Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary in Kansas

In Kansas, teaching assistants, except postsecondary earn a median $29,490 a year, well below the national median of $36,780 (−20%); the state ranks 42nd of 51 states by median. That is 39% less than the median across all occupations in Kansas ($48,010). Among neighbouring states, Missouri, Colorado and Nebraska pay more (up to $36,300 in Missouri) and Oklahoma pays less (down to $27,920 in Oklahoma). Kansas employs 20,000 teaching assistants, except postsecondary, 13.9 per 1,000 jobs, the 25th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.52 means the occupation is more concentrated in Kansas than nationally.

Kansas vs the United States, May 2025

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Kansas and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Kansas	Hourly	*	*	*	*	*	*	20,000	13.91	1.52
Kansas	Annual	$21,800	$23,930	$29,490	$35,510	$38,190	$30,460	20,000	13.91	1.52
United States	Hourly	*	*	*	*	*	*	1,420,350	–	–
United States	Annual	$27,150	$31,060	$36,780	$45,360	$50,040	$38,290	1,420,350	–	–

Kansas 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: 42nd of 51 states
Rank by employment: 25th of 51 states
Location quotient: 1.52
Jobs per 1,000: 13.91

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Kansas'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 Kansas

7 metropolitan areas and 1 nonmetropolitan area touching Kansas 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.

Area	Median hourly	Median annual	10th pct (annual)	90th pct (annual)	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Kansas City, MO-KS	*	$36,520	$23,660	$46,810	8,690	7.92	0.87
Joplin, MO-KS	*	$35,050	$28,600	$45,380	800	9.17	1.00
Topeka, KS	*	$34,280	$27,730	$47,720	1,620	14.00	1.53
Manhattan, KS	*	$31,020	$24,040	$35,690	1,100	20.50	2.24
Wichita, KS	*	$30,870	$21,860	$41,910	4,740	15.36	1.68
St. Joseph, MO-KS	*	$30,840	$22,530	$46,610	400	7.43	0.81
Lawrence, KS	*	$22,360	$16,750	$34,770	590	11.47	1.26
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	*	$28,510	$20,470	$35,470	7,330	19.60	2.15

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Kansas	*	$29,490	20,000	1.52
Colorado	*	$35,760	21,910	0.83
Missouri	*	$36,300	20,930	0.78
Nebraska	*	$35,160	11,190	1.20
Oklahoma	*	$27,920	13,860	0.89

See the national page for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (every state ranked) and the Kansas 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 Kansas 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.