How much do Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary make in Jefferson City, MO?

Percentile spread

For Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $28,600 and the 90th percentile is $44,940. The difference is $16,340, which is 46.0% 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 $29,570 to the 75th at $37,480, covers $7,910.

The mean annual wage is $35,480, which sits below the median of $35,500. 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 Jefferson City, MO median is 3.5% lower than the national median of $36,780 for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,352, which is 9.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.2% lower than the Missouri median of $36,300.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jefferson City, MO is 87.975, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary at $40,352 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary. Jefferson City, MO ranks 5th of 11 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).).

• Columbia, MO is 36 miles away, with a median of $35,270 and employment of 570. That median is 0.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,435, against $40,352 here.
• St. Louis, MO-IL is 94 miles away, with a median of $36,410 and employment of 10,010. That median is 2.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,291, against $40,352 here.
• Springfield, MO is 106 miles away, with a median of $35,950 and employment of 1,430. That median is 1.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,582, against $40,352 here.

Employment share

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary accounts for 0.55% of wage-and-salary employment in Jefferson City, MO (440 of 80,220). Nationally the occupation is 0.91% of employment (1,420,350 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.60 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.