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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Jonesboro, AR

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Jonesboro, AR earns $28,300 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,984 a month.

10th percentile
$24,000
25th percentile
$24,710
Median percentile
$28,300
75th percentile
$34,330
90th percentile
$37,720

Based on 550 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

$23,811 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,300
Federal income tax−$1,220
Social Security + Medicare−$2,165
Arkansas income tax (approx.)−$1,104
Monthly take-home$1,984
Every two weeks$916

Does it go far here?

$32,954Median pay in Jonesboro, AR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.9 vs 100).
47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($929 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Jonesboro, AR

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$78,940
General and Operations Managers$69,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,920
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$60,910
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$60,450
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$56,270
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$51,790
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$50,980

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