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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $46,240 a year, 26% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,008 a month.

10th percentile
$37,220
25th percentile
$38,450
Median percentile
$46,240
75th percentile
$48,890
90th percentile
$60,010

Based on 53,010 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

$36,097 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,240
Federal income tax−$3,369
Social Security + Medicare−$3,537
California income tax (approx.)−$3,237
Monthly take-home$3,008
Every two weeks$1,388

Does it go far here?

$40,716Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
69%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Los Angeles, CA

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$370,510
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$364,730
Chief Executives$234,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers$204,370
Physicians, All Other$196,760
Lawyers$194,410
Natural Sciences Managers$193,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers$190,900

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