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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Monroe, MI

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Monroe, MI earns $34,630 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,378 a month.

10th percentile
$28,220
25th percentile
$30,910
Median percentile
$34,630
75th percentile
$35,920
90th percentile
$43,390

Based on 640 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

$28,533 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,630
Federal income tax−$1,976
Social Security + Medicare−$2,649
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,472
Monthly take-home$2,378
Every two weeks$1,097

Does it go far here?

$37,041Median pay in Monroe, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.5 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,059 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Monroe, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$93,690
Registered Nurses$82,170
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,030
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$54,510
Office Clerks, General$41,540
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,520
Waiters and Waitresses$38,780
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$36,870

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