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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Traverse City, MI

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Traverse City, MI earns $36,860 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,519 a month.

10th percentile
$29,570
25th percentile
$32,390
Median percentile
$36,860
75th percentile
$38,400
90th percentile
$45,270

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

$30,230 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,860
Federal income tax−$2,243
Social Security + Medicare−$2,820
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,567
Monthly take-home$2,519
Every two weeks$1,163

Does it go far here?

$39,477Median pay in Traverse City, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.4 vs 100).
49%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,225 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Traverse City, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$84,300
Registered Nurses$83,690
Accountants and Auditors$74,820
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,760
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,700
Construction Laborers$48,400
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,850
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,550

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