Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary Salary in the US
A teaching assistants, postsecondary earns a national median of $42,910 a year (mean $47,670) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #691 of 825.
How much does a teaching assistants, postsecondary earn in the US?
A teaching assistants, postsecondary in the United States earns a median of $42,910 a year (mean $47,670), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 16% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 164,090 people work in this occupation (SOC 25-9044), ranked #691 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$42,910
per year
Mean
$47,670
per year
Employment
164,090
US workers
National rank
#691
of 825 by median
What a teaching assistants, postsecondary earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a teaching assistants, postsecondary (SOC 25-9044) earns a median annual wage of $42,910 and a mean (average) of $47,670. The median is the midpoint — half of teaching assistants, postsecondary earn more and half earn less — and is 16% 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, postsecondary in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for teaching assistants, postsecondary is $42,910, and the mean (average) is $47,670. The median is the midpoint — half of teaching assistants, postsecondary earn more and half earn less.
- How does teaching assistants, postsecondary pay compare to the US average?
- At $42,910, a teaching assistants, postsecondary earns 16% 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, postsecondary are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 164,090 teaching assistants, postsecondary employed nationally (SOC 25-9044), across all industries.
- Where does this teaching assistants, 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 25-9044. 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 25-9044 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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