Graduate Teaching Assistant Salary in Ann Arbor, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of graduate teaching assistants in Ann Arbor, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of graduate teaching assistants in Ann Arbor is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Graduate Teaching Assistants in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,200
25th Percentile Wage
$26,820
50th Percentile Wage
$40,070
75th Percentile Wage
$57,750
90th Percentile Wage
$62,380

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for graduate teaching assistants in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,200.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of graduate teaching assistants from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$40,070
2.12% -14.30%
2017
$39,220
-16.78% -
2015
$45,800
2.07% -
2014
$44,850
20.29% -
2013
$35,750
-28.11% -
2012
$45,800
- -

Table 2. Compare Graduate Teaching Assistant Salary in Ann Arbor with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,070 in Ann Arbor is in the middle of salary range for graduate teaching assistants in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of graduate teaching assistants in Ann Arbor is 11.2 percent (11.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area and 34.1 percent (34.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Detroit-Warren-Livonia.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$45,100
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$44,570
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$42,790
Ann Arbor
$40,070
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$34,630
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$32,150
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$26,390

See also: Top paying jobs in Ann Arbor, Michigan.