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Teacher Assistant Salary in Rochester, New York

The annual salary statistics of teacher assistants in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of teacher assistants in Rochester 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 Rochester, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,850
25th Percentile Wage
$22,950
50th Percentile Wage
$24,960
75th Percentile Wage
$30,570
90th Percentile Wage
$37,590

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teacher assistants in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,850.

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
$24,960
1.88% 9.05%
2017
$24,490
4.98% -
2016
$23,270
-0.99% -
2015
$23,500
2.72% -
2014
$22,860
-0.48% -
2013
$22,970
1.18% -
2012
$22,700
- -

Table 2. Compare Teacher Assistant Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,960 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for teacher assistants in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of teacher assistants in Rochester is 17.0 percent (17.0%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 5.8 percent (5.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$30,090
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$29,290
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$28,750
Kingston
$28,100
Syracuse
$27,710
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$26,780
Nassau-Suffolk
$26,740
Elmira
$26,030
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$25,610
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$25,150
Rochester
$24,960
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$24,720
Ithaca
$24,390
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$24,320
Watertown-Fort Drum
$24,210
Glens Falls
$24,080
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$23,890
Utica-Rome
$23,790
Binghamton
$23,590
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$23,500

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, New York.