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

How much do Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary make in La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN is $38,710. The 10th percentile is $29,060 and the 90th percentile is $44,420. Employment is 850.

Median annual wage

$38,710

10th percentile
$29,060
25th percentile
$35,140
Median
$38,710
75th percentile
$42,400
90th percentile
$44,420
Mean
$38,270

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

A public high school teacher standing in a classroom in the United States
A public high school classroom in the United States. Photograph by Harrison Keely. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Percentile spread

For Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $29,060 and the 90th percentile is $44,420. The difference is $15,360, which is 39.7% 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 $35,140 to the 75th at $42,400, covers $7,260.

The mean annual wage is $38,270, which sits below the median of $38,710. 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 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN median is 5.2% higher than the national median of $36,780 for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,182, which is 14.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.4% higher than the Wisconsin median of $37,800.

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Wisconsin, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN is 91.769, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,710 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary at $42,182 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

23 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary. La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN ranks 4th of 24 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).).

  • Rochester, MN is 63 miles away, with a median of $41,250 and employment of 1,460. That median is 6.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,419, against $42,182 here.
  • Dubuque, IA is 86 miles away, with a median of $30,410 and employment of 710. That median is 21.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,823, against $42,182 here.
  • Eau Claire, WI is 86 miles away, with a median of $38,370 and employment of 820. That median is 0.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,349, against $42,182 here.

Employment share

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary accounts for 1.0% of wage-and-salary employment in La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN (850 of 84,380). Nationally the occupation is 0.91% of employment (1,420,350 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.10 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 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN is $38,710. The 10th percentile is $29,060 and the 90th percentile is $44,420. Employment is 850.

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

The local median is 5.2% higher than the national median of $36,780.

What is Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay in La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN is 91.769, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $38,710 is $42,182. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN compare with nearby metros for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary?

Rochester, MN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 63 miles away, at $41,250. La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN ranks 4th of 24 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.