Teaching Assistant, Except Postsecondary Salary in Jefferson City, Missouri

The annual salary statistics of teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Jefferson City, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage information of teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Jefferson City 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 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Jefferson City, Missouri

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,190
25th Percentile Wage
$23,190
50th Percentile Wage
$27,810
75th Percentile Wage
$35,670
90th Percentile Wage
$44,610

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Jefferson City, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,190.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2022
$27,810
21.90% 13.20%
2021
$21,720
-12.57% -
2020
$24,450
1.27% -
2019
$24,140
- -

Table 2. Compare Teaching Assistant, Except Postsecondary Salary in Jefferson City with Other Missouri Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,810 in Jefferson City is in the middle of salary range for teaching assistants, except postsecondary in state of Missouri. In comparison, the annual salary of teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Jefferson City is 5.8 percent (5.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers and 1.3 percent (1.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Columbia.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
$29,530
Kansas City
$29,280
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$29,160
St Louis
$29,100
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$29,030
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$28,920
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$28,860
Joplin
$28,810
St Joseph
$28,730
Cape Girardeau-Jackson
$28,410
Springfield
$28,130
Jefferson City
$27,810
Columbia
$27,440

See also: Top paying jobs in Jefferson City, Missouri.