The salary statistics of graduate teaching assistants in the industry sector of health care and social assistance are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare graduate teaching assistant salaries in different industries within the health care and social assistance sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $18,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for graduate teaching assistants in the industry sector of health care and social assistance. 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 $60,560. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $33,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid graduate teaching assistants is $18,620.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of graduate teaching assistants in the industry sector of health care and social assistance from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $33,680 | 18.47% | 19.60% |
| 2017 | $27,460 | 1.38% | - |
| 2016 | $27,080 | -7.05% | - |
| 2015 | $28,990 | -9.66% | - |
| 2014 | $31,790 | 14.82% | - |
| 2012 | $27,080 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].