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Teaching Assistant, Except Postsecondary Salary in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi

The annual salary statistics of teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi is shown in Table 1. The wage information of teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 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 Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$17,510
25th Percentile Wage	$18,840
50th Percentile Wage	$23,100
75th Percentile Wage	$25,270
90th Percentile Wage	$30,340

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,510.

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.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	3-Year Growth
2022	$23,100	11.43%	9.18%
2021	$20,460	4.50%	-
2020	$19,540	-7.37%	-
2019	$20,980	-	-

Table 2. Compare Teaching Assistant, Except Postsecondary Salary in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area with Other Mississippi Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $23,100, Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for teaching assistants, except postsecondary in state of Mississippi, following the highest paying city Gulfport-Biloxi (median annual salary of $28,330). Compared with Gulfport-Biloxi, the median annual salary of teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is 18.5 percent (18.5%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Gulfport-Biloxi	$28,330
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$23,100
Jackson	$22,140
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$20,960
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$20,790
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$18,810
Hattiesburg	$18,680