Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary in the Provo-Orem-Lehi Metro

BLS metro-level wage data places Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary pay in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT at a median of $26,930 per year, drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared with the national median of $42,910, the metro estimate is 37% below. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. Approximately 360 teaching assistants, postsecondary are employed across the Provo-Orem-Lehi MSA in SOC 25-9044.

The Provo-Orem-Lehi pay distribution spans from $24,590 at the 10th percentile to $56,980 at the 90th, a 2.3× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $24,590 and the 75th at $37,290, so half of Provo-Orem-Lehi-based teaching assistants, postsecondary earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide UT estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.