Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in St. Cloud, MN

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in St. Cloud, MN earns $38,730 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,555 a month.

10th percentile: $31,180
25th percentile: $35,810
Median percentile: $38,730
75th percentile: $46,820
90th percentile: $51,260

Based on 1,350 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

$30,666 take-home a year

Gross pay	$38,730
Federal income tax	−$2,468
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,963
Minnesota income tax (approx.)	−$2,634
Monthly take-home	$2,555
Every two weeks	$1,179

Does it go far here?

$44,196Median pay in St. Cloud, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.6 vs 100).

41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,042 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Cloud, MN

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$105,290
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$95,860
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$90,230
General and Operations Managers	$89,700
Electricians	$81,890
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$79,530
Accountants and Auditors	$77,720
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,760

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