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Teacher Assistant Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of teacher assistants in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of teacher assistants in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Teacher Assistants in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,480
25th Percentile Wage
$28,270
50th Percentile Wage
$33,410
75th Percentile Wage
$39,400
90th Percentile Wage
$47,420

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teacher assistants in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,480.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of teacher assistants from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$33,410
1.92% 14.85%
2017
$32,770
5.37% -
2016
$31,010
7.84% -
2015
$28,580
-2.90% -
2014
$29,410
2.14% -
2013
$28,780
1.15% -
2012
$28,450
- -

Table 2. Compare Teacher Assistant Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,410 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for teacher assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of teacher assistants in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 16.8 percent (16.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 16.1 percent (16.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$40,140
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$37,700
El Centro
$37,550
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$37,510
Yuba City
$36,390
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$36,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$36,070
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$35,980
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$35,790
Modesto
$35,290
Visalia-Porterville
$35,150
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$35,030
Madera-Chowchilla
$34,390
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$34,300
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$34,270
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$34,120
Stockton
$33,840
Salinas
$33,440
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$33,410
Napa
$33,010
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$32,950
Hanford-Corcoran
$32,820
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$32,750
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$32,740
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$32,460
Merced
$31,230
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$30,960
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$30,840
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$30,650
Fresno
$30,410
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$30,270
Bakersfield-Delano
$30,110
Vallejo-Fairfield
$29,580
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$29,510
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$29,420
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$29,390
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$29,300
Chico
$28,910
Redding
$28,020

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