The annual salary statistics of teacher assistants in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of teacher 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 | $18,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teacher 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 $39,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,790.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of teacher assistants from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $25,410 | -0.98% | 4.05% |
| 2017 | $25,660 | 4.01% | - |
| 2016 | $24,630 | -1.42% | - |
| 2015 | $24,980 | 2.16% | - |
| 2014 | $24,440 | -2.17% | - |
| 2013 | $24,970 | 2.36% | - |
| 2012 | $24,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,410 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for teacher assistants in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of teacher assistants in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 10.6 percent (10.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton and 22.0 percent (22.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.