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Teacher Assistant Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

The annual salary statistics of teacher assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of teacher assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,080
25th Percentile Wage
$32,640
50th Percentile Wage
$40,140
75th Percentile Wage
$47,020
90th Percentile Wage
$51,660

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teacher assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,080.

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
$40,140
7.20% 22.15%
2017
$37,250
7.41% -
2016
$34,490
10.99% -
2015
$30,700
-3.94% -
2014
$31,910
9.68% -
2013
$28,820
-8.43% -
2012
$31,250
- -

Table 2. Compare Teacher Assistant Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,140, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for teacher assistants in state of California, followed by San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City (median annual salary $37,700). In comparison, the median annual salary of teacher assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 6.1 percent (6.1%) higher than that in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City.

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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