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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary in Texas

What Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary earn in Texas, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 34 counties.

Average in TX
$30,121
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
29 of 31
published states
Workers in state
108,810
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
4
34 counties

Pay by labor market in Texas

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay by wage area in Texas
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$36,740$31,649$6,222Travis County, TX
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$31,480$27,423$1,923Dallas County, TX
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$29,300$25,671$3,472Harris County, TX
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$29,100$25,510$4,091Bexar County, TX

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Texas counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Wise County, TX$31,480$27,423$9,651
2Austin County, TX$29,300$25,671$8,800
3Medina County, TX$29,100$25,510$7,151
4Atascosa County, TX$29,100$25,510$6,659
5Travis County, TX$36,740$31,649$6,222
6Williamson County, TX$36,740$31,649$6,222
7Hays County, TX$36,740$31,649$6,222
8Bastrop County, TX$36,740$31,649$6,222
9Caldwell County, TX$36,740$31,649$6,222
10San Jacinto County, TX$29,300$25,671$5,788
11Bexar County, TX$29,100$25,510$4,091
12Comal County, TX$29,100$25,510$4,091
13Guadalupe County, TX$29,100$25,510$4,091
14Wilson County, TX$29,100$25,510$4,091
15Bandera County, TX$29,100$25,510$4,091
16Brazoria County, TX$29,300$25,671$4,060
17Harris County, TX$29,300$25,671$3,472
18Fort Bend County, TX$29,300$25,671$3,472
19Montgomery County, TX$29,300$25,671$3,472
20Galveston County, TX$29,300$25,671$3,472
21Liberty County, TX$29,300$25,671$3,472
22Waller County, TX$29,300$25,671$3,472
23Chambers County, TX$29,300$25,671$3,472
24Kendall County, TX$29,100$25,510$3,023
25Tarrant County, TX$31,480$27,423$2,583

Showing 25 of 34 counties. Every county page carries the full payslip.

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay in Texas

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Texas is $30,121, based on 108,810 workers. Among the 31 states with published data, that ranks number 29. The BLS national median for the occupation is $36,780, so Texas averages 18.1% below it.

Inside Texas, pay depends on the labor market. The highest local median is $36,740 in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX area and the lowest is $29,100 in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, a difference of $7,640 across 4 wage areas.

Cost of living for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Texas

We compare 34 Texas counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Wise County, TX leaves the largest yearly margin, $9,651. Hunt County, TX leaves the smallest, $1,923. The median wage covers all four basics in 34 of the 34 counties.

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary are Washington ($49,279), California ($46,469), District of Columbia ($46,200) and West Virginia ($42,856).

Frequently asked questions: Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Texas

How much do Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary earn in Texas?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $30,121, from $29,100 to $36,740 depending on the labor market.

Which Texas county is best for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary?

Wise County, TX leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($9,651). Austin County, TX follows at $8,800.