The annual salary statistics of graduate teaching assistants in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of graduate teaching assistants in Detroit-Warren-Livonia 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 | $20,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for graduate teaching assistants in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of graduate teaching assistants from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $26,390 | -65.52% | -59.34% |
| 2016 | $43,680 | 3.62% | - |
| 2015 | $42,100 | -0.31% | - |
| 2014 | $42,230 | -1.26% | - |
| 2013 | $42,760 | 1.66% | - |
| 2012 | $42,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $26,390, Detroit-Warren-Livonia is the lowest paying city for graduate teaching assistants in state of Michigan, following city of Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $45,100). Compared with the highest paying city Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of graduate teaching assistants in Detroit-Warren-Livonia is 41.5 percent (41.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn | |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills | |
| Ann Arbor | |
| Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming | |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia |