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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary in Providence, RI

The median teaching assistants, postsecondary in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA earns $49,420 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,305 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$31,200
Median percentile
$49,420
75th percentile
$63,510
90th percentile
$72,460

Based on 60 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

$39,665 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,420
Federal income tax−$3,750
Social Security + Medicare−$3,781
Rhode Island income tax (approx.)−$2,224
Monthly take-home$3,305
Every two weeks$1,526

Does it go far here?

$48,559Median pay in Providence, RI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.8 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,307 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Providence, RI

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$243,620
Physicians, All Other$234,000
Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,640
Dentists, General$172,310
Computer and Information Systems Managers$171,220
Financial Managers$167,570
Human Resources Managers$163,290
Managers, All Other$160,040

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