SOC 25-9045 · Glens Falls, NY metro

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary in Glens Falls, NY

The average salary for teaching assistants (except postsecondary) in Glens Falls, New York is $38,570 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,250: half of the 960 people in this job in the Glens Falls, NY metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($38,981).

$38,570average per year

Median $36,250Take-home ≈ $31,655

  • $32K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $40K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

960people in this job
-1%vs U.S. metro average
#9 of 13New York metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay range in Glens Falls

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,460 or more. The middle half of teaching assistants (except postsecondary) in Glens Falls earn between $33,930 and $39,790.

  • $32K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $40K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$38,570$3,214—
Median$36,250$3,021—
Entry level (25th percentile)$33,930$2,828—
Experienced (75th percentile)$39,790$3,316—

*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 Glens Falls

On the average salary of $38,570, a single filer in Glens Falls takes home about $31,655 a year, or $2,638 a month and $1,217 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

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

Prices in the Glens Falls area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.9), so the average $38,570 buys what about $40,657 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Glens Falls ($49,090). A typical home costs $313,642, or 8.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in other New York cities

Glens Falls ranks 9th of 13 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($42,530).

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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 Glens Falls: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,240 a year and the 25th percentile is $33,930, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $31,655 a year ($2,638 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $38,570. New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Glens Falls, NY (24020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • 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). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.09, this job is 2.1 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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