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Teacher Assistant Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of teacher assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of teacher 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 Teacher Assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,300
25th Percentile Wage
$21,040
50th Percentile Wage
$24,690
75th Percentile Wage
$29,240
90th Percentile Wage
$34,720

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teacher 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 $34,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,300.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of teacher assistants from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$24,690
-5.27% -5.51%
2016
$25,990
-1.96% -
2015
$26,500
4.04% -
2014
$25,430
-2.24% -
2013
$26,000
-0.19% -
2012
$26,050
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,690 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for teacher assistants in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of teacher assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 16.5 percent (16.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and 10.8 percent (10.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Kalamazoo-Portage.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Ann Arbor
$29,560
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$28,260
Lansing-East Lansing
$28,160
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$26,940
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$26,680
Holland-Grand Haven
$26,680
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$26,010
Jackson
$25,980
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North
$25,970
Niles-Benton Harbor
$25,570
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$25,360
Bay City
$25,290
Flint
$25,270
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$25,040
Battle Creek
$24,990
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$24,980
Muskegon-Norton Shores
$24,870
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$24,690
Monroe
$24,640
Midland
$23,900
South Bend-Mishawaka
$23,250
Kalamazoo-Portage
$22,020