Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary in Washington

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Washington earn a median $49,120 a year, +34% against the national median of $36,780; they and rank 1st of 51 states by median. That is 22% less than the median across all occupations in Washington ($62,990). Washington pays more than every neighbouring state: Oregon and Idaho range from $35,560 in Idaho to $39,850 in Oregon. Washington employs 43,420 teaching assistants, except postsecondary, 12.2 per 1,000 jobs, the 9th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.34 means the occupation is more concentrated in Washington than nationally.

Washington vs the United States, May 2025

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Washington and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
WashingtonHourly******43,42012.231.34
Annual$37,870$43,270$49,120$58,080$62,810$50,650
United StatesHourly******1,420,350––
Annual$27,150$31,060$36,780$45,360$50,040$38,290
$0$20k$40k$60k$80k10th10th: $37,870$37,87025th25th: $43,270$43,270MedianMedian: $49,120$49,12075th75th: $58,080$58,08090th90th: $62,810$62,810US median
Washington 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
1st of 51 states
Rank by employment
9th of 51 states
Location quotient
1.34
Jobs per 1,000
12.23

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

13 metropolitan areas and 2 nonmetropolitan areas touching Washington 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
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA*$57,950$39,470$62,92087016.621.82
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA*$53,950$39,450$64,45021,04010.091.10
Bellingham, WA*$51,670$38,510$57,4001,20013.121.44
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA*$51,350$36,440$57,8101,70013.081.43
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA*$50,530$38,360$61,2701,37014.661.60
Yakima, WA*$47,380$36,420$60,8402,15022.142.42
Kennewick-Richland, WA*$45,510$37,440$50,9502,45018.882.07
Longview-Kelso, WA*$45,400$39,880$49,39071017.331.90
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA*$45,370$37,210$56,02083016.131.77
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA*$45,280$31,360$57,18012,50010.351.13
Walla Walla, WA*$45,140$38,800$47,60033012.791.40
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA*$40,160$35,290$49,6903,09012.061.32
Lewiston, ID-WA*$38,230$29,660$52,58037012.731.39
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area*$48,410$36,960$57,8402,23017.211.88
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area*$45,150$37,530$49,2702,19020.192.21

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Washington*$49,12043,4201.34
Idaho*$35,5608,7101.11
Oregon*$39,85023,0301.28

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