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

How much do Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary make in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT is $26,930. The 10th percentile is $24,590 and the 90th percentile is $56,980. Employment is 360.

Median annual wage

$26,930

10th percentile
$24,590
25th percentile
$24,590
Median
$26,930
75th percentile
$37,290
90th percentile
$56,980
Mean
$33,470

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

A public high school teacher standing in a classroom in the United States
A public high school classroom in the United States. Photograph by Harrison Keely. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Percentile spread

For Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $24,590 and the 90th percentile is $56,980. The difference is $32,390, which is 120.3% 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 $24,590 to the 75th at $37,290, covers $12,700.

The mean annual wage is $33,470, which sits above the median of $26,930. 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 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT median is 37.2% lower than the national median of $42,910 for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $27,415, which is 36.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 48.5% lower than the Utah median of $52,300.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT is 98.232, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $26,930 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary at $27,415 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary. Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT ranks 2nd of 2 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).).

  • Salt Lake City-Murray, UT is 58 miles away, with a median of $57,930 and employment of 1,290. That median is 115.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,431, against $27,415 here.

Employment share

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT (360 of 304,660). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (164,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.12 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 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT is $26,930. The 10th percentile is $24,590 and the 90th percentile is $56,980. Employment is 360.

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

The local median is 37.2% lower than the national median of $42,910.

What is Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary pay in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT is 98.232, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $26,930 is $27,415. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT compare with nearby metros for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary?

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 58 miles away, at $57,930. Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.