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Teacher Assistant Salary in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington

The annual salary statistics of teacher assistants in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of teacher assistants in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Teacher Assistants in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,310
25th Percentile Wage
$31,130
50th Percentile Wage
$35,610
75th Percentile Wage
$40,020
90th Percentile Wage
$48,330

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teacher assistants in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,310.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of teacher assistants from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$35,610
4.21% 10.73%
2016
$34,110
0.67% -
2015
$33,880
3.54% -
2014
$32,680
0.31% -
2013
$32,580
2.42% -
2012
$31,790
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Table 2. Compare Teacher Assistant Salary in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,610 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for teacher assistants in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of teacher assistants in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 2.7 percent (2.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 16.7 percent (16.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$36,610
Bremerton-Silverdale
$36,160
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett
$35,610
Bellingham
$35,430
Mount Vernon-Anacortes
$35,090
Olympia
$34,560
Tacoma
$34,280
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
$34,240
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$32,770
Yakima
$32,570
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
$31,990
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland
$31,600
Longview
$31,130
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$31,120
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee
$30,870
Walla Walla
$30,760
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$30,230
Spokane
$29,920
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$29,870
Lewiston
$29,790
Central Washington nonmetropolitan area
$29,670