The annual salary statistics of teacher assistants in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of teacher assistants in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $16,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teacher assistants in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,470.
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 | $20,700 | -2.61% | 3.24% |
| 2017 | $21,240 | -3.25% | - |
| 2016 | $21,930 | -11.63% | - |
| 2015 | $24,480 | -9.84% | - |
| 2014 | $26,890 | 1.52% | - |
| 2013 | $26,480 | 24.36% | - |
| 2012 | $20,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,700 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for teacher assistants in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of teacher assistants in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 27.2 percent (27.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton and 4.2 percent (4.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.