The annual salary statistics of graduate teaching assistants in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of graduate teaching assistants in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $23,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for graduate teaching assistants in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,960.
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 | $42,730 | 1.10% | 24.22% |
| 2017 | $42,260 | 4.78% | - |
| 2016 | $40,240 | 9.72% | - |
| 2015 | $36,330 | 3.39% | - |
| 2014 | $35,100 | 5.41% | - |
| 2013 | $33,200 | 2.47% | - |
| 2012 | $32,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $42,730, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the lowest paying city for graduate teaching assistants in state of Washington, following city of Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $53,110). In comparison, the median annual salary of graduate teaching assistants in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 19.5 percent (19.5%) lower than that in the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro |