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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

The median teaching assistants, postsecondary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns $43,430 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,945 a month.

10th percentile
$28,700
25th percentile
$31,240
Median percentile
$43,430
75th percentile
$49,680
90th percentile
$51,890

Based on 530 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

$35,339 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,430
Federal income tax−$3,032
Social Security + Medicare−$3,322
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,737
Monthly take-home$2,945
Every two weeks$1,359

Does it go far here?

$46,662Median pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,116 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$491,640
Physicians, All Other$335,670
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$213,920
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$157,260
Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,430
Pharmacists$143,920

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