SOC 25-9045 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary make in Barnstable Town, MA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Barnstable Town, MA is $36,710. The 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $60,020. Employment is 1,130.

Median annual wage

$36,710

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$31,200
Median
$36,710
75th percentile
$48,840
90th percentile
$60,020
Mean
$41,560

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

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Percentile spread

For Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $60,020. The difference is $28,820, which is 78.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $31,200 to the 75th at $48,840, covers $17,640.

The mean annual wage is $41,560, which sits above the median of $36,710. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Barnstable Town, MA median is 0.2% lower than the national median of $36,780 for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,325, which is 1.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.8% lower than the Massachusetts median of $39,380.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Barnstable Town, MA is 98.351, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,710 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary at $37,325 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary. Barnstable Town, MA ranks 13th of 16 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 58 miles away, with a median of $38,060 and employment of 8,400. That median is 3.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,397, against $37,325 here.
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 71 miles away, with a median of $40,930 and employment of 26,350. That median is 11.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,805, against $37,325 here.
  • Worcester, MA is 100 miles away, with a median of $39,240 and employment of 5,050. That median is 6.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,274, against $37,325 here.

Employment share

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary accounts for 1.2% of wage-and-salary employment in Barnstable Town, MA (1,130 of 94,110). Nationally the occupation is 0.91% of employment (1,420,350 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.31 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary make in Barnstable Town, MA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Barnstable Town, MA is $36,710. The 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $60,020. Employment is 1,130.

How does that compare with the national median for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary?

The local median is 0.2% lower than the national median of $36,780.

What is Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay in Barnstable Town, MA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Barnstable Town, MA is 98.351, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $36,710 is $37,325. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Barnstable Town, MA compare with nearby metros for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary?

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 58 miles away, at $38,060. Barnstable Town, MA ranks 13th of 16 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.