The highest-paying states for postsecondary 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 postsecondary teaching assistants in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $63,630, Georgia is the highest paying state for postsecondary teaching assistants. It is followed by Connecticut (average annual salary $59,460). 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 postsecondary teaching assistants in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | $63,630 |
$29,070 | 1,580 |
| 2 | Connecticut | $59,460 |
$46,090 | 3,700 |
| 3 | Indiana | $51,390 |
$29,910 | 2,430 |
| 4 | Maryland | $50,010 |
$48,830 | 4,980 |
| 5 | New Mexico | $49,680 |
$26,050 | 470 |
| 6 | Minnesota | $49,670 |
$39,240 | 350 |
| 7 | Maine | $49,120 |
$38,810 | 600 |
| 8 | Nebraska | $49,010 |
$45,730 | 190 |
| 9 | Hawaii | $48,800 |
$29,130 | 190 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $47,780 |
$31,080 | 3,060 |
| 11 | New York | $47,680 |
$30,620 | 15,570 |
| 12 | Montana | $47,630 |
$37,310 | 690 |
| 13 | Oregon | $47,550 |
$29,200 | 440 |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $46,700 |
$28,610 | 70 |
| 15 | South Carolina | $45,820 |
$22,650 | 820 |
| 16 | New Jersey | $45,590 |
$29,340 | 1,810 |
| 17 | California | $43,030 |
$30,850 | 16,160 |
| 18 | Iowa | $42,760 |
$22,310 | 270 |
| 19 | North Dakota | $40,130 |
$21,310 | 130 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | $39,990 |
$28,980 | 3,210 |
| 21 | Michigan | $39,510 |
$24,910 | 14,290 |
| 22 | Washington | $39,010 |
$30,720 | 1,540 |
| 23 | New Hampshire | $38,530 |
$25,870 | 140 |
| 24 | District of Columbia | $37,570 |
$31,620 | 600 |
| 25 | Virginia | $37,300 |
$24,500 | 2,580 |
| 26 | Arizona | $37,280 |
$26,620 | 3,630 |
| 27 | Idaho | $36,890 |
$27,300 | 700 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | $36,870 |
$22,840 | 2,990 |
| 29 | Puerto Rico | $36,640 |
$18,880 | 1,600 |
| 30 | West Virginia | $34,840 |
$23,580 | 30 |
| 31 | Kansas | $34,700 |
$19,390 | 530 |
| 32 | Colorado | $31,990 |
$26,120 | 780 |
| 33 | Illinois | $31,620 |
$28,190 | 11,620 |
| 34 | Texas | $31,390 |
$18,960 | 11,270 |
| 35 | Kentucky | $31,260 |
$23,990 | 1,270 |
| 36 | Ohio | $30,370 |
$20,150 | 3,590 |
| 37 | Louisiana | $30,260 |
$18,700 | 840 |
| 38 | Delaware | $30,140 |
$29,940 | 290 |
| 39 | North Carolina | $30,070 |
$18,760 | 1,790 |
| 40 | Nevada | $29,360 |
$18,880 | 1,090 |
| 41 | Missouri | $29,260 |
$23,190 | 6,420 |
| 42 | South Dakota | $28,950 |
$23,410 | 500 |
| 43 | Arkansas | $28,510 |
$23,080 | 2,540 |
| 44 | Florida | $28,300 |
$21,190 | 3,130 |
| 45 | Utah | $28,270 |
$22,450 | 2,080 |
| 46 | Tennessee | $28,260 |
$22,950 | 400 |
| 47 | Vermont | $28,100 |
$27,280 | 130 |
| 48 | Alabama | $22,700 |
$16,760 | 790 |
| 49 | Alaska | $21,690 |
$21,690 | 270 |
| 50 | Oklahoma | $19,300 |
$16,270 | 1,060 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $17,470 |
$17,470 | 210 |