How much do Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary make in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV?

Percentile spread

For Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $29,530 and the 90th percentile is $39,500. The difference is $9,970, which is 32.4% 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 $30,810 to the 75th at $39,500, covers $8,690.

The mean annual wage is $33,900, which sits above the median of $30,810. 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 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV median is 16.2% lower than the national median of $36,780 for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $30,744, which is 16.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.4% lower than the Nevada median of $31,900.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 100.215, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $30,810 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary at $30,744 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV ranks 6th of 6 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).).

• Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is 79 miles away, with a median of $33,500 and employment of 610. That median is 8.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,601, against $30,744 here.
• St. George, UT is 111 miles away, with a median of $36,020 and employment of 880. That median is 16.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,012, against $30,744 here.
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 132 miles away, with a median of $46,330 and employment of 22,500. That median is 50.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,526, against $30,744 here.

Employment share

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary accounts for 0.41% of wage-and-salary employment in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV (4,650 of 1,136,960). Nationally the occupation is 0.91% of employment (1,420,350 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.45 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.