How much do Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary make in Terre Haute, IN?

Percentile spread

For Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $30,160 and the 90th percentile is $57,930. The difference is $27,770, which is 77.0% 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 $31,650 to the 75th at $44,870, covers $13,220.

The mean annual wage is $39,100, which sits above the median of $36,050. 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 Terre Haute, IN median is 16% lower than the national median of $42,910 for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,061, which is 4.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.3% higher than the Indiana median of $34,910.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Terre Haute, IN is 87.797, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,050 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary at $41,061 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. Terre Haute, IN ranks 7th 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).).

• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 71 miles away, with a median of $39,640 and employment of 220. That median is 10% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,423, against $41,061 here.
• Champaign-Urbana, IL is 77 miles away, with a median of $50,110 and employment of 2,480. That median is 39% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,054, against $41,061 here.
• Evansville, IN is 94 miles away, with a median of $28,140 and employment of 190. That median is 21.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $30,745, against $41,061 here.