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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary in Massachusetts

The median teaching assistants, postsecondary in Massachusetts earns $56,370 a year, 31% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,721 a month.

10th percentile
$32,890
25th percentile
$39,260
Median percentile
$56,370
75th percentile
$62,690
90th percentile
$77,920

Based on 3,040 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

$44,655 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,370
Federal income tax−$4,584
Social Security + Medicare−$4,312
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,819
Monthly take-home$3,721
Every two weeks$1,717

Does it go far here?

$53,301Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

All teaching assistants, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts