SOC 25-9045 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary wages by metro

National median annual wage

$36,780

10th percentile: $27,150
25th percentile: $31,060
Median: $36,780
75th percentile: $45,360
90th percentile: $50,040
Mean: $38,290

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

National employment in May 2025: 1,420,350.

That median is 27.9% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

Two cooks working in a commercial kitchen in 1930 — Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	870	$39,470	$57,950	$62,920
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	21,040	$39,450	$53,950	$64,450
Bellingham, WA	1,200	$38,510	$51,670	$57,400
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	1,700	$36,440	$51,350	$57,810
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	1,370	$38,360	$50,530	$61,270
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	18,710	$40,320	$49,360	$62,910
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	7,240	$39,170	$49,010	$63,230
Portland-South Portland, ME	3,170	$38,490	$48,770	$60,210
Decatur, IL	550	$31,200	$48,480	$62,870
Napa, CA	530	$38,590	$48,450	$61,190
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	1,930	$39,080	$48,270	$59,460
Vallejo, CA	1,630	$38,610	$48,200	$59,320
Salinas, CA	2,290	$38,660	$48,030	$59,930
Modesto, CA	3,470	$37,760	$47,990	$58,650
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	3,870	$37,930	$47,860	$58,580
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	1,060	$38,080	$47,430	$60,190
Yakima, WA	2,150	$36,420	$47,380	$60,840
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	820	$37,870	$47,120	$57,180
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	2,360	$38,060	$46,540	$57,390
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	13,260	$36,540	$46,440	$56,870

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	126,920	$32,240	$38,890	$56,740
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	53,010	$37,220	$46,240	$60,010
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	46,770	$31,200	$37,840	$48,100
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	26,990	$26,870	$36,080	$46,470
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	26,350	$31,200	$40,930	$60,730
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	25,270	$23,680	$31,480	$40,150
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	25,050	$34,470	$46,200	$61,880
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	23,930	$22,850	$29,300	$38,620
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	23,370	$33,360	$45,310	$54,580
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	22,500	$37,400	$46,330	$57,160
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	21,040	$39,450	$53,950	$64,450
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	18,710	$40,320	$49,360	$62,910
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	17,320	$31,090	$36,450	$43,120
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	17,230	$21,880	$29,500	$40,160
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	14,660	$26,570	$35,450	$46,300
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	14,380	$29,740	$35,410	$40,150
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	13,260	$36,540	$46,440	$56,870
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	12,500	$31,360	$45,280	$57,180
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	11,310	$31,200	$36,200	$57,110
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	11,110	$37,940	$45,990	$58,030

States and territories

State estimates for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Washington	43,420	$37,870	$49,120	$62,810
District of Columbia	3,950	$38,370	$46,920	$58,100
Maine	8,700	$36,210	$46,750	$56,920
California	177,140	$37,240	$46,490	$59,520
Vermont	4,960	$29,140	$43,800	$51,580
Minnesota	38,540	$31,420	$40,100	$50,410
Oregon	23,030	$30,300	$39,850	$50,860
Massachusetts	39,210	$31,200	$39,380	$59,970
Virginia	31,370	$28,220	$38,520	$57,030
New Hampshire	7,880	$28,920	$38,440	$48,780
New York	137,820	$32,240	$38,240	$54,990
North Dakota	5,600	$29,130	$38,240	$46,260
Connecticut	19,740	$34,010	$38,110	$49,690
Delaware	5,040	$31,200	$37,830	$47,300
Wisconsin	26,520	$29,060	$37,800	$46,270
Virgin Islands	400	$29,820	$37,710	$43,800
New Jersey	55,580	$32,220	$37,290	$49,580
Rhode Island	5,200	$31,200	$37,220	$47,720
Alaska	3,810	$27,440	$37,190	$57,210
Maryland	23,340	$31,200	$37,060	$59,680
Utah	18,170	$27,730	$37,050	$47,400
Illinois	64,210	$31,200	$36,990	$48,100
Hawaii	5,470	$30,130	$36,810	$46,990
Missouri	20,930	$28,600	$36,300	$47,310
Wyoming	3,680	$27,840	$36,100	$44,040
Ohio	47,300	$26,810	$35,920	$46,890
Arizona	25,280	$30,960	$35,900	$42,590
New Mexico	8,970	$27,050	$35,900	$46,390
Colorado	21,910	$30,800	$35,760	$48,470
Idaho	8,710	$23,980	$35,560	$48,800
Nebraska	11,190	$28,080	$35,160	$45,110
Michigan	39,030	$27,550	$35,110	$45,370
Montana	3,930	$23,950	$34,750	$45,430
Pennsylvania	48,310	$23,380	$34,740	$45,980
Florida	54,530	$28,490	$34,430	$40,150
Indiana	28,450	$23,970	$33,300	$44,610
Nevada	7,100	$27,880	$31,900	$41,640
Iowa	24,520	$22,400	$30,510	$37,520
Kentucky	16,330	$23,980	$30,160	$46,370
Texas	108,960	$22,480	$29,850	$42,520
West Virginia	5,110	$27,400	$29,800	$36,750
North Carolina	32,150	$25,110	$29,790	$38,050
Kansas	20,000	$21,800	$29,490	$38,190
Tennessee	23,280	$22,010	$29,210	$40,310
Arkansas	11,270	$23,670	$28,790	$38,360
Georgia	33,410	$21,190	$28,770	$39,120
South Dakota	4,650	$24,800	$28,220	$35,410
Oklahoma	13,860	$17,940	$27,920	$37,370
South Carolina	14,410	$21,910	$27,860	$44,290
Louisiana	14,530	$20,680	$27,400	$38,620
Mississippi	9,750	$18,830	$25,840	$32,300
Alabama	10,140	$21,440	$24,070	$30,590
Puerto Rico	9,910	$22,230	$23,180	$31,030
Guam	180	$21,180	$21,250	$35,010

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary is $36,780. Employment is 1,420,350.

How does Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary is 27.9% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA is highest on this page's list at $57,950.