Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 258 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Cleveland, OH $80,210 250
Toledo, OH $77,970 110
Ponce, PR $76,850 210
Canton, OH $75,610 300
Ohio $75,610 1,650
Winston, NC $71,320 250

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $24,400 370
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Birmingham, AL $38,310 290
      Tuscaloosa, AL $29,960 50
      Mobile, AL $29,120 30
      Daphne, AL $21,980 50
      Montgomery, AL $21,960 90
      Alabama $21,750 —
      Auburn, AL $21,750 —
      Northeast Alabama $19,140 50
      Southwest Alabama $18,930 200
      Florence, AL $18,760 550
      Huntsville, AL $17,790 580
      Southeast Alabama $17,400 60
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Little Rock, AR $28,430 360
      Arkansas $26,890 2,720
      West Arkansas $23,270 70
      Jonesboro, AR $23,080 250
      East Arkansas $22,880 50
      North Arkansas $22,880 70
      South Arkansas $22,880 140
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $51,420 1,450
      Tucson, AZ $45,810 2,260
      Arizona $39,570 6,630
      Arizona $35,390 100
      Flagstaff, AZ $30,640 1,550
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Francisco, CA $65,190 5,100
      Merced, CA $63,220 100
      Sacramento, CA $57,660 4,630
      California $50,330 26,370
      Santa Maria, CA $50,330 640
      Bakersfield, CA $46,210 140
      San Jose, CA $44,290 1,270
      Los Angeles, CA $42,280 7,730
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $41,200 70
      Napa, CA $40,080 30
      San Diego, CA $39,600 2,500
      North Coast Region of California $37,650 140
      Modesto, CA $37,270 80
      Fresno, CA $37,020 1,190
      Riverside, CA $36,290 890
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Colorado Springs, CO $40,390 —
      Colorado $35,940 580
      Denver, CO $35,940 370
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $65,480 130
      New Haven, CT $64,920 160
      Connecticut $62,880 3,800
      Hartford, CT $62,880 3,220
      Norwich, CT $48,600 80
      Waterbury, CT $38,080 170
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $56,140 4,790
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Deltona, FL $37,010 40
      Miami, FL $36,300 780
      Tallahassee, FL $35,380 1,140
      Florida $31,100 3,120
      Tampa, FL $30,370 360
      North Port, FL $30,300 40
      Orlando, FL $30,160 410
      Cape Coral, FL $29,910 60
      Jacksonville, FL $29,900 190
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Georgia $64,550 140
      Savannah, GA $49,160 70
      East Georgia $48,310 40
      Augusta, GA-SC $43,590 30
      North Georgia $40,420 40
      Athens, GA $38,210 110
      Atlanta, GA $37,730 1,610
      Georgia $37,730 2,230
      Middle Georgia $35,300 60
      Warner Robins, GA $32,070 30
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii $36,360 270
      Urban Honolulu, HI $36,360 260
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Des Moines, IA $50,450 90
      Cedar Rapids, IA $49,340 40
      Southeast Iowa $48,350 110
      Iowa $40,450 360
      Northwest Iowa $39,190 40
      Davenport, IA-IL $37,170 140
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boise City, ID $39,160 630
      Idaho $39,160 780
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Champaign, IL $50,110 2,480
      Bloomington, IL $36,220 —
      Illinois $36,120 11,860
      Springfield, IL $36,050 30
      Chicago, IL-IN $34,460 8,980
      West Central Illinois $31,470 80
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fort Wayne, IN $58,650 100
      South Bend, IN-MI $52,890 50
      Lafayette, IN $49,500 190
      Indiana $38,430 890
      Indianapolis, IN $37,680 120
      Terre Haute, IN $30,710 120
      Evansville, IN $28,140 190
      Central Indiana $27,710 220
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $43,950 420
      Kansas $34,300 80
      Wichita, KS $33,940 60
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington, KY $49,570 290
      Central Kentucky $48,350 90
      Kentucky $47,680 1,010
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $47,680 400
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $25,170 40
      Louisiana $23,700 300
      New Orleans, LA $22,060 40
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Amherst Town, MA $57,940 —
      Worcester, MA $47,440 90
      Boston, MA-NH $47,000 2,880
      Massachusetts $47,000 3,390
      Springfield, MA $32,420 30
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $56,140 5,600
      Baltimore, MD $49,120 890
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maine $44,450 110
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Detroit, MI $38,790 2,140
      Lansing, MI $38,450 2,050
      Michigan $38,450 18,240
      Ann Arbor, MI $37,410 12,930
      Mid Michigan $34,770 160
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $34,430 90
      Grand Rapids, MI $32,320 320
      Flint, MI $32,210 250
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Duluth, MN-WI $60,470 40
      Northwest Minnesota $59,530 40
      Minnesota $50,260 530
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $49,520 410
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Springfield, MO $48,200 640
      North Missouri $47,750 40
      Jefferson City, MO $45,830 40
      St. Louis, MO-IL $38,630 —
      Missouri $38,100 —
      Kansas City, MO-KS $37,170 670
      Columbia, MO $30,820 1,920
      Central Missouri $30,580 —
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Upper East Mississippi $25,380 60
      Jackson, MS $22,270 —
      Mississippi $18,670 780
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montana $29,160 430
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Winston, NC $71,320 250
      Greensboro, NC $48,510 440
      Wilmington, NC $45,520 70
      North Carolina $41,180 1,850
      Eastern North Carolina $39,490 50
      Raleigh, NC $37,560 —
      Charlotte, NC-SC $37,330 180
      Greenville, NC $36,660 70
      Western North Carolina $35,360 110
      Central North Carolina $31,810 40
      Hickory, NC $27,120 40
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $50,570 60
      North Dakota $50,570 100
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $48,420 360
      South Nebraska $48,390 30
      Nebraska $48,180 480
      Lincoln, NE $29,680 30
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $45,280 170
      Manchester, NH $38,540 90
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $61,560 3,140
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $48,770 240
      New Mexico $46,330 330
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $31,160 1,060
      Nevada $31,160 1,060
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Syracuse, NY $63,020 —
      Utica, NY $60,480 80
      Buffalo, NY $59,230 380
      Capital/Northern New York $57,980 90
      New York, NY-NJ $50,010 9,260
      Binghamton, NY $48,810 280
      New York $47,400 14,290
      Central East New York $44,340 140
      Albany, NY $44,140 800
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cleveland, OH $80,210 250
      Toledo, OH $77,970 110
      Canton, OH $75,610 300
      Ohio $75,610 1,650
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $49,710 —
      Columbus, OH $47,740 400
      Southern Ohio $47,560 30
      Akron, OH $38,490 60
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $38,440 50
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Oklahoma $47,420 30
      Oklahoma $38,650 1,640
      Oklahoma City, OK $38,650 1,370
      Southeast Oklahoma $38,600 40
      Tulsa, OK $31,730 50
      Northwest Oklahoma $29,680 90
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $47,550 440
      Oregon $43,320 640
      Bend, OR $39,920 40
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $39,510 110
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $38,770 2,740
      Pennsylvania $38,290 3,370
      Allentown, PA-NJ $38,030 120
      Scranton, PA $36,480 40
      Pittsburgh, PA $36,400 860
      Harrisburg, PA $28,720 —
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ponce, PR $76,850 210
      Arecibo, PR $37,630 80
      San Juan, PR $37,460 970
      Aguadilla, PR $35,740 80
      Mayaguez, PR $30,690 120
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $46,820 170
      Rhode Island $44,390 160
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greenville, SC $48,260 280
      Columbia, SC $34,730 —
      Southern South Carolina $31,180 30
      South Carolina $30,520 830
      Charleston, SC $19,250 160
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East South Dakota $30,450 470
      South Dakota $30,450 530
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tennessee $30,000 320
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $27,230 70
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lubbock, TX $61,330 —
      College Station, TX $58,150 3,380
      Laredo, TX $48,750 110
      Dallas, TX $48,060 2,990
      Abilene, TX $47,470 40
      Texarkana, TX-AR $47,440 70
      Corpus Christi, TX $47,030 340
      Texas $46,440 13,960
      Austin, TX $46,220 250
      San Antonio, TX $37,890 110
      Houston, TX $36,400 2,320
      Amarillo, TX $36,360 170
      Killeen, TX $34,600 110
      Hill Country Region of Texas $34,270 220
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $30,650 150
      Northwestern Region of Texas $30,530 140
      Brownsville, TX $30,190 120
      Beaumont, TX $29,720 140
      Tyler, TX $29,620 90
      El Paso, TX $29,480 430
      McAllen, TX $28,460 420
      North Region of Texas $27,650 170
      Border Region of Texas $20,770 40
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Provo, UT $45,850 140
      Ogden, UT $38,880 30
      Salt Lake City, UT $30,010 1,590
      Utah $30,010 2,090
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia $49,420 1,660
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $48,740 110
      Richmond, VA $47,970 210
      West Virginia $34,630 40
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern Vermont $46,480 40
      Vermont $46,370 80
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bellingham, WA $51,920 50
      Eastern Washington $48,100 560
      Washington $48,080 1,220
      Walla Walla, WA $47,390 30
      Western Washington $46,300 50
      Spokane, WA $37,250 190
      Seattle, WA $33,860 300
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Appleton, WI $51,500 90
      Northeastern Wisconsin $49,940 70
      La Crosse, WI-MN $46,860 60
      Madison, WI $46,050 2,370
      Wisconsin $46,050 3,790
      Eau Claire, WI $45,400 60
      Milwaukee, WI $30,770 970
      South Central Wisconsin $30,630 50
      Oshkosh, WI $21,060 40