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Graduate Teaching Assistant Salary in the Industry of Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned

The salary statistics and trend of graduate teaching assistants in the industry of colleges, universities, and professional schools - local government owned are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare graduate teaching assistant salaries in different industries within the educational services sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,380
25th Percentile Wage
$34,850
50th Percentile Wage
$43,260
75th Percentile Wage
$56,120
90th Percentile Wage
$62,060

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for graduate teaching assistants in the industry of colleges, universities, and professional schools - local government owned. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) graduate teaching assistants is $62,060. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $43,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent graduate teaching assistants is $25,380.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of graduate teaching assistants in the industry of Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$43,260
8.69% 27.12%
2016
$39,500
-34.51% -
2015
$53,130
57.88% -
2014
$22,380
-39.50% -
2013
$31,220
-0.99% -
2012
$31,530
- -

Table 3. Compare Graduate Teaching Assistant Salary in Different Industries within the Educational Services Sector