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Average Salary for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

SOC 25-9044 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · 2024 data

The median annual wage for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary in the United States is $44,930, based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $28,020 at the 10th percentile to $73,560 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 155,010 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 40.1% since 2019.

Median Annual

$44,930

Mean Annual

$47,560

10th Pct

$28,020

75th Pct

$60,410

Employment

155,010

Salary Distribution

$28k
10th
$33k
25th
$45k
Median
$60k
75th
$74k
90th

Highest Paying Metro Areas

Metro Area Median Annual
Cleveland, OH $80,210
Toledo, OH $77,970
Ponce, PR $76,850
Canton-Massillon, OH $75,610
Winston-Salem, NC $71,320
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $65,480
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $65,190
New Haven, CT $64,920
Syracuse, NY $63,020
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $62,880
Lubbock, TX $61,330
Utica-Rome, NY $60,480
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $59,230
Fort Wayne, IN $58,650
College Station-Bryan, TX $58,150

Salary by State

State Median Annual
Ohio $75,610
Connecticut $62,880
New Jersey $61,560
Maryland $56,140
North Dakota $50,570
California $50,330
Minnesota $50,260
Virginia $49,420
Nebraska $48,180
Washington $48,080
Kentucky $47,680
New York $47,400
Massachusetts $47,000
Texas $46,440
Vermont $46,370
New Mexico $46,330
Wisconsin $46,050
New Hampshire $45,280
Maine $44,450
Rhode Island $44,390
Kansas $43,950
Oregon $43,320
North Carolina $41,180
Iowa $40,450
Arizona $39,570
District of Columbia $39,510
Idaho $39,160
Oklahoma $38,650
Michigan $38,450
Indiana $38,430
Pennsylvania $38,290
Missouri $38,100
Georgia $37,730
Puerto Rico $37,460
Hawaii $36,360
Illinois $36,120
Colorado $35,940
West Virginia $34,630
Nevada $31,160
Florida $31,100
South Carolina $30,520
South Dakota $30,450
Utah $30,010
Tennessee $30,000
Montana $29,160
Arkansas $26,890
Alaska $24,400
Louisiana $23,700
Alabama $21,750
Mississippi $18,670

National Wage Trend

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Year Median Annual
2024 $44,930
2023 $43,750
2022 $38,050
2021 $38,040
2020 $36,250
2019 $32,080