The annual salary statistics of graduate teaching assistants in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of graduate teaching assistants in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $20,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for graduate teaching assistants in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,630.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of graduate teaching assistants from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $40,100 | 5.71% | 2.12% |
| 2017 | $37,810 | 15.97% | - |
| 2016 | $31,770 | 22.00% | - |
| 2015 | $24,780 | -43.74% | - |
| 2014 | $35,620 | -19.62% | - |
| 2013 | $42,610 | 7.89% | - |
| 2012 | $39,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,100 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for graduate teaching assistants in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of graduate teaching assistants in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 10.9 percent (10.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Harrisburg-Carlisle and 13.3 percent (13.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Newark-Union.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Newark-Union |