The annual salary statistics of teacher assistants in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of teacher 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 | $24,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teacher 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 $44,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,780.
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 | $34,240 | 3.12% | 12.70% |
| 2017 | $33,170 | 6.51% | - |
| 2016 | $31,010 | 2.87% | - |
| 2015 | $30,120 | 0.07% | - |
| 2014 | $30,100 | -0.83% | - |
| 2013 | $30,350 | 1.52% | - |
| 2012 | $29,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,240 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for teacher assistants in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of teacher assistants in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 6.5 percent (6.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 13.3 percent (13.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.