Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary
The median pay for teaching assistants, postsecondary in the United States is $42,910 a year. About 164,090 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $28,600
- 25th percentile
- $35,270
- Median percentile
- $42,910
- 75th percentile
- $60,510
- 90th percentile
- $76,420
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Maryland $58,330
- Massachusetts $56,370
- Texas $55,670
- New Jersey $54,260
- Minnesota $53,380
- Utah $52,300
- Washington $50,460
- North Carolina $50,050
- North Dakota $49,960
- Oklahoma $49,920
- Virginia $49,890
- Arizona $49,810
- Kentucky $49,680
- Oregon $49,550
- Rhode Island $49,420
- California $49,140
- Georgia $48,800
- Ohio $48,710
- Vermont $48,620
- New Mexico $48,270
- Wisconsin $47,990
- Maine $47,210
- South Carolina $46,760
- New York $43,610
- District of Columbia $43,160
- Kansas $41,580
- South Dakota $39,840
- Michigan $39,830
- Nebraska $39,650
- Iowa $38,960
- Pennsylvania $38,020
- Louisiana $37,950
- Florida $37,770
- Colorado $37,450
- Idaho $37,310
- Tennessee $36,950
- Illinois $36,040
- West Virginia $35,960
- Alaska $35,790
- Indiana $34,910
- Montana $30,070
- New Hampshire $26,810
- Nevada $24,960
- Arkansas $23,140
By metro area
- Canton, OH $78,510
- Bridgeport, CT $68,230
- Lubbock, TX $64,160
- Merced, CA $63,220
- Sacramento, CA $61,780
- Flagstaff, AZ $61,730
- Buffalo, NY $61,540
- Duluth, MN $60,470
- Bellingham, WA $59,240
- Washington, DC $58,330
- Salt Lake City, UT $57,930
- College Station, TX $57,790
- Toledo, OH $54,390
- Minneapolis, MN $52,660
- Appleton, WI $51,500
- Virginia Beach, VA $51,230
- Springfield, MO $50,920
- Albuquerque, NM $50,820
- Lansing, MI $50,820
- Lexington, KY $50,640
- Des Moines, IA $50,450
- Richmond, VA $50,360
- Santa Maria, CA $50,310
- Champaign, IL $50,110
- Baltimore, MD $50,050
- Greensboro, NC $50,050
- Grand Forks, ND $49,960
- Oklahoma City, OK $49,920
- Phoenix, AZ $49,810
- Boston, MA $49,760
- Portland, OR $49,550
- Providence, RI $49,420
- Cleveland, OH $49,360
- Cedar Rapids, IA $49,340
- Savannah, GA $49,160
- Athens, GA $48,800
- Austin, TX $48,710
- Columbus, OH $48,710
- Spokane, WA $48,650
- Norwich, CT $48,530
- Seattle, WA $48,380
- Bakersfield, CA $48,280
- Madison, WI $47,990
- Atlanta, GA $47,940
- Texarkana, TX $47,440
- Wilmington, NC $47,430
- Walla Walla, WA $47,390
- Columbia, MO $47,220
- Corpus Christi, TX $47,030
- Binghamton, NY $46,950
- Dallas, TX $46,920
- Fort Wayne, IN $46,910
- Greenville, SC $46,760
- Waterbury, CT $46,640
- Detroit, MI $46,430
- El Paso, TX $46,330
- Akron, OH $46,150
- Albany, NY $45,860
- Tucson, AZ $45,810
- Eau Claire, WI $45,400
- San Diego, CA $45,120
- San Jose, CA $45,110
- New York, NY $45,100
- La Crosse, WI $45,030
- San Francisco, CA $44,330
- Augusta, GA $43,590
- Charlotte, NC $43,490
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $43,430
- Omaha, NE $43,190
- New Orleans, LA $40,730
- Brownsville, TX $40,520
- Napa, CA $40,080
- Allentown, PA $40,020
- Baton Rouge, LA $40,020
- Los Angeles, CA $39,940
- Hickory, NC $39,910
- Indianapolis, IN $39,640
- Ann Arbor, MI $38,990
- Deltona, FL $38,830
- Riverside, CA $38,640
- Kansas City, MO $38,620
- Miami, FL $38,510
- Philadelphia, PA $38,500
- Houston, TX $38,490
- Hartford, CT $38,440
- North Port, FL $38,350
- Birmingham, AL $38,310
- Tampa, FL $38,260
- Cape Coral, FL $37,930
- Jacksonville, FL $37,890
- Orlando, FL $37,780
- Columbia, SC $37,710
- Scranton, PA $37,570
- South Bend, IN $37,540
- Denver, CO $37,450
- Fresno, CA $37,440
- Pittsburgh, PA $37,300
- San Antonio, TX $37,030
- Tyler, TX $36,720
- Greenville, NC $36,660
- Amarillo, TX $36,360
- Bloomington, IL $36,040
- Chicago, IL $35,760
- Tallahassee, FL $35,380
- Wichita, KS $33,940
- Grand Rapids, MI $33,680
- Tulsa, OK $33,060
- Flint, MI $31,540
- Davenport, IA $31,340
- Springfield, IL $31,260
- Laredo, TX $31,100
- Milwaukee, WI $30,670
- Beaumont, TX $30,650
- Killeen, TX $29,630
- Mobile, AL $29,120
- McAllen, TX $29,060
- Evansville, IN $28,140
- Chattanooga, TN $27,230
- Provo, UT $26,930
- Little Rock, AR $26,680