How much do Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary make in Bellingham, WA?

Percentile spread

For Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $38,510 and the 90th percentile is $57,400. The difference is $18,890, which is 36.6% 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 $46,970 to the 75th at $57,340, covers $10,370.

The mean annual wage is $51,280, which sits below the median of $51,670. 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 Bellingham, WA median is 40.5% higher than the national median of $36,780 for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,003, which is 36% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.2% higher than the Washington median of $49,120.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bellingham, WA is 103.334, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,670 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary at $50,003 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary. Bellingham, WA ranks 3rd of 9 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).).

• Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA is 24 miles away, with a median of $57,950 and employment of 870. That median is 12.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,568, against $50,003 here.
• Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA is 91 miles away, with a median of $50,530 and employment of 1,370. That median is 2.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,847, against $50,003 here.
• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 93 miles away, with a median of $53,950 and employment of 21,040. That median is 4.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,545, against $50,003 here.

Employment share

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary accounts for 1.3% of wage-and-salary employment in Bellingham, WA (1,200 of 91,390). Nationally the occupation is 0.91% of employment (1,420,350 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.44 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.