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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Washington

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Washington earns $49,120 a year, 34% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,471 a month.

10th percentile
$37,870
25th percentile
$43,270
Median percentile
$49,120
75th percentile
$58,080
90th percentile
$62,810

Based on 43,420 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

$41,648 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,120
Federal income tax−$3,714
Social Security + Medicare−$3,758
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,471
Every two weeks$1,602

Does it go far here?

$45,901Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
51%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

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