The annual salary statistics of teacher assistants in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of teacher assistants in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner 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 | $24,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teacher assistants in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,210.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of teacher assistants from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $33,730 | 14.73% | 40.82% |
| 2017 | $28,760 | -2.96% | - |
| 2016 | $29,610 | -6.48% | - |
| 2015 | $31,530 | 14.59% | - |
| 2014 | $26,930 | -14.00% | - |
| 2013 | $30,700 | 34.98% | - |
| 2012 | $19,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,730 in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is in the middle of salary range for teacher assistants in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of teacher assistants in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is 11.0 percent (11.0%) lower than that in the highest paying New Bedford and 31.0 percent (31.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.