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Graduate Teaching Assistant Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of graduate teaching assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of graduate teaching assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,640
25th Percentile Wage
$40,860
50th Percentile Wage
$44,570
75th Percentile Wage
$48,280
90th Percentile Wage
$50,630

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for graduate teaching assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,640.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of graduate teaching assistants from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2015
$44,570
2.02% 5.61%
2014
$43,670
2.08% -
2013
$42,760
1.61% -
2012
$42,070
- -

Table 2. Compare Graduate Teaching Assistant Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,570, Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is the second highest paying city for graduate teaching assistants in state of Michigan, following the highest paying city Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $45,100). Compared with Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of graduate teaching assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 1.2 percent (1.2%) lower.

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