SOC 25-9045 · Morristown, TN metro

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary in Morristown, TN

The average salary for teaching assistants (except postsecondary) in Morristown, Tennessee is $26,600 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $26,200: half of the 450 people in this job in the Morristown, TN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 32% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($38,981).

$26,600average per year

Median $26,200Take-home ≈ $23,515

  • $21K10th
  • $22K25th
  • $26KMedian
  • $28K75th
  • $35K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

450people in this job
-32%vs U.S. metro average
#10 of 10Tennessee metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay range in Morristown

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $21,020 a year or less, while the top 10% make $34,520 or more. The middle half of teaching assistants (except postsecondary) in Morristown earn between $22,120 and $27,920.

  • $21K10th
  • $22K25th
  • $26KMedian
  • $28K75th
  • $35K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$26,600$2,217—
Median$26,200$2,183—
Entry level (25th percentile)$22,120$1,843—
Experienced (75th percentile)$27,920$2,327—

*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 Morristown

On the average salary of $26,600, a single filer in Morristown takes home about $23,515 a year, or $1,960 a month and $904 every two weeks. Taxes take 12% 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 Morristown a good place for teaching assistants (except postsecondary)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Morristown area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 86.4), so the average $26,600 buys what about $30,800 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Morristown ($44,280). A typical home costs $301,029, or 11.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in other Tennessee cities

Morristown ranks 10th of 10 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Nashville pays the most ($33,650).

All Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salaries in Tennessee

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 Morristown: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $21,020 a year and the 25th percentile is $22,120, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $23,515 a year ($1,960 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $26,600. Tennessee has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 32% 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 Morristown, TN (34100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.6%.
  • 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 1.03, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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