Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary in Cleveland, OH

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay range in Cleveland

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,520 a year or less, while the top 10% make $47,520 or more. The middle half of teaching assistants (except postsecondary) in Cleveland earn between $30,470 and $43,400.

*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 Cleveland

On the average salary of $37,540, a single filer in Cleveland takes home about $30,822 a year, or $2,568 a month and $1,185 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 (2026 rules). Includes Cleveland's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

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

Prices in the Cleveland area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.9), so the average $37,540 buys what about $39,969 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Cleveland ($50,140). A typical home costs $252,210, or 6.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in other Ohio cities

Cleveland ranks 2nd of 12 Ohio metro areas for this job; Dayton pays the most ($37,590).

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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, Postsecondary$53,250 a year
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• Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$104,420 a year
• Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$93,140 a year
• Business Teachers, Postsecondary$90,540 a year
• Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$88,360 a year

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