Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary

United States, all industries · BLS OEWS 2025

National market range

$31K–$45K

Median

$36,780

25th percentile

$31,060

75th percentile

$45,360

$27K

10th

$31K

25th

$37K

Median

$45K

75th

$50K

90th

By state

State

Median

Range · 25th–75th

vs national

Alabama

$24,070

$23K–$28K

-35%

Alaska

$37,190

$29K–$47K

+1%

Arizona

$35,900

$34K–$39K

-2%

Arkansas

$28,790

$26K–$34K

-22%

California

$46,490

$40K–$50K

+26%

Colorado

$35,760

$31K–$44K

-3%

Connecticut

$38,110

$34K–$46K

+4%

Delaware

$37,830

$35K–$46K

+3%

District of Columbia

$46,920

$40K–$49K

+28%

Florida

$34,430

$30K–$37K

-6%

Georgia

$28,770

$23K–$36K

-22%

Guam

$21,250

$21K–$27K

-42%

Hawaii

$36,810

$36K–$45K

Idaho

$35,560

$29K–$38K

-3%

Illinois

$36,990

$31K–$45K

+1%

Indiana

$33,300

$29K–$37K

-9%

Iowa

$30,510

$28K–$36K

-17%

Kansas

$29,490

$24K–$36K

-20%

Kentucky

$30,160

$28K–$37K

-18%

Louisiana

$27,400

$22K–$33K

-26%

Maine

$46,750

$39K–$50K

+27%

Maryland

$37,060

$35K–$48K

+1%

Massachusetts

$39,380

$33K–$49K

+7%

Michigan

$35,110

$30K–$38K

-5%

Minnesota

$40,100

$37K–$47K

+9%

Mississippi

$25,840

$22K–$29K

-30%

Missouri

$36,300

$29K–$40K

-1%

Montana

$34,750

$29K–$38K

-6%

Nebraska

$35,160

$28K–$38K

-4%

Nevada

$31,900

$31K–$40K

-13%

New Hampshire

$38,440

$36K–$46K

+5%

New Jersey

$37,290

$34K–$45K

+1%

New Mexico

$35,900

$29K–$44K

-2%

New York

$38,240

$36K–$47K

+4%

North Carolina

$29,790

$28K–$36K

-19%

North Dakota

$38,240

$36K–$45K

+4%

Ohio

$35,920

$29K–$40K

-2%

Oklahoma

$27,920

$22K–$33K

-24%

Oregon

$39,850

$36K–$47K

+8%

Pennsylvania

$34,740

$29K–$38K

-6%

Puerto Rico

$23,180

$23K–$25K

-37%

Rhode Island

$37,220

$31K–$44K

+1%

South Carolina

$27,860

$23K–$36K

-24%

South Dakota

$28,220

$27K–$31K

-23%

Tennessee

$29,210

$24K–$37K

-21%

Texas

$29,850

$24K–$36K

-19%

the U.S. Virgin Islands

$37,710

$38K–$38K

+3%

Utah

$37,050

$32K–$43K

+1%

Vermont

$43,800

$36K–$48K

+19%

Virginia

$38,520

$33K–$47K

+5%

Washington

$49,120

$43K–$58K

+34%

West Virginia

$29,800

$29K–$36K

-19%

Wisconsin

$37,800

$35K–$43K

+3%

Wyoming

$36,100

$31K–$38K

-2%

Source: BLS OEWS, 2025 · Ranges are 25th–75th percentile of reported wages for the occupation code · All workers, regardless of gender.

Women are 73% of education and library occupations nationally, and earn 81¢ for every dollar men earn (U.S. Census ACS 2024; earnings full-time year-round). A market-based target is computed the same way regardless of gender, and that is the point.

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