How much do Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary make in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA?

Percentile spread

For Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $18,230 and the 90th percentile is $59,780. The difference is $41,550, which is 134.7% 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 $23,270 to the 75th at $43,620, covers $20,350.

The mean annual wage is $35,650, which sits above the median of $30,840. 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA median is 28.1% lower than the national median of $42,910 for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $31,262, which is 27.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.9% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $38,020.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 98.650, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $30,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary at $31,262 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary. Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA ranks 10th of 10 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).).

• Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 76 miles away, with a median of $50,050 and employment of 860. That median is 62.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,901, against $31,262 here.
• Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is 91 miles away, with a median of $37,570 and employment of 40. That median is 21.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,158, against $31,262 here.
• Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 92 miles away, with a median of $40,020 and employment of 80. That median is 29.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,033, against $31,262 here.