Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$44,930

National average

Salary Range

$28,020 – $73,560

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
Cleveland, OH$80,210$37,890$100,840
Toledo, OH$77,970$43,410$97,930
Ponce, PR$76,850$27,020$77,710
Ohio$75,610$29,260$99,520
Canton-Massillon, OH$75,610$42,200$94,960
Winston-Salem, NC$71,320$32,180$71,390
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$65,480$36,090$82,040
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$65,190$40,480$82,990
New Haven, CT$64,920$64,920$85,750
Syracuse, NY$63,020$36,400$63,020
Connecticut$62,880$38,080$77,690
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$62,880$48,590$78,620
New Jersey$61,560$31,470$77,800
Lubbock, TX$61,330$30,900$78,620
Utica-Rome, NY$60,480$44,010$110,570
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$59,230$31,200$76,110
Fort Wayne, IN$58,650$36,810$78,470
College Station-Bryan, TX$58,150$28,410$59,970
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$57,940$31,650$75,830
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$57,660$57,660$73,460
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$56,140$50,940$73,130
Maryland$56,140$39,590$73,130
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$52,890$25,420$59,920
Bellingham, WA$51,920$39,210$62,010
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$51,420$30,620$100,970
North Dakota$50,570$22,620$62,540
Grand Forks, ND-MN$50,570$50,570$62,540
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$50,330$33,280$76,830
California$50,330$34,940$77,790
Minnesota$50,260$23,470$58,660
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$50,010$33,990$77,800
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$49,940$25,060$57,440
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$49,710$22,190$101,150
Lexington-Fayette, KY$49,570$30,680$78,630
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$49,520$22,570$58,660
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$49,500$32,430$59,770
Virginia$49,420$30,840$79,840
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$49,120$31,200$78,840
Binghamton, NY$48,810$48,810$61,690
Albuquerque, NM$48,770$35,200$62,470
Laredo, TX$48,750$18,690$78,180
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$48,740$29,050$61,790
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$48,600$32,640$82,030
Greensboro-High Point, NC$48,510$38,260$48,510
Omaha, NE-IA$48,420$30,590$78,390
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$48,390$24,960$54,570
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$48,350$35,950$114,190
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$48,350$29,780$79,950
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area$48,310$30,370$55,680
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$48,260$18,910$62,580
Springfield, MO$48,200$30,460$78,080
Nebraska$48,180$28,880$78,390
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$48,100$38,740$60,630
Washington$48,080$33,860$60,630
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$48,060$22,090$71,030
Richmond, VA$47,970$30,440$78,570
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area$47,750$34,750$54,360
Columbus, OH$47,740$21,740$103,050
Kentucky$47,680$29,980$78,630
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$47,680$29,980$59,250
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$47,560$21,810$85,380
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$47,550$39,190$77,310
Abilene, TX$47,470$28,340$61,390
Worcester, MA$47,440$32,090$61,980
New York$47,400$31,320$75,460
Massachusetts$47,000$31,650$76,520
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$47,000$31,720$76,740
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$46,860$33,300$59,280
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$46,820$29,290$73,470
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$46,480$29,520$54,270
Texas$46,440$22,090$66,280
Vermont$46,370$28,950$47,260
New Mexico$46,330$33,460$62,470
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$46,220$23,770$63,910
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$46,210$34,370$60,310
Wisconsin$46,050$30,770$48,450
Madison, WI$46,050$46,050$46,050
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$45,850$35,560$64,850
Jefferson City, MO$45,830$25,580$59,060
Wilmington, NC$45,520$41,610$50,280
New Hampshire$45,280$29,580$64,840
Maine$44,450$29,430$70,220
Rhode Island$44,390$29,120$70,870
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$44,340$31,200$63,730
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$44,290$36,640$69,470
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$44,140$36,120$59,330
Kansas$43,950$25,660$58,390
Oregon$43,320$31,460$76,890
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$42,280$33,280$75,940
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$41,200$36,370$65,090
North Carolina$41,180$27,810$64,860
Iowa$40,450$23,660$95,780
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area$40,420$21,610$77,950
Bend, OR$39,920$37,240$74,160
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$39,600$33,280$78,590
Arizona$39,570$29,850$63,650
District of Columbia$39,510$35,360$64,530
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$39,490$27,810$46,400
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$39,190$23,310$68,640
Idaho$39,160$28,170$61,600
Boise City, ID$39,160$28,980$61,600
Ogden, UT$38,880$32,960$60,190
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$38,790$29,700$78,420
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$38,770$30,630$63,930
Oklahoma City, OK$38,650$17,280$57,800
Oklahoma$38,650$17,280$57,800
St. Louis, MO-IL$38,630$30,580$79,270
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$38,600$18,950$47,830
Manchester-Nashua, NH$38,540$29,520$81,210
Akron, OH$38,490$21,740$48,620
Michigan$38,450$30,580$73,340
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$38,450$30,580$79,550
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$38,440$29,130$75,930
Indiana$38,430$25,420$65,180
Pennsylvania$38,290$30,000$63,930
Athens-Clarke County, GA$38,210$32,260$47,630
Missouri$38,100$25,580$76,270
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$38,080$32,640$61,210
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$38,030$30,000$72,500
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$37,890$27,100$58,380
Georgia$37,730$15,080$49,290
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$37,730$15,080$49,290
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$37,680$18,070$61,370
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$37,650$33,280$72,420
Arecibo, PR$37,630$19,760$76,940
Raleigh-Cary, NC$37,560$29,680$60,720
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$37,460$20,110$61,860
Puerto Rico$37,460$20,040$76,850
Ann Arbor, MI$37,410$32,420$73,340
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$37,330$29,280$60,550
Modesto, CA$37,270$36,310$71,280
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$37,250$33,860$60,780
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$37,170$29,120$81,570
Kansas City, MO-KS$37,170$25,580$50,410
Fresno, CA$37,020$34,590$45,090
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$37,010$28,170$47,500
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$36,480$18,930$82,740
Pittsburgh, PA$36,400$29,270$60,580
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$36,400$17,910$63,330
Urban Honolulu, HI$36,360$30,930$57,860
Hawaii$36,360$30,930$57,860
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$36,300$24,960$61,160
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$36,290$33,280$72,830
Bloomington, IL$36,220$29,120$49,410
Illinois$36,120$30,240$93,170
Springfield, IL$36,050$29,120$51,760
Colorado$35,940$31,120$75,260
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$35,940$35,840$88,470
Aguadilla, PR$35,740$29,020$74,770
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$35,360$25,880$47,500
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$35,300$21,740$57,280
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$34,770$27,760$70,510
Columbia, SC$34,730$18,460$70,270
West Virginia$34,630$31,380$47,060
Killeen-Temple, TX$34,600$20,470$58,780
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$34,460$32,990$93,770
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$34,430$26,340$68,030
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$34,300$22,140$49,120
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$34,270$32,580$45,570
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$33,860$33,860$60,330
Springfield, MA$32,420$31,630$58,280
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$32,320$32,320$62,370
Flint, MI$32,210$23,180$47,980
Warner Robins, GA$32,070$30,150$50,570
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$31,810$17,850$44,320
Tulsa, OK$31,730$21,420$50,800
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$31,180$18,590$62,130
Nevada$31,160$21,320$49,120
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$31,160$21,320$49,120
Florida$31,100$24,960$57,450
Columbia, MO$30,820$25,580$49,090
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$30,770$30,770$50,700
Terre Haute, IN$30,710$29,090$38,410
Mayaguez, PR$30,690$19,760$49,250
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$30,650$20,240$48,140
Flagstaff, AZ$30,640$29,850$48,890
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$30,630$22,820$55,780
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$30,580$25,580$48,730
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$30,530$18,670$45,720
South Carolina$30,520$17,620$56,920
South Dakota$30,450$24,900$61,100
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$30,450$24,850$61,760
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$30,370$24,960$46,000
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$30,300$24,960$47,970
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$30,190$18,940$38,890
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$30,160$24,960$56,970
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$30,010$23,830$48,270
Utah$30,010$23,830$62,470
Tennessee$30,000$16,240$48,570
Tuscaloosa, AL$29,960$22,530$34,740
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$29,910$24,960$45,310
Jacksonville, FL$29,900$24,960$56,880
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$29,720$20,530$49,960
Lincoln, NE$29,680$24,960$49,270
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$29,680$18,940$37,470
Tyler, TX$29,620$17,030$47,340
El Paso, TX$29,480$18,040$47,410
Montana$29,160$21,420$58,260
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$28,720$17,840$50,900
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$28,460$17,480$59,470
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$28,430$24,150$47,010
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$27,650$18,310$50,640
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$27,120$27,120$47,760
Arkansas$26,890$23,410$48,650
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$25,380$24,710$60,320
Baton Rouge, LA$25,170$17,200$69,290
Alaska$24,400$24,400$34,450
Louisiana$23,700$16,620$48,600
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$23,270$22,880$45,840
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$22,880$22,880$34,800
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$22,880$22,880$28,500
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$22,880$22,880$38,010
Jackson, MS$22,270$20,150$59,970
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$22,060$17,550$45,260
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$21,980$20,230$25,940
Montgomery, AL$21,960$15,740$42,580
Alabama$21,750$17,070$35,050
Auburn-Opelika, AL$21,750$17,070$35,050
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$20,770$15,080$37,390
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$19,250$19,250$54,550
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$18,930$18,420$31,000
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$18,760$18,760$26,090
Mississippi$18,670$18,670$30,530
Huntsville, AL$17,790$17,790$22,870
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$17,400$17,270$30,260

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary make?β–Ύ

The median annual salary for a Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary is $44,930, with a typical range of $28,020 – $73,560 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary?β–Ύ

Entry-level Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary positions typically start around $28,020 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondarys tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.