The annual salary statistics of teacher assistants in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of teacher assistants in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $23,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teacher assistants in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,050.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of teacher assistants from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $34,670 | 4.93% | 23.28% |
| 2017 | $32,960 | 0.24% | - |
| 2016 | $32,880 | 1.09% | - |
| 2015 | $32,520 | 9.87% | - |
| 2014 | $29,310 | 10.24% | - |
| 2013 | $26,310 | -1.10% | - |
| 2012 | $26,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,670, Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk is the second highest paying city for teacher assistants in state of Connecticut, following the highest paying city Waterbury (median annual salary of $36,250). Compared with Waterbury, the median annual salary of teacher assistants in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk is 4.4 percent (4.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Waterbury | |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk | |
| Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford | |
| Danbury | |
| Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Haven |