The salary statistics of teaching assistants, except postsecondary are shown in Table 1. In the next few tables we compare the average salaries of teaching assistants, except postsecondary within different industry sectors and in the 50 states of the United States. The teaching assistants, except postsecondary annual salary statistics are from 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 | $22,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teaching assistants, except postsecondary. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) teaching assistants, except postsecondary is $46,840. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $30,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $22,720. It is noted that in the United States, the annual salary of the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is almost 106% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.
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.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 3-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $30,920 | 5.05% | 9.70% |
| 2021 | $29,360 | 1.57% | - |
| 2020 | $28,900 | 3.39% | - |
| 2019 | $27,920 | - | - |
The average salaries of teaching assistants, except postsecondary in 8 major industry sectors are shown in Table 2. We note that the salaries vary considerably within different industry sectors. The highest paying industry sector for teaching assistants, except postsecondary occupations is the management of companies and enterprises sector with an annual salary $37,360. The lowest paying sector is the health care and social assistance sector (annual salary $28,980).
From the above tables we note that not only teaching assistants, except postsecondary salaries vary considerably based on one's education and experience, and the industry sectors, they also change considerably from state to state. In the following table we compare the median salary of teaching assistants, except postsecondary in all 50 states of the United States. We note that the median annual salaries range from $19,000 to $43,030. The highest paying state for teaching assistants, except postsecondary is Washington with a median annual salary of $43,030. The lowest paying state is Puerto Rico with a median annual salary of $19,000. For more salary information of teaching assistants, except postsecondary profession in a specific state, use the links in the table.