SOC 25-9045 · Eagle Pass, TX metro

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary in Eagle Pass, TX

The average salary for teaching assistants (except postsecondary) in Eagle Pass, Texas is $27,400 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $29,170: half of the 290 people in this job in the Eagle Pass, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 30% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($38,981).

$27,400average per year

Median $29,170Take-home ≈ $24,174

  • $24K10th
  • $24K25th
  • $29KMedian
  • $29K75th
  • $35K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

290people in this job
-30%vs U.S. metro average
#25 of 26Texas metros
84cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay range in Eagle Pass

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $23,600 a year or less, while the top 10% make $35,200 or more. The middle half of teaching assistants (except postsecondary) in Eagle Pass earn between $23,600 and $29,170.

  • $24K10th
  • $24K25th
  • $29KMedian
  • $29K75th
  • $35K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$27,400$2,283—
Median$29,170$2,431—
Entry level (25th percentile)$23,600$1,967—
Experienced (75th percentile)$29,170$2,431—

*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 Eagle Pass

On the average salary of $27,400, a single filer in Eagle Pass takes home about $24,174 a year, or $2,014 a month and $930 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 Eagle Pass a good place for teaching assistants (except postsecondary)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Eagle Pass area are 16% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 83.8), so the average $27,400 buys what about $32,695 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Eagle Pass ($35,560). A typical home costs $233,466, or 8.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in other Texas cities

Eagle Pass ranks 25th of 26 Texas metro areas for this job; Odessa pays the most ($37,280).

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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 Eagle Pass: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $23,600 a year and the 25th percentile is $23,600, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $24,174 a year ($2,014 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $27,400. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 30% 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 Eagle Pass, TX (20580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.7%.
  • 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 1.68, this job is 1.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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