SOC 25-9045 · San Angelo, TX metro

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary in San Angelo, TX

The average salary for teaching assistants (except postsecondary) in San Angelo, Texas is $24,050 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $21,820: half of the 360 people in this job in the San Angelo, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 37% less than the U.S. average for this job ($38,290).

$24,050average per year

Median $21,820Take-home ≈ $21,415

  • $19K10th
  • $22K25th
  • $22KMedian
  • $27K75th
  • $32K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

360people in this job
-37%vs U.S. average
#26 of 26Texas metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay range in San Angelo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $18,790 a year or less, while the top 10% make $32,280 or more. The middle half of teaching assistants (except postsecondary) in San Angelo earn between $21,560 and $27,100.

  • $19K10th
  • $22K25th
  • $22KMedian
  • $27K75th
  • $32K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$24,050$2,004—
Median$21,820$1,818—
Entry level (25th percentile)$21,560$1,797—
Experienced (75th percentile)$27,100$2,258—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay in San Angelo vs. Texas and the U.S.

Teaching assistants (except postsecondary) in San Angelo earn 23% less than the Texas average ($31,390) and 37% less than the U.S. average ($38,290). At the median the gap is -41% against the U.S. median of $36,780.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
San Angelo$24,050$21,820$18,790$32,280360
Texas$31,390$29,850$22,480$42,520108,960
United States$38,290$36,780$27,150$50,0401,420,350

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary after taxes in San Angelo

On the average salary of $24,050, a single filer in San Angelo takes home about $21,415 a year, or $1,785 a month and $824 every two weeks. Taxes take 11% 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 San Angelo a good place for teaching assistants (except postsecondary)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the San Angelo area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.5), so the average $24,050 buys what about $26,013 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.5 times the median wage of all jobs in San Angelo ($43,530). A typical home costs $236,295, or 9.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in other Texas cities

San Angelo ranks 26th 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).

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary by city

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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in San Angelo: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $18,790 a year and the 25th percentile is $21,560, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $21,415 a year ($1,785 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $24,050. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 37% less than the U.S. average for this job ($38,290).

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 San Angelo, TX (41660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 0.79, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.79).

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