SOC 25-9045 · Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL metro

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary in Sebastian, FL

The average salary for teaching assistants (except postsecondary) in Sebastian, Florida is $37,400 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $38,240: half of the 280 people in this job in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($38,981).

$37,400average per year

Median $38,240Take-home ≈ $32,231

  • $30K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $43K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

280people in this job
-4%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 21Florida metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay range in Sebastian

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,150 a year or less, while the top 10% make $43,020 or more. The middle half of teaching assistants (except postsecondary) in Sebastian earn between $35,680 and $38,240.

  • $30K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $43K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$37,400$3,117—
Median$38,240$3,187—
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,680$2,973—
Experienced (75th percentile)$38,240$3,187—

*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 Sebastian

On the average salary of $37,400, a single filer in Sebastian takes home about $32,231 a year, or $2,686 a month and $1,240 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 Sebastian a good place for teaching assistants (except postsecondary)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Sebastian area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.3), so the average $37,400 buys what about $38,044 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Sebastian ($45,480). A typical home costs $365,819, or 9.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in other Florida cities

Sebastian ranks 3rd 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 Sebastian: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,150 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,680, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $32,231 a year ($2,686 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $37,400. Florida has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 4% 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 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL (42680). 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 0.53, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.53).

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