Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary in Ohio

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Ohio have a median of $35,920 a year, below the national $36,780 (−2%); the state ranks 25th of 51 states by median. That is 27% less than the median across all occupations in Ohio ($49,380). Ohio pays more than every neighbouring state: Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia range from $29,800 in West Virginia to $35,110 in Michigan. Ohio employs 47,300 teaching assistants, except postsecondary, 8.52 per 1,000 jobs, the 8th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.93 is close to the national share.

Ohio vs the United States, May 2025

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Ohio and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
OhioHourly******47,3008.520.93
Annual$26,810$29,240$35,920$39,550$46,890$36,030
United StatesHourly******1,420,350––
Annual$27,150$31,060$36,780$45,360$50,040$38,290
$0$20k$40k$60k10th10th: $26,810$26,81025th25th: $29,240$29,240MedianMedian: $35,920$35,92075th75th: $39,550$39,55090th90th: $46,890$46,890US median
Ohio 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
25th of 51 states
Rank by employment
8th of 51 states
Location quotient
0.93
Jobs per 1,000
8.52

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

15 metropolitan areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas touching Ohio 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
Cleveland, OH*$37,380$28,520$47,5207,9407.700.84
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH*$36,980$27,230$48,7003,3208.920.98
Springfield, OH*$36,480$26,880$48,91053011.661.28
Sandusky, OH*$36,450$27,430$45,94053010.531.15
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN*$36,360$26,950$47,2909,5408.660.95
Toledo, OH*$36,120$25,860$48,9102,8009.611.05
Akron, OH*$35,960$27,370$46,7502,5007.810.86
Columbus, OH*$35,900$27,170$47,9308,2707.490.82
Canton-Massillon, OH*$35,790$26,600$45,9901,5609.551.05
Mansfield, OH*$35,470$24,260$45,0103707.540.83
Lima, OH*$34,130$23,870$44,9404408.740.96
Wheeling, WV-OH*$30,630$24,730$40,1804407.600.83
Youngstown-Warren, OH*$29,940$23,540$42,5101,78011.141.22
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH*$29,430$22,260$41,6003008.340.91
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH*$28,500$23,760$36,6701,2308.770.96
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area*$36,460$23,560$44,2902,15013.171.44
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area*$36,080$25,390$44,8601,41010.341.13
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area*$34,410$23,680$45,5902,58010.331.13
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)*$33,900$23,780$46,7402,4009.721.06

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Ohio*$35,92047,3000.93
Indiana*$33,30028,4500.97
Kentucky*$30,16016,3300.89
Michigan*$35,11039,0300.97
Pennsylvania*$34,74048,3100.87
West Virginia*$29,8005,1100.80

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