TA Salary in the United States

How much does a TA make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a TA in the United States is $19,203 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $9.

However, a TA's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $28,182
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $15,803 to $23,903
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $12,707

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TA Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$23,903	$1,992	$460	$11
Average	$19,203	$1,600	$369	$9
25th Percentile	$15,803	$1,317	$304	$8

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Key Factors That Influence TA Salaries

A TA's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do TA Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract TAs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $21,303.
California: $21,203.
Massachusetts: $20,903.

District of Columbia $21,303 California $21,203 Massachusetts $20,903 Washington $20,903 New Jersey $20,903 Alaska $20,803 Connecticut $20,603 New York $20,503

Hawaii $20,103 Rhode Island $20,003 Maryland $19,803 Minnesota $19,703 Illinois $19,603 Colorado $19,603 Oregon $19,503 Delaware $19,503

New Hampshire $19,503 Virginia $19,403 Pennsylvania $19,203 Nevada $19,003 North Dakota $19,003 Michigan $19,003 Wisconsin $18,903 Vermont $18,903

Arizona $18,803 Maine $18,803 Texas $18,803 Ohio $18,703 Georgia $18,603 Indiana $18,503 Wyoming $18,503 Utah $18,403

Iowa $18,403 Kansas $18,303 Louisiana $18,303 North Carolina $18,303 Missouri $18,303 Montana $18,203 Florida $18,203 Nebraska $18,103

Kentucky $18,103 South Carolina $18,003 Tennessee $18,003 Idaho $18,003 New Mexico $17,803 Oklahoma $17,803 Alabama $17,703 South Dakota $17,503

Arkansas $17,403 West Virginia $17,303 Mississippi $17,203

Top Paying Cities for TAs

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $24,303
San Francisco: $24,003
Oakland: $23,503

San Jose, CA $24,303

San Francisco, CA $24,003

Oakland, CA $23,503

New York, NY $22,303

Queens Village, NY $22,103

Paramus, NJ $22,003

Passaic, NJ $22,003

Bergenfield, NJ $22,003

Huntington, NY $21,903

Stamford, CT $21,903

Newark, NJ $21,803

Bridgeport, CT $21,703

New Brunswick, NJ $21,703

Vallejo, CA $21,603

Middlesex, NJ $21,603

Somerset, NJ $21,603

Petaluma, CA $21,603

Santa Cruz, CA $21,503

Boston, MA $21,503

Monterey, CA $21,403

Fairbanks, AK $21,303

Los Angeles, CA $21,303

Washington, DC $21,303

Seattle, WA $21,303

Santa Rosa, CA $21,303

Juneau, AK $21,203

Nassau, NY $21,103

Anaheim, CA $21,103

Santa Ana, CA $21,103

Orange, CA $21,103

Anchorage, AK $21,103

Long Beach, CA $21,003

Danbury, CT $21,003

Santa Maria, CA $21,003

Everett, WA $21,003

Bremerton, WA $20,903

Tacoma, WA $20,803

Santa Barbara, CA $20,803

Brockton, MA $20,803

Sacramento, CA $20,803

Trenton, NJ $20,803

San Diego, CA $20,803

Lowell, MA $20,703

New Suffolk, NY $20,703

Nashua, NH $20,703

Lompoc, CA $20,603

Ventura, CA $20,603

Stockton, CA $20,603

New Haven, CT $20,603

Atlantic City, NJ $20,503

Hartford, CT $20,503

Modesto, CA $20,503

Norwich, CT $20,403

Lawrence, MA $20,403

Kennewick, WA $20,403

New London, CT $20,403

New Britain, CT $20,403

Poughkeepsie, NY $20,403

Olympia, WA $20,403

Vineland, NJ $20,303

Bakersfield, CA $20,303

Riverside, CA $20,303

New Bedford, MA $20,303

Richland, WA $20,303

Portsmouth, NH $20,303

San Bernardino, CA $20,203

Boulder, CO $20,203

Worcester, MA $20,203

Portland, OR $20,203

Minneapolis, MN $20,103

Philadelphia, PA $20,103

Saint Paul, MN $20,103

Honolulu, HI $20,003

Bellingham, WA $19,903

Chicago, IL $19,903

Providence, RI $19,903

Springfield, MA $19,903

Baltimore, MD $19,803

Chico, CA $19,803

Wilmington, DE $19,803

Pittsfield, MA $19,703

Manchester, NH $19,703

Spokane, WA $19,603

Denver, CO $19,603

Schenectady, NY $19,503

Albany, NY $19,503

Troy, NY $19,503

Burlington, VT $19,403

Portland, ME $19,403

Salem, OR $19,403

Yakima, WA $19,403

Milwaukee, WI $19,303

Fresno, CA $19,303

Reno, NV $19,303

Ann Arbor, MI $19,303

Rochester, MN $19,303

Detroit, MI $19,203

Allentown, PA $19,203

Carson City, NV $19,203

Houston, TX $19,203

Colorado Springs, CO $19,203

Syracuse, NY $19,203

Eugene, OR $19,203

Bismarck, ND $19,103

Gary, IN $19,103

Galveston, TX $19,103

Springfield, OR $19,103

Medford, OR $19,103

Fort Collins, CO $19,103

Austin, TX $19,103

Concord, NH $19,003

Madison, WI $19,003

Saint Cloud, MN $19,003

Dallas, TX $19,003

Phoenix, AZ $19,003

Mesa, AZ $19,003

Reading, PA $19,003

Utica, NY $18,903

Raleigh, NC $18,903

Las Vegas, NV $18,903

Rochester, NY $18,903

Des Moines, IA $18,903

Fort Worth, TX $18,803

Kansas City, KS $18,803

Kansas City, MO $18,803

Harrisburg, PA $18,803

Durham, NC $18,803

Lancaster, PA $18,803

Salt Lake City, UT $18,803

Battle Creek, MI $18,803

Atlanta, GA $18,803

Champaign, IL $18,803

Boca Raton, FL $18,703

Cleveland, OH $18,703

Columbus, OH $18,703

Pittsburgh, PA $18,703

Richmond, VA $18,703

Indianapolis, IN $18,703

Cincinnati, OH $18,703

Petersburg, VA $18,703

Elkhart, IN $18,603

Springfield, IL $18,603

York, PA $18,603

Saint Louis, MO $18,603

Benton Harbor, MI $18,603

Beaumont, TX $18,603

Lorain, OH $18,603

Gastonia, NC $18,603

Charlotte, NC $18,603

Toledo, OH $18,603

Buffalo, NY $18,603

Billings, MT $18,603

Lansing, MI $18,603

Huntsville, AL $18,603

Racine, WI $18,603

Dayton, OH $18,603

Pueblo, CO $18,603

Appleton, WI $18,603

Lebanon, PA $18,603

Binghamton, NY $18,503

Rock Hill, SC $18,503

Rockford, IL $18,503

Fargo, ND $18,503

Elyria, OH $18,503

Flagstaff, AZ $18,503

Fort Lauderdale, FL $18,503

Miami, FL $18,503

Duluth, MN $18,503

Casper, WY $18,403

Grand Rapids, MI $18,403

Hialeah, FL $18,403

Cedar Rapids, IA $18,403

Bangor, ME $18,403

Louisville, KY $18,403

Cheyenne, WY $18,303

Tucson, AZ $18,303

Davenport, IA $18,303

Jamestown, NY $18,303

Nashville, TN $18,303

Charleston, SC $18,303

Baton Rouge, LA $18,303

Green Bay, WI $18,303

Peoria, IL $18,303

Akron, OH $18,303

Virginia Beach, VA $18,303

New Orleans, LA $18,303

Scranton, PA $18,303

Sarasota, FL $18,303

Bradenton, FL $18,203

Orlando, FL $18,203

Evansville, IN $18,203

Santa Fe, NM $18,203

Omaha, NE $18,203

Saint Petersburg, FL $18,203

Port Arthur, TX $18,203

Tampa, FL $18,203

Laramie, WY $18,103

Norfolk, VA $18,103

Corpus Christi, TX $18,103

Ogden, UT $18,103

Newport News, VA $18,103

High Point, NC $18,103

Albuquerque, NM $18,103

Grand Forks, ND $18,103

Canton, OH $18,103

La Crosse, WI $18,103

Clearwater, FL $18,103

Tulsa, OK $18,103

Waterloo, IA $18,003

Fort Wayne, IN $18,003

Lincoln, NE $18,003

Spartanburg, SC $18,003

Fort Myers, FL $18,003

Memphis, TN $18,003

Salisbury, NC $18,003

Jacksonville, FL $18,003

Saginaw, MI $18,003

Rock Island, IL $18,003

Moline, IL $18,003

San Antonio, TX $17,903

Savannah, GA $17,903

Boise, ID $17,903

Winston Salem, NC $17,903

South Bend, IN $17,903

Springfield, OH $17,903

Muskegon, MI $17,903

Provo, UT $17,903

Cedar Falls, IA $17,903

Birmingham, AL $17,903

Greensboro, NC $17,903

Wichita, KS $17,803

Greenville, SC $17,803

Tuscaloosa, AL $17,803

Columbia, SC $17,803

Lexington, KY $17,803

Anderson, IN $17,803

Lake Charles, LA $17,803

Lima, OH $17,803

Augusta, GA $17,803

Bloomington, IN $17,703

Roanoke, VA $17,703

Asheville, NC $17,703

Knoxville, TN $17,703

Shreveport, LA $17,703

Topeka, KS $17,603

Longview, TX $17,603

Chillicothe, OH $17,603

Wilmington, NC $17,603

Frankfort, KY $17,603

Oklahoma City, OK $17,603

Killeen, TX $17,503

Idaho Falls, ID $17,503

Chattanooga, TN $17,503

Sioux Falls, SD $17,503

Amarillo, TX $17,503

Fayetteville, AR $17,503

Altoona, PA $17,503

Erie, PA $17,503

Terre Haute, IN $17,503

Mobile, AL $17,503

Melbourne, FL $17,503

Pensacola, FL $17,403

Clarksville, TN $17,403

Daytona Beach, FL $17,403

Youngstown, OH $17,403

Temple, TX $17,403

Lynchburg, VA $17,403

Little Rock, AR $17,403

Portsmouth, OH $17,403

Gainesville, FL $17,403

Lafayette, LA $17,403

Hopkinsville, KY $17,303

Charleston, WV $17,303

Florence, SC $17,303

Sioux City, IA $17,303

Lubbock, TX $17,203

Alamogordo, NM $17,203

Abilene, TX $17,203

Great Falls, MT $17,203

Vincennes, IN $17,203

Tallahassee, FL $17,203

Waco, TX $17,203

Macon, GA $17,203

Pine Bluff, AR $17,203

Wichita Falls, TX $17,203

Fayetteville, NC $17,203

Rapid City, SD $17,103

Monroe, LA $17,103

Albany, GA $17,103

Biloxi, MS $17,103

Jackson, MS $17,103

Greenville, MS $17,103

Parkersburg, WV $17,103

Montgomery, AL $17,103

Johnstown, PA $17,103

Springfield, MO $17,103

Huntington, WV $17,103

Pascagoula, MS $17,003

Twin Falls, ID $17,003

Sumter, SC $17,003

Columbus, GA $17,003

Kingsport, TN $16,903

Gulfport, MS $16,903

Alexandria, LA $16,903

Fort Smith, AR $16,803

El Paso, TX $16,803

Helena, MT $16,703

Las Cruces, NM $16,703

Mcallen, TX $16,603

Dothan, AL $16,603

Brownsville, TX $16,603

Harlingen, TX $16,603

Pocatello, ID $16,603

Florence, AL $16,603

Columbus, MS $16,403

Lawton, OK $16,303

Altus, OK $16,303

Pierre, SD $16,203

What Skills Can Increase a TA's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 6.11% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Classroom Management (Mentioned in 3.69% Job Postings): Classroom Management is a term teachers use to describe the process of ensuring that classroom lessons run smoothly without disruptive behavior from students compromising the delivery of instruction.
Tutoring (Mentioned in 2.01% Job Postings): A Tutor is responsible for helping students learn and understand new concepts and complete assignments.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	6.11%
Classroom Management	3.69%
Tutoring	2.01%

TA Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a TA's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$15,803

Average $19,203/year

$23,903

$1,317

Average $1,600/month

$1,992

$304

Average $369/week

$460

$8

Average $9/hour

$11

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$23,903	$1,992	$460	$11
Average	$19,203	$1,600	$369	$9
25th Percentile	$15,803	$1,317	$304	$8

TA Salary Growth & Career Path

TA

College Assistant Professor - Architecture

College Assistant Professor - Biology

College Assistant Professor - Chemical Engineering

College Assistant Professor - Civil Engineering

College Associate Professor - Architecture

College Professor - Biology

College Associate Professor - Chemical Engineering

College Associate Professor - Civil Engineering

Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings. As a TA, you have the following paths for advancement. The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles. By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.

TA Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
College Assistant Professor - Architecture	$72,300	277%
College Assistant Professor - Biology	$71,100	270%
College Assistant Professor - Chemical Engineering	$96,200	401%
College Assistant Professor - Civil Engineering	$90,400	371%

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