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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median teaching assistants, postsecondary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $39,940 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,623 a month.

10th percentile
$34,360
25th percentile
$36,600
Median percentile
$39,940
75th percentile
$58,190
90th percentile
$81,450

Based on 5,990 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

$31,476 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,940
Federal income tax−$2,613
Social Security + Medicare−$3,055
California income tax (approx.)−$2,796
Monthly take-home$2,623
Every two weeks$1,211

Does it go far here?

$35,169Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
79%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Los Angeles, CA

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$370,510
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$364,730
Chief Executives$234,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers$204,370
Physicians, All Other$196,760
Lawyers$194,410
Natural Sciences Managers$193,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers$190,900

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