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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Bay City, MI

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Bay City, MI earns $31,510 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,180 a month.

10th percentile
$26,720
25th percentile
$29,090
Median percentile
$31,510
75th percentile
$35,230
90th percentile
$40,830

Based on 300 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

$26,159 take-home a year
Gross pay$31,510
Federal income tax−$1,601
Social Security + Medicare−$2,411
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,339
Monthly take-home$2,180
Every two weeks$1,006

Does it go far here?

$34,279Median pay in Bay City, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($860 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bay City, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$81,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,320
Waiters and Waitresses$40,500
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,610
Office Clerks, General$38,100
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,100
Retail Salespersons$33,320
Stockers and Order Fillers$33,320

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