The highest-paying states for teacher 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 teacher assistants in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $39,080, Alaska is the highest paying state for teacher assistants. It is followed by California (average annual salary $34,580). 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 teacher assistants in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $39,080 |
$27,480 | 4,440 |
| 2 | California | $34,580 |
$24,640 | 167,950 |
| 3 | Washington | $34,430 |
$25,980 | 37,810 |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $34,400 |
$27,900 | 2,860 |
| 5 | Maine | $32,900 |
$23,950 | 8,370 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $32,870 |
$22,990 | 22,930 |
| 7 | North Dakota | $32,840 |
$23,230 | 5,020 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $32,780 |
$23,790 | 38,770 |
| 9 | Oregon | $32,140 |
$22,890 | 20,430 |
| 10 | Rhode Island | $31,750 |
$22,370 | 5,140 |
| 11 | Vermont | $31,700 |
$23,690 | 4,820 |
| 12 | Minnesota | $31,380 |
$21,590 | 34,800 |
| 13 | Wyoming | $30,640 |
$23,070 | 3,610 |
| 14 | Delaware | $30,380 |
$19,890 | 3,790 |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $30,380 |
$20,230 | 9,360 |
| 16 | Nevada | $29,810 |
$21,760 | 6,160 |
| 17 | Hawaii | $29,700 |
$22,320 | 5,890 |
| 18 | Maryland | $29,550 |
$19,650 | 21,060 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $29,250 |
$19,400 | 25,070 |
| 20 | New York | $29,090 |
$21,970 | 123,960 |
| 21 | Colorado | $28,550 |
$22,480 | 20,240 |
| 22 | New Jersey | $27,190 |
$19,340 | 55,130 |
| 23 | Virgin Islands | $26,820 |
$20,140 | 200 |
| 24 | Illinois | $26,290 |
$18,680 | 60,630 |
| 25 | Michigan | $26,240 |
$19,750 | 35,700 |
| 26 | Nebraska | $26,120 |
$20,060 | 11,040 |
| 27 | Montana | $26,020 |
$20,050 | 3,960 |
| 28 | Ohio | $25,950 |
$18,700 | 40,710 |
| 29 | Kentucky | $25,750 |
$19,010 | 16,570 |
| 30 | Virginia | $25,650 |
$17,280 | 31,030 |
| 31 | Pennsylvania | $25,350 |
$17,700 | 46,610 |
| 32 | Missouri | $25,240 |
$17,750 | 19,770 |
| 33 | Iowa | $25,240 |
$17,560 | 19,890 |
| 34 | Utah | $24,670 |
$19,080 | 17,830 |
| 35 | Guam | $24,470 |
$19,640 | 800 |
| 36 | West Virginia | $24,320 |
$19,400 | 4,040 |
| 37 | Kansas | $24,240 |
$17,740 | 19,390 |
| 38 | Arizona | $23,990 |
$21,860 | 25,540 |
| 39 | Tennessee | $23,740 |
$16,890 | 22,240 |
| 40 | South Dakota | $23,740 |
$19,410 | 3,870 |
| 41 | North Carolina | $23,380 |
$18,340 | 31,090 |
| 42 | Florida | $23,370 |
$18,390 | 50,440 |
| 43 | Idaho | $23,130 |
$16,880 | 7,530 |
| 44 | Indiana | $22,810 |
$16,950 | 26,450 |
| 45 | Texas | $22,000 |
$16,690 | 88,700 |
| 46 | South Carolina | $21,730 |
$16,720 | 15,470 |
| 47 | New Mexico | $20,110 |
$16,700 | 7,360 |
| 48 | Alabama | $20,090 |
$16,420 | 9,210 |
| 49 | Georgia | $19,530 |
$16,310 | 37,150 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $19,440 |
$18,240 | 11,730 |
| 51 | Louisiana | $19,430 |
$16,350 | 17,110 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $18,910 |
$16,170 | 10,710 |
| 53 | Oklahoma | $18,580 |
$16,130 | 12,220 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $18,090 |
$15,920 | 9,230 |