The annual salary statistics of teacher assistants in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of teacher assistants in Nassau-Suffolk 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 | $20,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teacher assistants in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,190.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of teacher assistants from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $26,740 | 3.70% | 2.17% |
| 2016 | $25,750 | -4.00% | - |
| 2015 | $26,780 | -1.19% | - |
| 2014 | $27,100 | 3.06% | - |
| 2013 | $26,270 | 0.42% | - |
| 2012 | $26,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,740 in Nassau-Suffolk is in the middle of salary range for teacher assistants in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of teacher assistants in Nassau-Suffolk is 11.1 percent (11.1%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 12.1 percent (12.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.