Paycheck Atlas

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Pittsburgh, PA earns $33,700 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,352 a month.

10th percentile
$23,580
25th percentile
$29,140
Median percentile
$33,700
75th percentile
$36,470
90th percentile
$42,840

Based on 7,230 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

$28,223 take-home a year
Gross pay$33,700
Federal income tax−$1,864
Social Security + Medicare−$2,578
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,035
Monthly take-home$2,352
Every two weeks$1,086

Does it go far here?

$35,597Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

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