Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary in Nebraska

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Nebraska have a median of $35,160 a year, below the national $36,780 (−4%); the state ranks 30th of 51 states by median. That is 28% less than the median across all occupations in Nebraska ($48,980). Among neighbouring states, Missouri, Wyoming and Colorado pay more (up to $36,300 in Missouri) and Iowa, Kansas and South Dakota pay less (down to $28,220 in South Dakota). Nebraska employs 11,190 teaching assistants, except postsecondary, 10.9 per 1,000 jobs, the 33rd largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.20 means the occupation is more concentrated in Nebraska than nationally.

Nebraska vs the United States, May 2025

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Nebraska 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
Nebraska	Hourly	*	*	*	*	*	*	11,190	10.92	1.20
Nebraska	Annual	$28,080	$28,080	$35,160	$37,850	$45,110	$35,030	11,190	10.92	1.20
United States	Hourly	*	*	*	*	*	*	1,420,350	–	–
United States	Annual	$27,150	$31,060	$36,780	$45,360	$50,040	$38,290	1,420,350	–	–

Nebraska 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: 30th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 33rd of 51 states
Location quotient: 1.20
Jobs per 1,000: 10.92

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

4 metropolitan areas and 3 nonmetropolitan areas touching Nebraska 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
Lincoln, NE	*	$37,690	$28,080	$39,040	1,010	5.54	0.61
Omaha, NE-IA	*	$35,910	$28,080	$45,670	5,210	10.46	1.15
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	*	$30,880	$23,240	$37,310	990	13.17	1.44
Grand Island, NE	*	$28,080	$28,080	$36,050	440	11.11	1.22
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	*	$35,070	$28,080	$37,850	1,860	19.36	2.12
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	*	$33,780	$28,080	$44,990	2,550	16.45	1.80
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	*	$28,560	$28,080	$36,840	800	20.52	2.25

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Nebraska	*	$35,160	11,190	1.20
Colorado	*	$35,760	21,910	0.83
Iowa	*	$30,510	24,520	1.72
Kansas	*	$29,490	20,000	1.52
Missouri	*	$36,300	20,930	0.78
South Dakota	*	$28,220	4,650	1.11
Wyoming	*	$36,100	3,680	1.44

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