Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary in Alabama

In Alabama, teaching assistants, except postsecondary earn a median $24,070 a year, well below the national median of $36,780 (−35%); the state ranks 51st of 51 states by median. That is 47% less than the median across all occupations in Alabama ($45,670). Every neighbouring state pays more: Florida, Tennessee, Georgia and Mississippi range from $25,840 in Mississippi to $34,430 in Florida. Alabama employs 10,140 teaching assistants, except postsecondary, 4.80 per 1,000 jobs, the 34th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.53 means it is less common in Alabama than nationally.

Alabama vs the United States, May 2025

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Alabama and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
AlabamaHourly******10,1404.800.53
Annual$21,440$22,550$24,070$27,820$30,590$26,090
United StatesHourly******1,420,350––
Annual$27,150$31,060$36,780$45,360$50,040$38,290
$0$10k$20k$30k$40k10th10th: $21,440$21,44025th25th: $22,550$22,550MedianMedian: $24,070$24,07075th75th: $27,820$27,82090th90th: $30,590$30,590US median
Alabama annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
51st of 51 states
Rank by employment
34th of 51 states
Location quotient
0.53
Jobs per 1,000
4.80

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Alabama's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Alabama

13 metropolitan areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas touching Alabama publish a row for teaching assistants, except postsecondary, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Birmingham, AL*$27,480$23,160$34,8502,4504.700.51
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL*$26,620$22,290$30,6705005.700.62
Columbus, GA-AL*$26,340$20,380$36,5908707.440.81
Huntsville, AL*$26,110$21,840$35,6808403.130.34
Montgomery, AL*$24,030$21,850$28,9606904.160.46
Mobile, AL*$23,400$22,240$29,1208304.810.53
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL*$23,330$21,320$27,7802404.260.47
Auburn-Opelika, AL*$23,300$20,840$35,2107109.741.07
Dothan, AL*$23,300$21,270$28,1902404.030.44
Decatur, AL*$23,210$21,480$29,7703104.990.55
Anniston-Oxford, AL*$22,230$18,570$29,9402606.010.66
Gadsden, AL*$21,940$20,320$27,3601905.690.62
Tuscaloosa, AL*$21,690$21,440$27,9005404.980.55
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area*$23,120$22,260$29,2605106.150.67
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area*$23,090$20,550$27,9704106.370.70
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area*$22,790$21,850$27,6704005.970.65
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area*$22,470$19,590$29,7708405.520.60

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Alabama*$24,07010,1400.53
Florida*$34,43054,5300.60
Georgia*$28,77033,4100.75
Mississippi*$25,8409,7500.92
Tennessee*$29,21023,2800.78

See the national page for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (every state ranked) and the Alabama wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Alabama estimates.

*
Wage estimate not available.
  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.