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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Rochester, MN

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Rochester, MN earns $41,250 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,710 a month.

10th percentile
$31,520
25th percentile
$37,080
Median percentile
$41,250
75th percentile
$45,620
90th percentile
$46,850

Based on 1,460 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

$32,519 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,250
Federal income tax−$2,770
Social Security + Medicare−$3,156
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$2,805
Monthly take-home$2,710
Every two weeks$1,251

Does it go far here?

$45,419Median pay in Rochester, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.8 vs 100).
47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,276 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Rochester, MN

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$239,200
Software Developers$134,450
Medical and Health Services Managers$131,110
Nurse Practitioners$126,270
Management Analysts$108,560
Registered Nurses$101,660
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$99,530
General and Operations Managers$85,650

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