Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary
The median pay for teaching assistants, except postsecondary in the United States is $36,780 a year. About 1,420,350 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $27,150
- 25th percentile
- $31,060
- Median percentile
- $36,780
- 75th percentile
- $45,360
- 90th percentile
- $50,040
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $49,120
- District of Columbia $46,920
- Maine $46,750
- California $46,490
- Vermont $43,800
- Minnesota $40,100
- Oregon $39,850
- Massachusetts $39,380
- Virginia $38,520
- New Hampshire $38,440
- New York $38,240
- North Dakota $38,240
- Connecticut $38,110
- Delaware $37,830
- Wisconsin $37,800
- New Jersey $37,290
- Rhode Island $37,220
- Alaska $37,190
- Maryland $37,060
- Utah $37,050
- Illinois $36,990
- Hawaii $36,810
- Missouri $36,300
- Wyoming $36,100
- Ohio $35,920
- Arizona $35,900
- New Mexico $35,900
- Colorado $35,760
- Idaho $35,560
- Nebraska $35,160
- Michigan $35,110
- Montana $34,750
- Pennsylvania $34,740
- Florida $34,430
- Indiana $33,300
- Nevada $31,900
- Iowa $30,510
- Kentucky $30,160
- Texas $29,850
- West Virginia $29,800
- North Carolina $29,790
- Kansas $29,490
- Tennessee $29,210
- Arkansas $28,790
- Georgia $28,770
- South Dakota $28,220
- Oklahoma $27,920
- South Carolina $27,860
- Louisiana $27,400
- Mississippi $25,840
- Alabama $24,070
By metro area
- Mount Vernon, WA $57,950
- Seattle, WA $53,950
- Bellingham, WA $51,670
- Olympia, WA $51,350
- Bremerton, WA $50,530
- San Francisco, CA $49,360
- San Jose, CA $49,010
- Portland, ME $48,770
- Decatur, IL $48,480
- Napa, CA $48,450
- Santa Rosa, CA $48,270
- Vallejo, CA $48,200
- Salinas, CA $48,030
- Modesto, CA $47,990
- Oxnard, CA $47,860
- Santa Cruz, CA $47,430
- Yakima, WA $47,380
- Lewiston, ME $47,120
- Santa Maria, CA $46,540
- San Diego, CA $46,440
- San Luis Obispo, CA $46,410
- Riverside, CA $46,330
- Pueblo, CO $46,280
- Los Angeles, CA $46,240
- Washington, DC $46,200
- Sacramento, CA $45,990
- Yuba City, CA $45,880
- Hanford, CA $45,780
- Chico, CA $45,660
- Stockton, CA $45,550
- Kennewick, WA $45,510
- Longview, WA $45,400
- Wenatchee, WA $45,370
- Fresno, CA $45,340
- Minneapolis, MN $45,310
- Portland, OR $45,280
- Visalia, CA $45,230
- Walla Walla, WA $45,140
- Bangor, ME $45,120
- Burlington, VT $44,730
- Merced, CA $44,680
- Redding, CA $44,430
- Bismarck, ND $44,110
- El Centro, CA $43,970
- Bend, OR $43,550
- Greeley, CO $42,460
- Rochester, MN $41,250
- Boston, MA $40,930
- Las Cruces, NM $40,930
- Kahului, HI $40,280
- Eugene, OR $40,180
- Spokane, WA $40,160
- Pittsfield, MA $40,110
- Farmington, NM $39,960
- Lexington, KY $39,960
- Flagstaff, AZ $39,870
- Madison, WI $39,640
- Amherst Town, MA $39,630
- Duluth, MN $39,510
- Naples, FL $39,430
- Fargo, ND $39,270
- Worcester, MA $39,240
- Bridgeport, CT $39,210
- Grand Junction, CO $39,070
- Salisbury, MD $38,980
- Salem, OR $38,950
- Bakersfield, CA $38,930
- New York, NY $38,890
- Medford, OR $38,750
- St. Cloud, MN $38,730
- Hartford, CT $38,720
- La Crosse, WI $38,710
- Corvallis, OR $38,470
- Eau Claire, WI $38,370
- Sebastian, FL $38,240
- Lewiston, ID $38,230
- Ogden, UT $38,170
- Grants Pass, OR $38,140
- Albany, NY $38,110
- Milwaukee, WI $38,060
- Providence, RI $38,060
- Virginia Beach, VA $38,050
- Minot, ND $38,040
- New Haven, CT $38,020
- Green Bay, WI $37,980
- Albany, OR $37,930
- Mankato, MN $37,850
- Sheboygan, WI $37,850
- Chicago, IL $37,840
- Appleton, WI $37,800
- Kiryas Joel, NY $37,760
- Lincoln, NE $37,690
- Bozeman, MT $37,670
- Janesville, WI $37,670
- Racine, WI $37,640
- Harrisonburg, VA $37,600
- Winchester, VA $37,590
- Ithaca, NY $37,420
- Cleveland, OH $37,380
- Roanoke, VA $37,360
- Syracuse, NY $37,330
- Atlantic City, NJ $37,280
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $37,220
- Manchester, NH $37,220
- Kingston, NY $37,180
- Dover, DE $37,170
- Lexington Park, MD $37,060
- Richmond, VA $37,050
- Dayton, OH $36,980
- Wausau, WI $36,970
- Kenosha, WI $36,940
- Cape Coral, FL $36,910
- Denver, CO $36,910
- Oshkosh, WI $36,860
- Traverse City, MI $36,860
- Fond du Lac, WI $36,830
- Provo, UT $36,770
- Austin, TX $36,740
- Barnstable Town, MA $36,710
- Brownsville, TX $36,710