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

How much do Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary make in Oklahoma City, OK?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary in Oklahoma City, OK is $49,920. The 10th percentile is $31,070 and the 90th percentile is $60,230. Employment is 1,420.

Median annual wage

$49,920

10th percentile
$31,070
25th percentile
$40,270
Median
$49,920
75th percentile
$50,990
90th percentile
$60,230
Mean
$46,020

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 $31,070 and the 90th percentile is $60,230. The difference is $29,160, which is 58.4% 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 $40,270 to the 75th at $50,990, covers $10,720.

The mean annual wage is $46,020, which sits below the median of $49,920. 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 Oklahoma City, OK median is 16.3% higher than the national median of $42,910 for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,216, which is 28.7% higher 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 Oklahoma median of $49,920.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Oklahoma City, OK is 90.408, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,920 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary at $55,216 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary. Oklahoma City, OK ranks 1st of 4 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).).

  • Tulsa, OK is 94 miles away, with a median of $33,060 and employment of 70. That median is 33.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,057, against $55,216 here.
  • Wichita, KS is 153 miles away, with a median of $33,940 and employment of 60. That median is 32% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,158, against $55,216 here.
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 181 miles away, with a median of $46,920 and employment of 1,570. That median is 6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,514, against $55,216 here.

Employment share

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary accounts for 0.21% of wage-and-salary employment in Oklahoma City, OK (1,420 of 677,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (164,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.99 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 Oklahoma City, OK?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary in Oklahoma City, OK is $49,920. The 10th percentile is $31,070 and the 90th percentile is $60,230. Employment is 1,420.

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

The local median is 16.3% higher than the national median of $42,910.

What is Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary pay in Oklahoma City, OK after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Oklahoma City, OK is 90.408, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $49,920 is $55,216. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Oklahoma City, OK compare with nearby metros for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary?

Tulsa, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 94 miles away, at $33,060. Oklahoma City, OK ranks 1st of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.