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Teacher Assistant Salary in St Louis, Missouri

The annual salary statistics of teacher assistants in St Louis, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage information of teacher assistants in St Louis 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 St Louis, Missouri

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,530
25th Percentile Wage
$21,070
50th Percentile Wage
$27,310
75th Percentile Wage
$34,080
90th Percentile Wage
$42,870

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teacher assistants in St Louis, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,530.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$27,310
1.90% 13.66%
2017
$26,790
3.17% -
2016
$25,940
1.27% -
2015
$25,610
-1.37% -
2014
$25,960
5.28% -
2013
$24,590
4.11% -
2012
$23,580
- -

Table 2. Compare Teacher Assistant Salary in St Louis with Other Missouri Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $27,310, St Louis is the highest paying city for teacher assistants in state of Missouri, followed by Kansas City (median annual salary $26,570). In comparison, the median annual salary of teacher assistants in St Louis is 2.7 percent (2.7%) higher than that in Kansas City.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
St Louis
$27,310
Kansas City
$26,570
Columbia
$26,230
Jefferson City
$24,020
Springfield
$23,440
Cape Girardeau-Jackson
$23,210
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$21,930
St Joseph
$21,720
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$21,460
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$20,320
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$19,590
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
$19,550
Joplin
$19,230

See also: Top paying jobs in St Louis, Missouri.