Teaching Assistant salary
What a teaching assistant actually earns, from 258 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
Switch the market above to see teaching assistant pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A teaching assistant earns a blended US median near 39,125 dollars, with the typical middle running from 36,677 dollars to 49,630 dollars. The official OEWS median is 35,240 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 26 percent since 2019. Demand is rated moderate, and 0% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is teacher, at 74 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open teaching assistant roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- EDUCATIONAL AIDEDepartment of War Education Activity · Fort Jackson, South Carolina$34k–$59kJul 20
- EDUCATIONAL AIDE (PREKINDERGARTEN)Department of War Education Activity · West Point, New York$49k–$80kJul 12
- EDUCATIONAL AIDE (SPECIAL EDUCATION)Department of War Education Activity · Fort Bragg, North Carolina$40k–$69kJul 9
- Teacher AideHouse of Representatives · Washington, District of Columbia$42k–$54kJul 1
- Educational Aide / Educational Aide (Sure Start) / Educational Aide (Kindergarten)Department of War Education Activity · Multiple Locations$37k–$46kApr 1
- Educational Aide/ Educational Aide (Kindergarten)Department of War Education Activity · Multiple Locations$37k–$46kApr 1
By country
- United Kingdom$34,953 – $272,633 · median $40,881
- United States$36,677 – $49,630 · median $39,125
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Washingtonmedian $47,210
- Virginiamedian $36,650
- New Yorkmedian $36,600
- Kentuckymedian $29,220
- North Carolinamedian $28,230
- Georgiamedian $27,860
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Quick answers
How much does a teaching assistant make?
The blended US median is about 39,125 dollars, with a typical range from 36,677 dollars to 49,630 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 35,240 dollars.
Is teaching assistant a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated moderate in our July 2026 corpus, with 0% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can a teaching assistant move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is teacher, at 74 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 25-9045. Unemployment is the 2025 BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) CPS (Current Population Survey) annual-average rate for “Teaching assistants.” Live corpus 258 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.