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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary in Michigan

The median teaching assistants, postsecondary in Michigan earns $39,830 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,708 a month.

10th percentile
$33,240
25th percentile
$33,790
Median percentile
$39,830
75th percentile
$65,300
90th percentile
$76,420

Based on 18,440 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

$32,491 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,830
Federal income tax−$2,600
Social Security + Medicare−$3,047
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,693
Monthly take-home$2,708
Every two weeks$1,250

Does it go far here?

$41,396Median pay in Michigan is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.2 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,129 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Michigan

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$417,760
Psychiatrists$291,850
Chief Executives$255,560
Nurse Anesthetists$247,010
Family Medicine Physicians$214,070
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$209,650
Pediatricians, General$204,690
Dentists, General$169,930

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