SOC 25-9044 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
U.S. median annual wage$42,910
U.S. median hourly wageNot published
U.S. employment164,090
Nationally, teaching assistants, postsecondary earned a median of $42,910 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 164,090 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.
National pay distribution
Pay by state
Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
| State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | $58,330 | Not published | 5,030 | 1.8 |
| Massachusetts | $56,370 | Not published | 3,040 | 0.8 |
| Texas | $55,670 | Not published | 13,540 | 1.0 |
| New Jersey | $54,260 | Not published | 3,390 | 0.8 |
| Minnesota | $53,380 | Not published | 600 | 0.2 |
| Utah | $52,300 | Not published | 2,020 | 1.2 |
| Washington | $50,460 | Not published | 1,480 | 0.4 |
| North Carolina | $50,050 | Not published | 2,900 | 0.6 |
| North Dakota | $49,960 | Not published | 90 | 0.2 |
| Oklahoma | $49,920 | Not published | 1,680 | 1.0 |
| Virginia | $49,890 | Not published | 1,660 | 0.4 |
| Arizona | $49,810 | Not published | 7,200 | 2.2 |
| Kentucky | $49,680 | Not published | 990 | 0.5 |
| Oregon | $49,550 | Not published | 880 | 0.4 |
| Rhode Island | $49,420 | Not published | 50 | 0.1 |
| California | $49,140 | Not published | 19,120 | 1.1 |
| Georgia | $48,800 | Not published | 2,470 | 0.5 |
| Ohio | $48,710 | Not published | 2,210 | 0.4 |
| Vermont | $48,620 | Not published | 60 | 0.2 |
| New Mexico | $48,270 | Not published | 370 | 0.4 |
| Wisconsin | $47,990 | Not published | 4,210 | 1.4 |
| Puerto Rico | $47,440 | Not published | 1,640 | 1.8 |
| Maine | $47,210 | Not published | 90 | 0.1 |
| South Carolina | $46,760 | Not published | 2,730 | 1.2 |
| New York | $43,610 | Not published | 17,390 | 1.8 |
| District of Columbia | $43,160 | Not published | 130 | 0.2 |
| Kansas | $41,580 | Not published | 640 | 0.4 |
| South Dakota | $39,840 | Not published | 460 | 1.0 |
| Michigan | $39,830 | Not published | 18,440 | 4.2 |
| Nebraska | $39,650 | Not published | 730 | 0.7 |
| Iowa | $38,960 | Not published | 560 | 0.4 |
| Pennsylvania | $38,020 | Not published | 2,480 | 0.4 |
| Louisiana | $37,950 | Not published | 440 | 0.2 |
| Florida | $37,770 | Not published | 9,130 | 0.9 |
| Colorado | $37,450 | Not published | 530 | 0.2 |
| Idaho | $37,310 | Not published | 220 | 0.3 |
| Tennessee | $36,950 | Not published | 300 | 0.1 |
| Illinois | $36,040 | Not published | 12,340 | 2.0 |
| West Virginia | $35,960 | Not published | 40 | 0.1 |
| Alaska | $35,790 | Not published | 70 | 0.2 |
| Indiana | $34,910 | Not published | 1,940 | 0.6 |
| Montana | $30,070 | Not published | 380 | 0.7 |
| New Hampshire | $26,810 | Not published | 480 | 0.7 |
| Nevada | $24,960 | Not published | 540 | 0.3 |
| Arkansas | $23,140 | Not published | 2,600 | 2.0 |
| Alabama | $22,600 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Connecticut | Not published | Not published | 4,700 | 2.8 |
| Mississippi | Not published | Not published | 390 | 0.3 |
Pay by metro area
All 141 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
| Metro area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $78,510 | Not published | 310 | 1.9 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $68,230 | Not published | 100 | 0.3 |
| Syracuse, NY | $65,670 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Lubbock, TX | $64,160 | Not published | 1,830 | 10.9 |
| Merced, CA | $63,220 | Not published | 100 | 1.2 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $61,780 | Not published | 4,800 | 4.4 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $61,730 | Not published | 120 | 1.8 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $61,540 | Not published | 330 | 0.6 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $60,470 | Not published | 40 | 0.3 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $60,210 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Bellingham, WA | $59,240 | Not published | 30 | 0.3 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $58,330 | Not published | 4,290 | 1.4 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $57,930 | Not published | 1,290 | 1.6 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $57,790 | Not published | 4,370 | 32.6 |
| Toledo, OH | $54,390 | Not published | 160 | 0.5 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $52,660 | Not published | 470 | 0.2 |
| Appleton, WI | $51,500 | Not published | 90 | 0.7 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $51,230 | Not published | 90 | 0.1 |
| Springfield, MO | $50,920 | Not published | 670 | 3.0 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $50,820 | Not published | 260 | 0.6 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $50,820 | Not published | 2,110 | 9.7 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $50,640 | Not published | 290 | 1.0 |
| Boise City, ID | $50,540 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $50,450 | Not published | 90 | 0.2 |
| Richmond, VA | $50,360 | Not published | 210 | 0.3 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $50,310 | Not published | 640 | 3.2 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $50,110 | Not published | 2,480 | 23.5 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $50,050 | Not published | 860 | 0.6 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $50,050 | Not published | 400 | 1.1 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $49,960 | Not published | 50 | 1.0 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $49,920 | Not published | 1,420 | 2.1 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $49,810 | Not published | 4,450 | 1.9 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $49,760 | Not published | 2,500 | 0.9 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $49,550 | Not published | 730 | 0.6 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $49,420 | Not published | 60 | 0.1 |
| Cleveland, OH | $49,360 | Not published | 230 | 0.2 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $49,340 | Not published | 40 | 0.3 |
| Savannah, GA | $49,160 | Not published | 70 | 0.4 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $49,020 | Not published | 160 | 3.1 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $48,800 | Not published | 140 | 1.4 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $48,710 | Not published | 140 | 0.1 |
| Columbus, OH | $48,710 | Not published | 830 | 0.7 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $48,650 | Not published | 130 | 0.5 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $48,530 | Not published | 100 | 0.8 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $48,380 | Not published | 510 | 0.2 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $48,280 | Not published | 100 | 0.3 |
| Madison, WI | $47,990 | Not published | 2,420 | 5.9 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $47,940 | Not published | 1,490 | 0.5 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $47,860 | Not published | 1,000 | 1.4 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $47,440 | Not published | 70 | 1.3 |
| Wilmington, NC | $47,430 | Not published | 90 | 0.4 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $47,390 | Not published | 30 | 1.3 |
| Columbia, MO | $47,220 | Not published | 540 | 5.1 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $47,030 | Not published | 340 | 1.8 |
| Binghamton, NY | $46,950 | Not published | 160 | 1.7 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $46,920 | Not published | 1,570 | 0.4 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $46,910 | Not published | 110 | 0.5 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $46,760 | Not published | 1,610 | 3.7 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $46,640 | Not published | 200 | 1.3 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $46,430 | Not published | 2,150 | 1.1 |
| El Paso, TX | $46,330 | Not published | 300 | 0.9 |
| Akron, OH | $46,150 | Not published | 140 | 0.4 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $45,860 | Not published | 750 | 1.7 |
| Tucson, AZ | $45,810 | Not published | 2,260 | 5.8 |
| Ponce, PR | $45,670 | Not published | 280 | 4.4 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $45,400 | Not published | 60 | 0.7 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $45,120 | Not published | 2,400 | 1.6 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $45,110 | Not published | 930 | 0.8 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $45,100 | Not published | 12,430 | 1.3 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $45,030 | Not published | 140 | 1.6 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $44,330 | Not published | 1,010 | 0.4 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $43,590 | Not published | 30 | 0.1 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $43,490 | Not published | 190 | 0.1 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $43,430 | Not published | 530 | 0.8 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $43,190 | Not published | 440 | 0.9 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $40,730 | Not published | 60 | 0.1 |
| Arecibo, PR | $40,520 | Not published | 70 | 2.1 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $40,520 | Not published | 90 | 0.6 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $40,390 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Napa, CA | $40,080 | Not published | 30 | 0.4 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $40,020 | Not published | 80 | 0.2 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $40,020 | Not published | 140 | 0.4 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $39,940 | Not published | 5,990 | 1.0 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $39,910 | Not published | 60 | 0.4 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $39,640 | Not published | 220 | 0.2 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $39,140 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $38,990 | Not published | 12,860 | 58.5 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $38,830 | Not published | 60 | 0.3 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $38,640 | Not published | 540 | 0.3 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $38,620 | Not published | 680 | 0.6 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $38,510 | Not published | 1,780 | 0.6 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $38,500 | Not published | 2,020 | 0.7 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $38,490 | Not published | 2,730 | 0.8 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $38,440 | Not published | 2,760 | 4.6 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $38,350 | Not published | 110 | 0.3 |
| Birmingham, AL | $38,310 | Not published | 290 | 0.6 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $38,260 | Not published | 1,140 | 0.8 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $37,930 | Not published | 210 | 0.7 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $37,890 | Not published | 610 | 0.8 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $37,780 | Not published | 1,600 | 1.1 |
| Columbia, SC | $37,710 | Not published | 40 | 0.1 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $37,570 | Not published | 40 | 0.2 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $37,540 | Not published | 350 | 2.6 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $37,450 | Not published | 340 | 0.2 |
| Fresno, CA | $37,440 | Not published | 1,200 | 2.5 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $37,300 | Not published | 550 | 0.5 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $37,030 | Not published | 290 | 0.3 |
| Tyler, TX | $36,720 | Not published | 30 | 0.3 |
| Greenville, NC | $36,660 | Not published | 70 | 0.9 |
| Amarillo, TX | $36,360 | Not published | 170 | 1.3 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $36,050 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Bloomington, IL | $36,040 | Not published | 130 | 1.4 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $35,760 | Not published | 8,860 | 2.0 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $35,380 | Not published | 1,140 | 6.1 |
| Wichita, KS | $33,940 | Not published | 60 | 0.2 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $33,680 | Not published | 330 | 0.6 |
| Tulsa, OK | $33,060 | Not published | 70 | 0.1 |
| Flint, MI | $31,540 | Not published | 300 | 2.2 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $31,340 | Not published | 140 | 0.8 |
| Springfield, IL | $31,260 | Not published | 100 | 1.0 |
| Laredo, TX | $31,100 | Not published | 60 | 0.6 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $30,840 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $30,670 | Not published | 970 | 1.2 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $30,650 | Not published | 60 | 0.4 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $29,630 | Not published | 80 | 0.6 |
| Mobile, AL | $29,120 | Not published | 30 | 0.2 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $29,060 | Not published | 430 | 1.5 |
| Evansville, IN | $28,140 | Not published | 190 | 1.4 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $28,020 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $27,230 | Not published | 70 | 0.3 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $26,930 | Not published | 360 | 1.2 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $26,680 | Not published | 530 | 1.5 |
| Huntsville, AL | $25,930 | Not published | 720 | 2.7 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $24,960 | Not published | 540 | 0.5 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $23,100 | Not published | 200 | 1.0 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $23,080 | Not published | 250 | 4.2 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $22,910 | Not published | 40 | 0.5 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $22,600 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $21,060 | Not published | 40 | 0.5 |
| Montgomery, AL | $20,500 | Not published | 90 | 0.6 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $19,550 | Not published | 540 | 9.7 |
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.