How much do Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary make in Auburn-Opelika, AL?

Percentile spread

For Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $17,730 and the 90th percentile is $36,420. The difference is $18,690, which is 82.7% 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 $17,730 to the 75th at $29,070, covers $11,340.

The mean annual wage is $24,650, which sits above the median of $22,600. 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 Auburn-Opelika, AL median is 47.3% lower than the national median of $42,910 for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $25,701, which is 40.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Alabama median of $22,600.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Auburn-Opelika, AL is 87.933, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $22,600 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary at $25,701 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary. Auburn-Opelika, AL ranks 8th of 9 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).).

• Montgomery, AL is 52 miles away, with a median of $20,500 and employment of 90. That median is 9.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $22,859, against $25,701 here.
• Birmingham, AL is 100 miles away, with a median of $38,310 and employment of 290. That median is 69.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,803, against $25,701 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 108 miles away, with a median of $47,940 and employment of 1,490. That median is 112.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,912, against $25,701 here.