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Highest-paying States for Graduate Teaching Assistants

The highest-paying states for graduate teaching assistants (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of graduate teaching assistants in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $56,640, Massachusetts is the highest paying state for graduate teaching assistants. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $52,840). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of graduate teaching assistants in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Graduate Teaching Assistants (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Massachusetts	$56,640	$37,310	3,080
2	Washington	$52,840	$39,590	630
3	Minnesota	$48,910	$34,950	300
4	Utah	$46,780	$29,630	2,140
5	Maryland	$46,680	$34,520	5,690
6	Nebraska	$45,040	$19,330	180
7	Wyoming	$44,490	$32,220	30
8	Ohio	$44,030	$18,730	1,560
9	Mississippi	$41,450	$17,610	420
10	Pennsylvania	$41,000	$20,260	1,240
11	Hawaii	$40,720	$33,010	1,390
12	Arizona	$38,860	$20,810	2,970
13	Kansas	$38,420	$18,090	170
14	Indiana	$38,410	$25,490	4,830
15	Illinois	$37,740	$18,210	3,070
16	Oregon	$37,160	$22,270	150
17	Colorado	$35,900	$21,230	2,310
18	Wisconsin	$35,800	$22,460	3,350
19	New York	$35,690	$21,650	10,220
20	Virginia	$35,540	$21,020	2,640
21	California	$35,310	$26,130	22,270
22	Puerto Rico	$34,760	$17,260	1,010
23	Texas	$34,740	$17,060	10,110
24	North Dakota	$34,430	$20,330	760
25	New Jersey	$33,940	$18,980	2,600
26	North Carolina	$33,720	$18,510	1,370
27	South Carolina	$33,650	$17,540	250
28	South Dakota	$31,750	$25,330	330
29	District of Columbia	$30,870	$26,020	110
30	Vermont	$30,820	$18,830	0
31	Michigan	$30,130	$20,020	12,380
32	Missouri	$28,100	$17,280	1,870
33	Iowa	$28,050	$21,570	160
34	Idaho	$24,390	$16,620	570
35	Louisiana	$23,590	$16,840	1,140
36	Maine	$23,070	$20,820	610
37	Kentucky	$20,930	$16,770	30
38	Connecticut	$20,020	$19,220	2,580
39	New Mexico	$19,600	$16,880	1,680
40	Oklahoma	$19,510	$16,430	1,540
41	Arkansas	$19,330	$18,300	3,160
42	Georgia	$19,260	$16,400	5,430
43	West Virginia	$19,170	$18,610	190
44	Nevada	$19,140	$16,030	1,840
45	Florida	$19,040	$17,540	13,130
46	Alabama	$18,790	$16,470	80
47	Montana	$18,510	$17,510	650
48	Tennessee	$18,400	$16,090	450
49	Rhode Island	$18,120	$16,520	40

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of graduate teaching assistants in those states is not available at this time.