The annual salary statistics of teacher assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of teacher 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 | $22,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teacher 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 $48,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of teacher assistants from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $31,430 | 5.38% | 12.44% |
| 2016 | $29,740 | 0.13% | - |
| 2015 | $29,700 | 2.12% | - |
| 2014 | $29,070 | -0.48% | - |
| 2013 | $29,210 | 5.79% | - |
| 2012 | $27,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,430 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for teacher assistants in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of teacher assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 17.1 percent (17.1%) lower than that in the highest paying New Bedford and 26.0 percent (26.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New Bedford | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Springfield | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Worcester | |
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Peabody | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Pittsfield | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Framingham | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |