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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Allentown, PA

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ earns $35,120 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,443 a month.

10th percentile
$28,160
25th percentile
$30,380
Median percentile
$35,120
75th percentile
$38,240
90th percentile
$47,360

Based on 3,860 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$29,321 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,120
Federal income tax−$2,034
Social Security + Medicare−$2,687
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,078
Monthly take-home$2,443
Every two weeks$1,128

Does it go far here?

$35,131Median pay in Allentown, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,365 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Allentown, PA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$258,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$165,660
Marketing Managers$153,930
Financial Managers$146,030
Pharmacists$138,390
Sales Managers$135,220
Nurse Practitioners$133,890

All teaching assistants, except postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania