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

How much do Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary make in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is $36,910. The 10th percentile is $30,800 and the 90th percentile is $50,760. Employment is 10,870.

Median annual wage

$36,910

10th percentile
$30,800
25th percentile
$30,800
Median
$36,910
75th percentile
$43,920
90th percentile
$50,760
Mean
$38,880

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 $30,800 and the 90th percentile is $50,760. The difference is $19,960, which is 54.1% 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 $30,800 to the 75th at $43,920, covers $13,120.

The mean annual wage is $38,880, which sits above the median of $36,910. 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO median is 0.4% higher than the national median of $36,780 for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $34,893, which is 5.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.2% higher than the Colorado median of $35,760.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 105.782, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,910 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary at $34,893 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ranks 4th of 8 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).).

  • Colorado Springs, CO is 43 miles away, with a median of $34,840 and employment of 3,110. That median is 5.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,595, against $34,893 here.
  • Boulder, CO is 53 miles away, with a median of $30,800 and employment of 1,340. That median is 16.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $29,277, against $34,893 here.
  • Greeley, CO is 82 miles away, with a median of $42,460 and employment of 1,040. That median is 15% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,385, against $34,893 here.

Employment share

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary accounts for 0.68% of wage-and-salary employment in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (10,870 of 1,609,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.91% of employment (1,420,350 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.74 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is $36,910. The 10th percentile is $30,800 and the 90th percentile is $50,760. Employment is 10,870.

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

The local median is 0.4% higher than the national median of $36,780.

What is Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 105.782, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $36,910 is $34,893. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO compare with nearby metros for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary?

Colorado Springs, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 43 miles away, at $34,840. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ranks 4th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.