Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Barnstable Town, MA

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Barnstable Town, MA earns $36,710 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,487 a month.

10th percentile: $31,200
25th percentile: $31,200
Median percentile: $36,710
75th percentile: $48,840
90th percentile: $60,020

Based on 1,130 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

$29,841 take-home a year

Gross pay	$36,710
Federal income tax	−$2,225
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,808
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)	−$1,836
Monthly take-home	$2,487
Every two weeks	$1,148

Does it go far here?

$37,325Median pay in Barnstable Town, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.4 vs 100).

67%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,678 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Barnstable Town, MA

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$103,380
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$101,120
General and Operations Managers	$100,590
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$100,320
Accountants and Auditors	$96,110
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$82,370
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$80,210
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$76,270

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