SOC 25-9045 · Punta Gorda, FL metro

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary in Punta Gorda, FL

The average salary for teaching assistants (except postsecondary) in Punta Gorda, Florida is $36,210 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $34,540: half of the 370 people in this job in the Punta Gorda, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($38,981).

$36,210average per year

Median $34,540Take-home ≈ $31,275

  • $31K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

370people in this job
-7%vs U.S. metro average
#5 of 21Florida metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay range in Punta Gorda

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,950 a year or less, while the top 10% make $47,090 or more. The middle half of teaching assistants (except postsecondary) in Punta Gorda earn between $34,540 and $35,860.

  • $31K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$36,210$3,018—
Median$34,540$2,878—
Entry level (25th percentile)$34,540$2,878—
Experienced (75th percentile)$35,860$2,988—

*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 Punta Gorda

On the average salary of $36,210, a single filer in Punta Gorda takes home about $31,275 a year, or $2,606 a month and $1,203 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 Punta Gorda a good place for teaching assistants (except postsecondary)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Punta Gorda area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.5), so the average $36,210 buys what about $36,021 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Punta Gorda ($45,500). A typical home costs $298,144, or 8.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in other Florida cities

Punta Gorda ranks 5th of 21 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($40,930).

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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 Punta Gorda: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,950 a year and the 25th percentile is $34,540, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $31,275 a year ($2,606 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $36,210. Florida has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 7% less 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 Punta Gorda, FL (39460). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.6%.
  • 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 0.70, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.70).

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