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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary in Hartford, CT

The median teaching assistants, postsecondary in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT earns $38,440 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,595 a month.

10th percentile
$38,440
25th percentile
$38,440
Median percentile
$38,440
75th percentile
$43,670
90th percentile
$61,780

Based on 2,760 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

$31,145 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,440
Federal income tax−$2,433
Social Security + Medicare−$2,941
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$1,922
Monthly take-home$2,595
Every two weeks$1,198

Does it go far here?

$37,413Median pay in Hartford, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.7 vs 100).
55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,416 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Hartford, CT

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$222,820
General Internal Medicine Physicians$179,390
Architectural and Engineering Managers$174,440
Computer and Information Systems Managers$171,350
Financial Managers$170,310
Actuaries$166,800
Managers, All Other$163,730
Marketing Managers$163,210

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