SOC 25-9045 · Midland, MI metro

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary in Midland, MI

The average salary for teaching assistants (except postsecondary) in Midland, Michigan is $32,940 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $31,540: half of the 490 people in this job in the Midland, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($38,981).

$32,940average per year

Median $31,540Take-home ≈ $27,494

  • $28K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $32KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $38K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

490people in this job
-15%vs U.S. metro average
#15 of 15Michigan metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay range in Midland

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,500 a year or less, while the top 10% make $38,260 or more. The middle half of teaching assistants (except postsecondary) in Midland earn between $29,280 and $36,560.

  • $28K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $32KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $38K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$32,940$2,745—
Median$31,540$2,628—
Entry level (25th percentile)$29,280$2,440—
Experienced (75th percentile)$36,560$3,047—

*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 Midland

On the average salary of $32,940, a single filer in Midland takes home about $27,494 a year, or $2,291 a month and $1,057 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Midland area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.9), so the average $32,940 buys what about $35,835 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Midland ($49,340). A typical home costs $247,026, or 7.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in other Michigan cities

Midland ranks 15th of 15 Michigan metro areas for this job; Traverse City pays the most ($36,570).

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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).

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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Midland: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,500 a year and the 25th percentile is $29,280, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $27,494 a year ($2,291 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $32,940.

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

The average here is 15% 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 Midland, MI (33220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • 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 state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.42, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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