SOC 25-9045 · Naples-Marco Island, FL metro

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary in Naples, FL

The average salary for teaching assistants (except postsecondary) in Naples, Florida is $40,930 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $39,430: half of the 910 people in this job in the Naples-Marco Island, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($38,981).

$40,930average per year

Median $39,430Take-home ≈ $35,067

  • $34K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

910people in this job
+5%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 21Florida metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay range in Naples

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,920 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,470 or more. The middle half of teaching assistants (except postsecondary) in Naples earn between $37,100 and $46,380.

  • $34K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,930$3,411—
Median$39,430$3,286—
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,100$3,092—
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,380$3,865—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only).

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary after taxes in Naples

On the average salary of $40,930, a single filer in Naples takes home about $35,067 a year, or $2,922 a month and $1,349 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Naples a good place for teaching assistants (except postsecondary)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Naples area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.2), so the average $40,930 buys what about $39,661 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Naples ($47,800). A typical home costs $556,339, or 13.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in other Florida cities

Naples ranks 1st of 21 Florida metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for teaching assistants (except postsecondary)

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($54,720).

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary by city

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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Naples: questions

What is the entry-level teaching assistants (except postsecondary) salary in Naples?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,920 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,100, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the teaching assistants (except postsecondary) take-home pay in Naples?

About $35,067 a year ($2,922 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,930. Florida has no state income tax.

Do teaching assistants (except postsecondary) earn more in Naples than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($38,981).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-9045; area Naples-Marco Island, FL (34940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.7%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.57, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.57).

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