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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Dallas, TX

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns $31,480 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,290 a month.

10th percentile
$23,680
25th percentile
$28,860
Median percentile
$31,480
75th percentile
$36,750
90th percentile
$40,150

Based on 25,270 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

$27,474 take-home a year
Gross pay$31,480
Federal income tax−$1,598
Social Security + Medicare−$2,408
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,290
Every two weeks$1,057

Does it go far here?

$30,536Median pay in Dallas, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
70%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,614 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dallas, TX

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$403,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,260
Chief Executives$320,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$276,520
Family Medicine Physicians$259,310
Physicians, All Other$222,410
Nurse Anesthetists$218,650
Anesthesiologists$218,060

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