Punta Gorda, FL	$34,540	370	6% below national
250	South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$34,540	2,340	6% below national
251	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$34,530	2,100	6% below national
252	Fort Wayne, IN	$34,530	1,650	6% below national
253	Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$34,530	1,060	6% below national
254	Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$34,500	2,240	6% below national
255	Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$34,480	1,400	6% below national
256	Reading, PA	$34,450	1,880	6% below national
257	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$34,410	2,580	6% below national
258	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$34,320	2,100	7% below national
259	Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$34,300	1,600	7% below national
260	Topeka, KS	$34,280	1,620	7% below national
261	Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$34,270	1,870	7% below national
262	Reno, NV	$34,210	1,380	7% below national
263	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$34,210	930	7% below national
264	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$34,210	1,550	7% below national
265	Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$34,190	990	7% below national
266	Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$34,160	1,930	7% below national
267	Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$34,150	840	7% below national
268	Lima, OH	$34,130	440	7% below national
269	Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$34,070	2,030	7% below national
270	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$34,050	1,120	7% below national
271	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$34,040	7,540	7% below national
272	Saginaw, MI	$34,020	810	8% below national
273	West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$33,980	2,260	8% below national
274	North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$33,900	2,400	8% below national
275	Port St. Lucie, FL	$33,850	950	8% below national
276	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$33,780	2,550	8% below national
277	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$33,780	2,580	8% below national
278	Erie, PA	$33,770	1,090	8% below national
279	Wildwood-The Villages, FL	$33,770	250	8% below national
280	Springfield, IL	$33,740	1,020	8% below national
281	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$33,700	1,650	8% below national
282	Pittsburgh, PA	$33,700	7,230	8% below national
283	South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$33,660	700	8% below national
284	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$33,610	1,370	9% below national
285	Yuma, AZ	$33,590	810	9% below national
286	Flint, MI	$33,570	1,860	9% below national
287	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$33,500	610	9% below national
288	Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$33,190	650	10% below national
289	Wilmington, NC	$33,030	1,240	10% below national
290	Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$32,920	270	10% below national
291	Cedar Rapids, IA	$32,890	1,870	11% below national
292	Williamsport, PA	$32,780	380	11% below national
293	Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$32,680	860	11% below national
294	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$32,620	6,060	11% below national
295	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$32,610	2,050	11% below national
296	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$32,520	1,010	12% below national
297	State College, PA	$32,470	520	12% below national
298	Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$32,400	520	12% below national
299	Albuquerque, NM	$32,380	3,490	12% below national
300	Champaign-Urbana, IL	$32,220	1,080	12% below national
301	Muncie, IN	$32,200	380	12% below national
302	Billings, MT	$32,140	630	13% below national
303	Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$32,070	1,510	13% below national
304	Rockford, IL	$32,020	1,470	13% below national
305	Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$31,730	1,820	14% below national
306	Bloomington, IL	$31,710	800	14% below national
307	Lake Charles, LA	$31,610	600	14% below national
308	Bloomington, IN	$31,600	520	14% below national
309	Lynchburg, VA	$31,570	930	14% below national
310	Midland, MI	$31,540	490	14% below national
311	Bowling Green, KY	$31,530	680	14% below national
312	Bay City, MI	$31,510	300	14% below national
313	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$31,480	25,270	14% below national
314	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$31,470	8,540	14% below national
315	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$31,220	2,270	15% below national
316	Springfield, MA	$31,200	3,150	15% below national
317	Tallahassee, FL	$31,200	1,030	15% below national
318	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$31,170	730	15% below national
319	Pocatello, ID	$31,130	360	15% below national
320	Columbus, IN	$31,110	390	15% below national
321	Fairbanks-College, AK	$31,090	260	15% below national
322	Cheyenne, WY	$31,070	490	16% below national
323	Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$31,060	1,420	16% below national
324	Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$31,050	1,110	16% below national
325	Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	$31,020	420	16% below national
326	Manhattan, KS	$31,020	1,100	16% below national
327	Casper, WY	$31,000	440	16% below national
328	Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	$30,970	350	16% below national
329	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$30,960	2,790	16% below national
330	Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$30,900	800	16% below national
331	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$30,880	990	16% below national
332	Wichita, KS	$30,870	4,740	16% below national
333	St. Joseph, MO-KS	$30,840	400	16% below national
334	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$30,810	4,650	16% below national
335	Boulder, CO	$30,800	1,340	16% below national
336	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$30,800	1,170	16% below national
337	Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$30,800	810	16% below national
338	Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$30,750	1,230	16% below national
339	Anchorage, AK	$30,690	1,490	17% below national
340	Wheeling, WV-OH	$30,630	440	17% below national
341	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$30,500	1,460	17% below national
342	Johnstown, PA	$30,480	440	17% below national
343	Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$30,480	350	17% below national
344	Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$30,470	1,640	17% below national
345	Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$30,470	1,700	17% below national
346	Oklahoma City, OK	$30,460	4,200	17% below national
347	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$30,440	590	17% below national
348	Kokomo, IN	$30,440	300	17% below national
349	Ames, IA	$30,420	780	17% below national
350	Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$30,420	2,070	17% below national
351	Dubuque, IA	$30,410	710	17% below national
352	Waco, TX	$30,400	1,320	17% below national
353	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$30,380	3,070	17% below national
354	Iowa City, IA	$30,340	1,290	18% below national
355	Tulsa, OK	$30,320	3,480	18% below national
356	Terre Haute, IN	$30,150	700	18% below national
357	Winston-Salem, NC	$30,100	1,780	18% below national
358	North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$30,100	1,390	18% below national
359	Midland, TX	$30,000	600	18% below national
360	Goldsboro, NC	$29,980	410	18% below national
361	Paducah, KY-IL	$29,970	350	19% below national
362	Youngstown-Warren, OH	$29,940	1,780	19% below national
363	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$29,930	1,960	19% below national
364	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$29,900	1,350	19% below national
365	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$29,840	1,210	19% below national
366	Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$29,840	1,290	19% below national
367	Burlington, NC	$29,780	520	19% below national
368	Charleston, WV	$29,760	770	19% below national
369	El Paso, TX	$29,740	2,570	19% below national
370	Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$29,740	840	19% below national
371	Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$29,740	1,150	19% below national
372	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$29,730	7,850	19% below national
373	Greenville, NC	$29,700	470	19% below national
374	Asheville, NC	$29,600	1,270	20% below national
375	Altoona, PA	$29,550	450	20% below national
376	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$29,520	4,030	20% below national
377	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$29,500	17,230	20% below national
378	Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$29,500	210	20% below national
379	Savannah, GA	$29,490	1,310	20% below national
380	Morgantown, WV	$29,430	320	20% below national
381	Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$29,430	300	20% below national
382	Evansville, IN	$29,400	1,010	20% below national
383	Fort Smith, AR-OK	$29,370	870	20% below national
384	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$29,330	4,280	20% below national
385	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$29,300	23,930	20% below national
386	Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$29,260	1,410	20% below national
387	Sherman-Denison, TX	$29,260	610	20% below national
388	Killeen-Temple, TX	$29,250	2,110	20% below national
389	Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$29,250	1,840	20% below national
390	Hinesville, GA	$29,230	300	21% below national
391	North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$29,200	960	21% below national
392	Jackson, TN	$29,190	850	21% below national
393	Eagle Pass, TX	$29,170	290	21% below national
394	West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$29,130	1,220	21% below national
395	Rome, GA	$29,120	300	21% below national
396	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$29,120	3,890	21% below national
397	Jacksonville, NC	$29,110	680	21% below national
398	Sebring, FL	$29,110	270	21% below national
399	Elizabethtown, KY	$29,100	740	21% below national
400	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$29,100	8,600	21% below national
401	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$29,090	1,910	21% below national
402	Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$29,070	600	21% below national
403	Greensboro-High Point, NC	$29,050	1,970	21% below national
404	Hot Springs, AR	$29,010	270	21% below national
405	Wichita Falls, TX	$29,000	650	21% below national
406	Beckley, WV	$28,980	300	21% below national
407	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$28,980	1,990	21% below national
408	West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$28,930	1,010	21% below national
409	Laredo, TX	$28,920	1,320	21% below national
410	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$28,850	2,570	22% below national
411	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$28,850	1,550	22% below national
412	Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$28,850	2,290	22% below national
413	Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$28,800	740	22% below national
414	North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$28,770	1,370	22% below national
415	Longview, TX	$28,740	1,340	22% below national
416	Abilene, TX	$28,700	750	22% below national
417	Lawton, OK	$28,700	460	22% below national
418	Fayetteville, NC	$28,690	1,100	22% below national
419	South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$28,660	1,430	22% below national
420	Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$28,650	1,780	22% below national
421	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$28,560	2,710	22% below national
422	Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$28,560	800	22% below national
423	College Station-Bryan, TX	$28,510	1,460	22% below national
424	Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$28,510	7,330	22% below national
425	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$28,500	1,230	23% below national
426	Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$28,390	3,240	23% below national
427	Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$28,380	2,320	23% below national
428	Johnson City, TN	$28,370	750	23% below national
429	Gainesville, GA	$28,360	640	23% below national
430	East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$28,350	930	23% below national
431	Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$28,330	850	23% below national
432	Jonesboro, AR	$28,300	550	23% below national
433	North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$28,240	4,280	23% below national
434	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$28,230	1,200	23% below national
435	Monroe, LA	$28,210	730	23% below national
436	East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$28,110	1,320	24% below national
437	Victoria, TX	$28,100	470	24% below national
438	Grand Island, NE	$28,080	440	24% below national
439	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$28,040	2,370	24% below national
440	Texarkana, TX-AR	$28,040	660	24% below national
441	Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$28,030	3,510	24% below national
442	South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$28,010	1,320	24% below national
443	East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$27,980	1,650	24% below national
444	Dalton, GA	$27,970	470	24% below national
445	Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$27,940	690	24% below national
446	Tyler, TX	$27,930	900	24% below national
447	Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$27,920	2,430	24% below national
448	Columbia, SC	$27,860	2,680	24% below national
449	South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$27,810	2,210	24% below national
450	Rapid City, SD	$27,740	540	25% below national
451	Warner Robins, GA	$27,640	640	25% below national
452	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$27,630	890	25% below national
453	Rocky Mount, NC	$27,590	410	25% below national
454	Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$27,530	860	25% below national
455	Spartanburg, SC	$27,500	1,020	25% below national
456	Birmingham, AL	$27,480	2,450	25% below national
457	Valdosta, GA	$27,440	510	25% below national
458	Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$27,330	1,690	26% below national
459	Athens-Clarke County, GA	$27,310	940	26% below national
460	Lubbock, TX	$27,290	1,580	26% below national
461	Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$27,230	1,390	26% below national
462	Guayama, PR	$27,090	150	26% below national
463	Knoxville, TN	$26,960	3,070	27% below national
464	Baton Rouge, LA	$26,880	2,840	27% below national
465	Albany, GA	$26,820	470	27% below national
466	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$26,760	1,400	27% below national
467	Amarillo, TX	$26,670	1,020	27% below national
468	Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$26,620	500	28% below national
469	Clarksville, TN-KY	$26,520	1,070	28% below national
470	Enid, OK	$26,410	230	28% below national
471	Columbus, GA-AL	$26,340	870	28% below national
472	Macon-Bibb County, GA	$26,310	830	28% below national
473	Morristown, TN	$26,200	450	29% below national
474	Sumter, SC	$26,180	280	29% below national
475	Huntsville, AL	$26,110	840	29% below national
476	Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$26,010	810	29% below national
477	Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$25,910	840	30% below national
478	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$25,850	2,210	30% below national
479	Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$25,840	1,780	30% below national
480	West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$25,600	1,550	30% below national
481	Hattiesburg, MS	$25,590	440	30% below national
482	East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$25,290	1,540	31% below national
483	Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$24,950	350	32% below national
484	Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$24,680	1,450	33% below national
485	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$24,470	1,500	33% below national
486	Montgomery, AL	$24,030	690	35% below national
487	West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$23,960	990	35% below national
488	Cleveland, TN	$23,940	390	35% below national
489	Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$23,920	1,030	35% below national
490	Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$23,770	740	35% below national
491	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$23,630	610	36% below national
492	Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$23,530	590	36% below national
493	Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$23,460	1,360	36% below national
494	Aguadilla, PR	$23,450	460	36% below national
495	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$23,420	2,190	36% below national
496	Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$23,410	350	36% below national
497	Mobile, AL	$23,400	830	36% below national
498	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$23,400	6,710	36% below national
499	East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$23,340	1,060	37% below national
500	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$23,330	240	37% below national
501	Auburn-Opelika, AL	$23,300	710	37% below national
502	Dothan, AL	$23,300	240	37% below national
503	Corpus Christi, TX	$23,270	1,720	37% below national
504	Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$23,250	830	37% below national
505	Decatur, AL	$23,210	310	37% below national
506	Mayaguez, PR	$23,140	730	37% below national
507	Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$23,120	510	37% below national
508	Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$23,090	410	37% below national
509	North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$23,090	1,760	37% below national
510	Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$23,040	970	37% below national
511	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$22,980	790	38% below national
512	Florence, SC	$22,830	780	38% below national
513	Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$22,790	400	38% below national
514	Jackson, MS	$22,640	1,830	38% below national
515	Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$22,570	2,090	39% below national
516	Ponce, PR	$22,530	860	39% below national
517	Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$22,470	840	39% below national
518	Arecibo, PR	$22,450	650	39% below national
519	Lawrence, KS	$22,360	590	39% below national
520	Anniston-Oxford, AL	$22,230	260	40% below national
521	Lafayette, LA	$22,000	1,130	40% below national
522	Gadsden, AL	$21,940	190	40% below national
523	San Angelo, TX	$21,820	360	41% below national
524	Tuscaloosa, AL	$21,690	540	41% below national
525	Hammond, LA	$20,930	510	43% below national
526	Alexandria, LA	$20,730	480	44% below national

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The typical entry-level education for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary is Some college, no degree.

How dangerous is being a Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary? ▼

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.3 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 0.8 per 100 workers.

Is Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary a good career? ▼

Employment for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary is projected to decline 1.5% from 2024 to 2034, which is declining. About 170,400 openings are projected each year.

How does Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay vary by state? ▼

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Washington at $49,120/year, while Louisiana pays the least at $27,400/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.

Which metro areas pay the most for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary? ▼

The highest-paying metro area for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary is Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA at $57,950/year. BLS reports wage data for 526 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.

What to do with this data

How to use Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay figures in a real decision

For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $45,360/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
Location moves pay significantly: Washington leads at $49,120/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
Compare this occupation against similar roles before you decide, so you are reading the pay band in context rather than in isolation. Compare jobs

These are BLS survey estimates for the occupation, not a salary offer or a prediction for any individual. Your pay depends on experience, employer, exact role, and location.

Every figure on WageDex is rendered directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, no number is typed in by an editor. This occupation's figures are computed directly from the BLS OEWS and Employment Projections datasets, nothing is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2025.

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Compiled by WageDex Editorial, Occupational Wages Editorial Team