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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary in Dallas, TX

The median teaching assistants, postsecondary in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns $46,920 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,323 a month.

10th percentile
$20,940
25th percentile
$29,970
Median percentile
$46,920
75th percentile
$64,680
90th percentile
$64,680

Based on 1,570 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

$39,880 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,920
Federal income tax−$3,450
Social Security + Medicare−$3,589
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,323
Every two weeks$1,534

Does it go far here?

$45,514Median pay in Dallas, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
49%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,614 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dallas, TX

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$403,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,260
Chief Executives$320,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$276,520
Family Medicine Physicians$259,310
Physicians, All Other$222,410
Nurse Anesthetists$218,650
Anesthesiologists$218,060

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