How does Graduate Teaching Assistants pay in Illinois compare to the national average?

Illinois Graduate Teaching Assistants salaries are 12% above the US national median of $33,700 per year.

What is the salary range for a Graduate Teaching Assistants in Illinois?

Graduate Teaching Assistants salaries in Illinois range from $18,210 (10th percentile) to $81,170 (90th percentile) per year, per 2018 BLS OEWS data.

Graduate Teaching Assistants Salary in Illinois

SOC 25-1191 · State · 2018 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Graduate Teaching Assistants in Illinois is $37,740 per year as of 2018. This is 12% above the national median of $33,700. 3,070 people work as Graduate Teaching Assistants in Illinois. Wages have grown 39% since 2014, when the median was $27,140.

Median Annual Salary

$37,740

Mean Annual

$43,670

Median Hourly

—

Total Employed

3,070

Location Quotient

0.56

Less common here

Salary Distribution

$18k

10th

$19k

25th

$38k

Median

$59k

75th

$81k

90th

How This Compares

Illinois

$37,740

this metro

United States

$33,700

you earn +12% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2018	$37,740	$43,670	3,070
2017	$38,390	$40,080	2,820
2016	$44,810	$42,890	6,770
2015	$32,400	$36,950	9,600
2014	$27,140	$31,440	12,720

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