Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$42,910
10th percentile
$28,600
90th percentile
$76,420
Employment
164,090
- CAMedian $49,140 · Employment 19,120
- MIMedian $39,830 · Employment 18,440
- NYMedian $43,610 · Employment 17,390
- TXMedian $55,670 · Employment 13,540
- Ann Arbor, MIMedian $38,990 · Employment 12,860
- New York, NYMedian $45,100 · Employment 12,430
- ILMedian $36,040 · Employment 12,340
- FLMedian $37,770 · Employment 9,130
- Chicago, ILMedian $35,760 · Employment 8,860
- AZMedian $49,810 · Employment 7,200
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $39,940 · Employment 5,990
- MDMedian $58,330 · Employment 5,030
- Sacramento, CAMedian $61,780 · Employment 4,800
- Phoenix, AZMedian $49,810 · Employment 4,450
- College Station, TXMedian $57,790 · Employment 4,370
- Washington, DCMedian $58,330 · Employment 4,290
- WIMedian $47,990 · Employment 4,210
- NJMedian $54,260 · Employment 3,390
- MAMedian $56,370 · Employment 3,040
- NCMedian $50,050 · Employment 2,900
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.