The annual salary statistics of graduate teaching assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of graduate teaching assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $38,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for graduate teaching assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of graduate teaching assistants from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $56,500 | 47.73% | 21.31% |
| 2015 | $29,530 | -43.68% | - |
| 2014 | $42,430 | -2.73% | - |
| 2013 | $43,590 | -2.00% | - |
| 2012 | $44,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $56,500, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is the second highest paying city for graduate teaching assistants in state of Massachusetts, following the highest paying city Boston-Cambridge-Quincy (median annual salary of $56,780). Compared with Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, the median annual salary of graduate teaching assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is .5 percent (.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Springfield | |
| Worcester | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |