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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary in Allentown, PA

The median teaching assistants, postsecondary in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ earns $40,020 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,759 a month.

10th percentile
$29,270
25th percentile
$34,900
Median percentile
$40,020
75th percentile
$64,970
90th percentile
$76,290

Based on 80 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

$33,107 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,020
Federal income tax−$2,622
Social Security + Medicare−$3,062
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,229
Monthly take-home$2,759
Every two weeks$1,273

Does it go far here?

$40,033Median pay in Allentown, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
49%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,365 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Allentown, PA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$258,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$165,660
Marketing Managers$153,930
Financial Managers$146,030
Pharmacists$138,390
Sales Managers$135,220
Nurse Practitioners$133,890

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