Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary by location
National median: $42,910 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton, OH | metropolitan | $78,510 | +83.0% | 310 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $68,230 | +59.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $65,670 | +53.0% | — | 2025 |
| Lubbock, TX | metropolitan | $64,160 | +49.5% | 1,830 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $63,220 | +47.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $61,780 | +44.0% | 4,800 | 2025 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | metropolitan | $61,730 | +43.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $61,540 | +43.4% | 330 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $60,470 | +40.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $60,210 | +40.3% | — | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $59,240 | +38.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $58,330 | +35.9% | 4,290 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $58,330 | +35.9% | 5,030 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $57,930 | +35.0% | 1,290 | 2025 |
| College Station, TX | metropolitan | $57,790 | +34.7% | 4,370 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $56,370 | +31.4% | 3,040 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $55,670 | +29.7% | 13,540 | 2025 |
| Toledo, OH | metropolitan | $54,390 | +26.8% | 160 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $54,260 | +26.5% | 3,390 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $53,380 | +24.4% | 600 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $52,660 | +22.7% | 470 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $52,300 | +21.9% | 2,020 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $51,500 | +20.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $51,230 | +19.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MO | metropolitan | $50,920 | +18.7% | 670 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $50,820 | +18.4% | 260 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $50,820 | +18.4% | 2,110 | 2025 |
| Lexington, KY | metropolitan | $50,640 | +18.0% | 290 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $50,540 | +17.8% | — | 2025 |
| WA | state | $50,460 | +17.6% | 1,480 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $50,450 | +17.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $50,360 | +17.4% | 210 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $50,310 | +17.2% | 640 | 2025 |
| Champaign, IL | metropolitan | $50,110 | +16.8% | 2,480 | 2025 |
| NC | state | $50,050 | +16.6% | 2,900 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $50,050 | +16.6% | 860 | 2025 |
| Greensboro, NC | metropolitan | $50,050 | +16.6% | 400 | 2025 |
| Grand Forks, ND | metropolitan | $49,960 | +16.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $49,960 | +16.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | metropolitan | $49,920 | +16.3% | 1,420 | 2025 |
| OK | state | $49,920 | +16.3% | 1,680 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $49,890 | +16.3% | 1,660 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $49,810 | +16.1% | 7,200 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $49,810 | +16.1% | 4,450 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $49,760 | +16.0% | 2,500 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $49,680 | +15.8% | 990 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $49,550 | +15.5% | 880 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $49,550 | +15.5% | 730 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $49,420 | +15.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $49,420 | +15.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $49,360 | +15.0% | 230 | 2025 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | metropolitan | $49,340 | +15.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Savannah, GA | metropolitan | $49,160 | +14.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $49,140 | +14.5% | 19,120 | 2025 |
| Mayaguez, PR | metropolitan | $49,020 | +14.2% | 160 | 2025 |
| Athens, GA | metropolitan | $48,800 | +13.7% | 140 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $48,800 | +13.7% | 2,470 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $48,710 | +13.5% | 2,210 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $48,710 | +13.5% | 140 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $48,710 | +13.5% | 830 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $48,650 | +13.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $48,620 | +13.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $48,530 | +13.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $48,380 | +12.7% | 510 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $48,280 | +12.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $48,270 | +12.5% | 370 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $47,990 | +11.8% | 4,210 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $47,990 | +11.8% | 2,420 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $47,940 | +11.7% | 1,490 | 2025 |
| San Juan, PR | metropolitan | $47,860 | +11.5% | 1,000 | 2025 |
| PR | state | $47,440 | +10.6% | 1,640 | 2025 |
| Texarkana, TX | metropolitan | $47,440 | +10.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| Wilmington, NC | metropolitan | $47,430 | +10.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $47,390 | +10.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| Columbia, MO | metropolitan | $47,220 | +10.0% | 540 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $47,210 | +10.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | metropolitan | $47,030 | +9.6% | 340 | 2025 |
| Binghamton, NY | metropolitan | $46,950 | +9.4% | 160 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $46,920 | +9.3% | 1,570 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | metropolitan | $46,910 | +9.3% | 110 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $46,760 | +9.0% | 2,730 | 2025 |
| Greenville, SC | metropolitan | $46,760 | +9.0% | 1,610 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $46,640 | +8.7% | 200 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $46,430 | +8.2% | 2,150 | 2025 |
| El Paso, TX | metropolitan | $46,330 | +8.0% | 300 | 2025 |
| Akron, OH | metropolitan | $46,150 | +7.6% | 140 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $45,860 | +6.9% | 750 | 2025 |
| Tucson, AZ | metropolitan | $45,810 | +6.8% | 2,260 | 2025 |
| Ponce, PR | metropolitan | $45,670 | +6.4% | 280 | 2025 |
| Eau Claire, WI | metropolitan | $45,400 | +5.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $45,120 | +5.2% | 2,400 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $45,110 | +5.1% | 930 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $45,100 | +5.1% | 12,430 | 2025 |
| La Crosse, WI | metropolitan | $45,030 | +4.9% | 140 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $44,330 | +3.3% | 1,010 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $43,610 | +1.6% | 17,390 | 2025 |
| Augusta, GA | metropolitan | $43,590 | +1.6% | 30 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $43,490 | +1.4% | 190 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $43,430 | +1.2% | 530 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $43,190 | +0.7% | 440 | 2025 |