Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Harrisonburg, VA

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Harrisonburg, VA earns $37,600 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,527 a month.

10th percentile: $29,460
25th percentile: $30,770
Median percentile: $37,600
75th percentile: $37,600
90th percentile: $47,060

Based on 470 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

$30,324 take-home a year

Gross pay	$37,600
Federal income tax	−$2,332
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,876
Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$2,068
Monthly take-home	$2,527
Every two weeks	$1,166

Does it go far here?

$39,624Median pay in Harrisonburg, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.9 vs 100).

46%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,173 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Harrisonburg, VA

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$94,320
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$77,340
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$68,800
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,660
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$53,440
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$50,350
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$47,090
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$46,870

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