How much do Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary make in Syracuse, NY?

Percentile spread

For Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $36,780 and the 90th percentile is $73,350. The difference is $36,570, which is 55.7% 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 $60,770 to the 75th at $65,670, covers $4,900.

The mean annual wage is $61,350, which sits below the median of $65,670. 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 Syracuse, NY median is 53% higher than the national median of $42,910 for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,591, which is 59.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 50.6% higher than the New York median of $43,610.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Syracuse, NY is 95.742, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $65,670 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary at $68,591 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary. Syracuse, NY ranks 2nd of 11 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).).

• Binghamton, NY is 59 miles away, with a median of $46,950 and employment of 160. That median is 28.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,558, against $68,591 here.
• Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 115 miles away, with a median of $45,860 and employment of 750. That median is 30.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,060, against $68,591 here.
• Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is 117 miles away, with a median of $37,570 and employment of 40. That median is 42.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,158, against $68,591 here.