The annual salary statistics of teacher assistants in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of teacher assistants in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $19,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teacher assistants in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,770.
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 | $25,030 | 5.51% | 5.19% |
| 2017 | $23,650 | 1.86% | - |
| 2016 | $23,210 | 9.39% | - |
| 2015 | $21,030 | 5.90% | - |
| 2014 | $19,790 | 1.72% | - |
| 2013 | $19,450 | -22.01% | - |
| 2012 | $23,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,030 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for teacher assistants in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of teacher assistants in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 16.0 percent (16.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 23.5 percent (23.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sebring.