Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary in New York

The median for teaching assistants, except postsecondary in New York is $38,240 a year, somewhat above the national $36,780 (+4%); the state ranks 11th of 51 states by median. That is 36% less than the median across all occupations in New York ($59,670). Among neighbouring states, Vermont and Massachusetts pay more (up to $43,800 in Vermont) and Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania pay less (down to $34,740 in Pennsylvania). New York employs 137,820 teaching assistants, except postsecondary, 14.2 per 1,000 jobs, the 2nd largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.56 means the occupation is more concentrated in New York than nationally.

New York vs the United States, May 2025

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in New York and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
New YorkHourly******137,82014.231.56
Annual$32,240$35,670$38,240$46,700$54,990$41,720
United StatesHourly******1,420,350––
Annual$27,150$31,060$36,780$45,360$50,040$38,290
$0$20k$40k$60k10th10th: $32,240$32,24025th25th: $35,670$35,670MedianMedian: $38,240$38,24075th75th: $46,700$46,70090th90th: $54,990$54,990US median
New York 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
11th of 51 states
Rank by employment
2nd of 51 states
Location quotient
1.56
Jobs per 1,000
14.23

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

13 metropolitan areas and 3 nonmetropolitan areas touching New York 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ*$38,890$32,240$56,740126,92013.371.46
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY*$38,110$32,240$48,0107,17015.961.75
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY*$37,760$32,240$49,7905,12019.032.08
Ithaca, NY*$37,420$32,240$48,72069014.391.57
Syracuse, NY*$37,330$32,240$50,3304,67015.561.70
Kingston, NY*$37,180$32,240$47,7201,13019.182.10
Elmira, NY*$36,250$32,550$46,70063018.802.06
Glens Falls, NY*$36,250$32,240$46,46096019.102.09
Rochester, NY*$36,240$32,240$47,2808,09016.361.79
Utica-Rome, NY*$36,020$32,240$47,3702,02017.071.87
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY*$35,670$32,240$46,6307,56014.151.55
Binghamton, NY*$35,190$32,240$46,1202,00020.662.26
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY*$34,190$32,240$48,25099025.212.76
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area*$36,230$32,240$48,4802,96021.222.32
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area*$35,790$32,240$46,5404,00025.142.75
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area*$35,020$32,240$47,1903,73021.032.30

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
New York*$38,240137,8201.56
Connecticut*$38,11019,7401.27
Massachusetts*$39,38039,2101.18
New Jersey*$37,29055,5801.42
Pennsylvania*$34,74048,3100.87
Vermont*$43,8004,9601.79

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