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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary in Riverside, CA

The median teaching assistants, postsecondary in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA earns $38,640 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,544 a month.

10th percentile
$34,750
25th percentile
$36,450
Median percentile
$38,640
75th percentile
$58,930
90th percentile
$68,560

Based on 540 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

$30,522 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,640
Federal income tax−$2,457
Social Security + Medicare−$2,956
California income tax (approx.)−$2,705
Monthly take-home$2,544
Every two weeks$1,174

Does it go far here?

$36,301Median pay in Riverside, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.4 vs 100).
73%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,846 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Riverside, CA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$279,090
Chief Executives$176,700
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,320
Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,600
Nurse Practitioners$169,920
Physician Assistants$165,490
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$163,750
Pharmacists$161,870

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