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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

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U.S. mean $47,670 · median $42,910

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Maryland #1 $59,850 $58,330 $29
+25.6%
$40,460–$75,980
New Jersey #2 $57,210 $54,260 $28
+20%
$35,940–$81,120
Ohio #3 $55,560 $48,710 $27
+16.6%
$23,600–$92,200
Massachusetts #4 $54,020 $56,370 $26
+13.3%
$32,890–$77,920
Oregon #5 $53,660 $49,550 $26
+12.6%
$38,970–$80,570
California #6 $53,330 $49,140 $26
+11.9%
$35,460–$77,440
Maine #7 $53,250 $47,210 $26
+11.7%
$36,910–$74,780
Arizona #8 $52,880 $49,810 $25
+10.9%
$30,900–$74,830
North Carolina #9 $51,580 $50,050 $25
+8.2%
$33,130–$73,980
District of Columbia #10 $51,390 $43,160 $25
+7.8%
$36,400–$73,370
Minnesota #11 $51,350 $53,380 $25
+7.7%
$24,450–$61,780
Virginia #12 $50,720 $49,890 $24
+6.4%
$31,670–$80,310
New Mexico #13 $50,280 $48,270 $24
+5.5%
$34,400–$65,100
Vermont #14 $50,130 $48,620 $24
+5.2%
$35,030–$59,510
Washington #15 $50,000 $50,460 $24
+4.9%
$34,650–$64,740
New York #16 $49,990 $43,610 $24
+4.9%
$34,680–$75,190
Rhode Island #17 $49,920 $49,420 $24
+4.7%
$31,200–$64,880
North Dakota #18 $49,880 $49,960 $24
+4.6%
$36,960–$59,080
Michigan #19 $49,740 $39,830 $24
+4.3%
$33,240–$76,420
Illinois #20 $49,630 $36,040 $24
+4.1%
$31,850–$96,230
Texas #21 $49,560 $55,670 $24
+4%
$23,660–$64,160
Kentucky #22 $48,400 $49,680 $23
+1.5%
$31,270–$80,200
Utah #23 $48,230 $52,300 $23
+1.2%
$26,730–$76,910
Colorado #24 $46,930 $37,450 $23
-1.6%
$32,430–$81,240
South Carolina #25 $46,240 $46,760 $22
-3%
$19,630–$60,510
Wisconsin #26 $45,940 $47,990 $22
-3.6%
$30,670–$58,740
Georgia #27 $45,310 $48,800 $22
-5%
$21,900–$73,190
Nebraska #28 $44,450 $39,650 $21
-6.8%
$28,080–$69,680
Oklahoma #29 $44,140 $49,920 $21
-7.4%
$29,120–$60,230
Iowa #30 $43,760 $38,960 $21
-8.2%
$22,790–$66,080
Idaho #31 $42,720 $37,310 $21
-10.4%
$27,430–$71,400
South Dakota #32 $42,710 $39,840 $21
-10.4%
$27,620–$65,130
Kansas #33 $40,820 $41,580 $20
-14.4%
$16,640–$57,270
Pennsylvania #34 $40,440 $38,020 $19
-15.2%
$21,060–$60,130
Indiana #35 $38,480 $34,910 $19
-19.3%
$20,850–$62,290
Louisiana #36 $38,420 $37,950 $18
-19.4%
$21,380–$59,880
Florida #37 $38,300 $37,770 $18
-19.7%
$35,080–$44,270
Montana #38 $37,990 $30,070 $18
-20.3%
$21,940–$61,620
Alaska #39 $35,740 $35,790 $17
-25%
$31,550–$40,360
West Virginia #40 $34,790 $35,960 $17
-27%
$28,880–$36,990
Tennessee #41 $33,580 $36,950 $16
-29.6%
$22,580–$45,270
New Hampshire #42 $29,170 $26,810 $14
-38.8%
$22,860–$48,190
Nevada #43 $27,190 $24,960 $13
-43%
$24,960–$24,960
Arkansas #44 $26,580 $23,140 $13
-44.2%
$22,880–$35,530
Alabama #45 $25,850 $22,600 $12
-45.8%
$17,730–$37,510

P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.