Teaching Assistant, Except Postsecondary Salary in Rochester, New York

The annual salary statistics of teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of teaching assistants, except postsecondary 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 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Rochester, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,460
25th Percentile Wage
$28,250
50th Percentile Wage
$29,700
75th Percentile Wage
$35,550
90th Percentile Wage
$38,230

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teaching assistants, except postsecondary 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 $38,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,460.

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
$29,700
3.74% 13.37%
2021
$28,590
9.93% -
2020
$25,750
0.08% -
2019
$25,730
- -

Table 2. Compare Teaching Assistant, Except Postsecondary Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,700 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for teaching assistants, except postsecondary in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Rochester is 16.9 percent (16.9%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 2.0 percent (2.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Binghamton.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$35,740
Ithaca
$34,860
Kingston
$30,870
Syracuse
$30,500
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$30,190
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$30,050
Glens Falls
$29,990
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$29,960
Rochester
$29,700
Utica-Rome
$29,660
Elmira
$29,660
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$29,580
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$29,210
Watertown-Fort Drum
$29,130
Binghamton
$29,100

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