The annual salary statistics of teacher assistants in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of teacher assistants in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $27,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teacher assistants in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,160.
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 | $36,610 | 3.58% | 13.79% |
| 2017 | $35,300 | 3.99% | - |
| 2016 | $33,890 | 0.56% | - |
| 2015 | $33,700 | 3.56% | - |
| 2014 | $32,500 | 0.43% | - |
| 2013 | $32,360 | 2.47% | - |
| 2012 | $31,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,610, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the highest paying city for teacher assistants in state of Washington, followed by Bremerton-Silverdale (median annual salary $36,160). In comparison, the median annual salary of teacher assistants in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 1.2 percent (1.2%) higher than that in Bremerton-Silverdale.