SOC 25-9044 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary make in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is $48,530. The 10th percentile is $34,010 and the 90th percentile is $72,540. Employment is 100.

Median annual wage

$48,530

10th percentile
$34,010
25th percentile
$44,390
Median
$48,530
75th percentile
$65,640
90th percentile
$72,540
Mean
$53,230

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $34,010 and the 90th percentile is $72,540. The difference is $38,530, which is 79.4% 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 $44,390 to the 75th at $65,640, covers $21,250.

The mean annual wage is $53,230, which sits above the median of $48,530. 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 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT median is 13.1% higher than the national median of $42,910 for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,315, which is 12.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is 100.445, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,530 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary at $48,315 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, Postsecondary. Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT ranks 5th 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).).

  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 27 miles away, with a median of $38,440 and employment of 2,760. That median is 20.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,413, against $48,315 here.
  • Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 45 miles away, with a median of $49,420 and employment of 60. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,559, against $48,315 here.
  • Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 51 miles away, with a median of $46,640 and employment of 200. That median is 3.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,744, against $48,315 here.

Employment share

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT (100 of 126,450). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (164,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.75 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary make in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is $48,530. The 10th percentile is $34,010 and the 90th percentile is $72,540. Employment is 100.

How does that compare with the national median for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary?

The local median is 13.1% higher than the national median of $42,910.

What is Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary pay in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is 100.445, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $48,530 is $48,315. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT compare with nearby metros for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary?

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 27 miles away, at $38,440. Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT ranks 5th of 12 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.