How much do Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary make in Traverse City, MI?

Percentile spread

For Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $29,570 and the 90th percentile is $45,270. The difference is $15,700, which is 42.6% 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 $32,390 to the 75th at $38,400, covers $6,010.

The mean annual wage is $36,570, which sits below the median of $36,860. 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 Traverse City, MI median is 0.2% higher than the national median of $36,780 for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,477, which is 7.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5% higher than the Michigan median of $35,110.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Traverse City, MI is 93.372, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary at $39,477 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary. Traverse City, MI ranks 8th of 19 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).).

• Green Bay, WI is 108 miles away, with a median of $37,980 and employment of 1,270. That median is 3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,801, against $39,477 here.
• Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI is 108 miles away, with a median of $34,990 and employment of 530. That median is 5.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,819, against $39,477 here.
• Midland, MI is 118 miles away, with a median of $31,540 and employment of 490. That median is 14.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,312, against $39,477 here.

Employment share

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary accounts for 0.94% of wage-and-salary employment in Traverse City, MI (640 of 68,440). Nationally the occupation is 0.91% of employment (1,420,350 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.02 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.