Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary in the US
A teaching assistants, except postsecondary earns a national median of $36,780 a year (mean $38,290) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #777 of 825.
How much does a teaching assistants, except postsecondary earn in the US?
A teaching assistants, except postsecondary in the United States earns a median of $36,780 a year (mean $38,290), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 28% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 1,420,350 people work in this occupation (SOC 25-9045), ranked #777 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$36,780
per year
Mean
$38,290
per year
Employment
1,420,350
US workers
National rank
#777
of 825 by median
What a teaching assistants, except postsecondary earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a teaching assistants, except postsecondary (SOC 25-9045) earns a median annual wage of $36,780 and a mean (average) of $38,290. The median is the midpoint — half of teaching assistants, except postsecondary earn more and half earn less — and is 28% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a teaching assistants, except postsecondary in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for teaching assistants, except postsecondary is $36,780, and the mean (average) is $38,290. The median is the midpoint — half of teaching assistants, except postsecondary earn more and half earn less.
- How does teaching assistants, except postsecondary pay compare to the US average?
- At $36,780, a teaching assistants, except postsecondary earns 28% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many teaching assistants, except postsecondary are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 1,420,350 teaching assistants, except postsecondary employed nationally (SOC 25-9045), across all industries.
- Where does this teaching assistants, except postsecondary salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 25-9045. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 25-9045 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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