Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary by State (2025)

Last updated: 2025 BLS data · Page refreshed: 2026-05-19

Compare Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salaries across 51 states

$35,249

National Average (Median)

$49,120

Highest: Washington

$24,070

Lowest: Alabama

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary by State

Compare Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

$24,070

$49,120

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $24,070 AK $37,190 AZ $35,900 AR $28,790 CA $46,490 CO $35,760 CT $38,110 DE $37,830 DC $46,920 FL $34,430 GA $28,770 HI $36,810 ID $35,560 IL $36,990 IN $33,300 IA $30,510 KS $29,490 KY $30,160 LA $27,400 ME $46,750 MD $37,060 MA $39,380 MI $35,110 MN $40,100 MS $25,840 MO $36,300 MT $34,750 NE $35,160 NV $31,900 NH $38,440 NJ $37,290 NM $35,900 NY $38,240 NC $29,790 ND $38,240 OH $35,920 OK $27,920 OR $39,850 PA $34,740 RI $37,220 SC $27,860 SD $28,220 TN $29,210 TX $29,850 UT $37,050 VT $43,800 VA $38,520 WA $49,120 WV $29,800 WI $37,800 WY $36,100

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

Washington

$49,120

District of Columbia

$46,920

Maine

$46,750

California

$46,490

Vermont

$43,800

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary in All 51 States

#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment
1	Washington	$49,120	$50,650	43,420
2	District of Columbia	$46,920	$47,690	3,950
3	Maine	$46,750	$45,790	8,700
4	California	$46,490	$47,300	177,140
5	Vermont	$43,800	$42,040	4,960
6	Minnesota	$40,100	$41,890	38,540
7	Oregon	$39,850	$41,550	23,030
8	Massachusetts	$39,380	$42,970	39,210
9	Virginia	$38,520	$40,960	31,370
10	New Hampshire	$38,440	$40,140	7,880
11	New York	$38,240	$41,720	137,820
12	North Dakota	$38,240	$38,830	5,600
13	Connecticut	$38,110	$41,130	19,740
14	Delaware	$37,830	$40,350	5,040
15	Wisconsin	$37,800	$38,280	26,520
16	New Jersey	$37,290	$40,280	55,580
17	Rhode Island	$37,220	$38,400	5,200
18	Alaska	$37,190	$39,010	3,810
19	Maryland	$37,060	$42,630	23,340
20	Utah	$37,050	$37,680	18,170
21	Illinois	$36,990	$38,950	64,210
22	Hawaii	$36,810	$39,570	5,470
23	Missouri	$36,300	$37,090	20,930
24	Wyoming	$36,100	$35,410	3,680
25	Ohio	$35,920	$36,030	47,300
26	Arizona	$35,900	$36,760	25,280
27	New Mexico	$35,900	$36,610	8,970
28	Colorado	$35,760	$38,100	21,910
29	Idaho	$35,560	$36,330	8,710
30	Nebraska	$35,160	$35,030	11,190
31	Michigan	$35,110	$35,280	39,030
32	Montana	$34,750	$34,820	3,930
33	Pennsylvania	$34,740	$34,360	48,310
34	Florida	$34,430	$34,420	54,530
35	Indiana	$33,300	$33,980	28,450
36	Nevada	$31,900	$34,780	7,100
37	Iowa	$30,510	$31,160	24,520
38	Kentucky	$30,160	$33,510	16,330
39	Texas	$29,850	$31,390	108,960
40	West Virginia	$29,800	$31,560	5,110
41	North Carolina	$29,790	$31,890	32,150
42	Kansas	$29,490	$30,460	20,000
43	Tennessee	$29,210	$30,660	23,280
44	Arkansas	$28,790	$31,380	11,270
45	Georgia	$28,770	$30,150	33,410
46	South Dakota	$28,220	$29,520	4,650
47	Oklahoma	$27,920	$28,150	13,860
48	South Carolina	$27,860	$30,150	14,410
49	Louisiana	$27,400	$28,690	14,530
50	Mississippi	$25,840	$25,830	9,750
51	Alabama	$24,070	$26,090	10,140

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS