SOC 25-9045 · Ogden, UT metro

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary in Ogden, UT

The average salary for teaching assistants (except postsecondary) in Ogden, Utah is $38,190 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $38,170: half of the 3,680 people in this job in the Ogden, UT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($38,981).

$38,190average per year

Median $38,170Take-home ≈ $31,276

  • $31K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $40K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

3,680people in this job
-2%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 5Utah metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay range in Ogden

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,900 a year or less, while the top 10% make $45,020 or more. The middle half of teaching assistants (except postsecondary) in Ogden earn between $36,260 and $40,000.

  • $31K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $40K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$38,190$3,182—
Median$38,170$3,181—
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,260$3,022—
Experienced (75th percentile)$40,000$3,333—

*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 Ogden

On the average salary of $38,190, a single filer in Ogden takes home about $31,276 a year, or $2,606 a month and $1,203 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). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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

Prices in the Ogden area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.3), so the average $38,190 buys what about $38,057 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Ogden ($48,900). A typical home costs $520,531, or 13.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in other Utah cities

Ogden ranks 1st of 5 Utah metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salaries in Utah

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 Ogden: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,900 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,260, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $31,276 a year ($2,606 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $38,190. Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Ogden, UT (36260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.49, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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