The annual salary statistics of teacher assistants in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of teacher assistants in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $16,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $19,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $30,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teacher assistants in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,150.
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 | $19,080 | -4.98% | 6.92% |
| 2017 | $20,030 | 7.19% | - |
| 2016 | $18,590 | 2.64% | - |
| 2015 | $18,100 | 2.10% | - |
| 2014 | $17,720 | -0.68% | - |
| 2013 | $17,840 | 0.45% | - |
| 2012 | $17,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $19,080 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for teacher assistants in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of teacher assistants in Augusta-Richmond County is 30.3 percent (30.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 5.5 percent (5.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.