The annual salary statistics of teacher assistants in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of teacher assistants in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $25,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teacher assistants in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,170.
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 | $31,600 | 2.12% | 13.39% |
| 2017 | $30,930 | 4.88% | - |
| 2016 | $29,420 | 2.38% | - |
| 2015 | $28,720 | 3.03% | - |
| 2014 | $27,850 | 0.75% | - |
| 2013 | $27,640 | 0.98% | - |
| 2012 | $27,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,600 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for teacher assistants in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of teacher assistants in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 13.7 percent (13.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 6.1 percent (6.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.