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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Kennewick, WA

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Kennewick-Richland, WA earns $45,510 a year, 24% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,229 a month.

10th percentile
$37,440
25th percentile
$39,750
Median percentile
$45,510
75th percentile
$46,680
90th percentile
$50,950

Based on 2,450 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

$38,747 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,510
Federal income tax−$3,281
Social Security + Medicare−$3,482
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,229
Every two weeks$1,490

Does it go far here?

$45,474Median pay in Kennewick, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,284 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kennewick, WA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$130,460
Software Developers$127,800
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$126,630
Project Management Specialists$125,940
Mechanical Engineers$124,780
Civil Engineers$121,370
Registered Nurses$106,410
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$104,530

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