Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary in Wisconsin

The median for teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Wisconsin is $37,800 a year, somewhat above the national $36,780 (+3%); the state ranks 15th of 51 states by median. That is 25% less than the median across all occupations in Wisconsin ($50,270). Among neighbouring states, Minnesota pays more (up to $40,100 in Minnesota) and Illinois, Michigan and Iowa pay less (down to $30,510 in Iowa). Wisconsin employs 26,520 teaching assistants, except postsecondary, 9.02 per 1,000 jobs, the 17th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.99 is close to the national share.

Wisconsin vs the United States, May 2025

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Wisconsin and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
WisconsinHourly******26,5209.020.99
Annual$29,060$35,350$37,800$42,590$46,270$38,280
United StatesHourly******1,420,350––
Annual$27,150$31,060$36,780$45,360$50,040$38,290
$0$20k$40k$60k10th10th: $29,060$29,06025th25th: $35,350$35,350MedianMedian: $37,800$37,80075th75th: $42,590$42,59090th90th: $46,270$46,270US median
Wisconsin 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
15th of 51 states
Rank by employment
17th of 51 states
Location quotient
0.99
Jobs per 1,000
9.02

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

15 metropolitan areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas touching Wisconsin 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
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI*$45,310$33,360$54,58023,37011.981.31
Madison, WI*$39,640$30,070$50,9503,2808.050.88
Duluth, MN-WI*$39,510$30,380$47,5701,59012.761.40
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN*$38,710$29,060$44,42085010.061.10
Eau Claire, WI*$38,370$28,110$47,7808209.491.04
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI*$38,060$29,210$46,2906,5307.950.87
Green Bay, WI*$37,980$29,690$48,7401,2707.290.80
Sheboygan, WI*$37,850$28,110$45,6905509.020.99
Appleton, WI*$37,800$28,930$44,4001,0208.210.90
Janesville-Beloit, WI*$37,670$33,630$42,47098014.031.54
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI*$37,640$28,800$46,9507009.201.01
Wausau, WI*$36,970$28,970$43,5905608.010.88
Kenosha, WI*$36,940$28,140$44,7405907.860.86
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI*$36,860$28,500$44,1407608.140.89
Fond du Lac, WI*$36,830$28,450$44,7203708.380.92
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area*$37,910$29,960$44,3101,73013.601.49
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area*$37,800$29,890$42,7602,02010.311.13
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area*$37,280$27,980$43,3002,50011.841.30
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area*$36,540$30,220$42,71068014.021.54

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Wisconsin*$37,80026,5200.99
Iowa*$30,51024,5201.72
Illinois*$36,99064,2101.15
Michigan*$35,11039,0300.97
Minnesota*$40,10038,5401.43

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