How much do Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary make in Lake Charles, LA?

Percentile spread

For Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $21,050 and the 90th percentile is $50,790. The difference is $29,740, which is 94.1% 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 $26,430 to the 75th at $40,030, covers $13,600.

The mean annual wage is $34,540, which sits above the median of $31,610. 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 Lake Charles, LA median is 14.1% lower than the national median of $36,780 for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,819, which is 0.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.4% higher than the Louisiana median of $27,400.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lake Charles, LA is 85.852, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $31,610 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary at $36,819 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary. Lake Charles, LA ranks 1st of 12 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).).

• Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is 61 miles away, with a median of $24,470 and employment of 1,500. That median is 22.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $27,175, against $36,819 here.
• Lafayette, LA is 63 miles away, with a median of $22,000 and employment of 1,130. That median is 30.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $25,227, against $36,819 here.
• Alexandria, LA is 97 miles away, with a median of $20,730 and employment of 480. That median is 34.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $24,193, against $36,819 here.

Employment share

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary accounts for 0.59% of wage-and-salary employment in Lake Charles, LA (600 of 101,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.91% of employment (1,420,350 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.65 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.