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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Texarkana, TX

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Texarkana, TX-AR earns $28,040 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,058 a month.

10th percentile
$21,770
25th percentile
$23,740
Median percentile
$28,040
75th percentile
$31,080
90th percentile
$38,710

Based on 660 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

$24,701 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,040
Federal income tax−$1,194
Social Security + Medicare−$2,145
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,058
Every two weeks$950

Does it go far here?

$33,376Median pay in Texarkana, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 84.0 vs 100).
46%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($950 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texarkana, TX

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$80,610
General and Operations Managers$77,060
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,770
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$56,840
Correctional Officers and Jailers$51,310
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$50,270
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$49,050
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$41,920

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