SOC 25-9045 · Amarillo, TX metro

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary in Amarillo, TX

The average salary for teaching assistants (except postsecondary) in Amarillo, Texas is $28,710 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $26,670: half of the 1,020 people in this job in the Amarillo, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 26% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($38,981).

$28,710average per year

Median $26,670Take-home ≈ $25,248

  • $22K10th
  • $23K25th
  • $27KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $36K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

1,020people in this job
-26%vs U.S. metro average
#20 of 26Texas metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay range in Amarillo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,050 a year or less, while the top 10% make $35,770 or more. The middle half of teaching assistants (except postsecondary) in Amarillo earn between $23,180 and $34,830.

  • $22K10th
  • $23K25th
  • $27KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $36K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$28,710$2,392—
Median$26,670$2,222—
Entry level (25th percentile)$23,180$1,932—
Experienced (75th percentile)$34,830$2,902—

*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 Amarillo

On the average salary of $28,710, a single filer in Amarillo takes home about $25,248 a year, or $2,104 a month and $971 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 Amarillo a good place for teaching assistants (except postsecondary)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Amarillo area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.8), so the average $28,710 buys what about $31,268 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Amarillo ($44,580). A typical home costs $219,904, or 7.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in other Texas cities

Amarillo ranks 20th of 26 Texas metro areas for this job; Odessa pays the most ($37,280).

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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 Amarillo: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,050 a year and the 25th percentile is $23,180, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $25,248 a year ($2,104 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $28,710. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 26% 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 Amarillo, TX (11100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • 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 0.90, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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