SOC 25-9045 · Charlottesville, VA metro

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary in Charlottesville, VA

The average salary for teaching assistants (except postsecondary) in Charlottesville, Virginia is $36,010 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $35,890: half of the 790 people in this job in the Charlottesville, VA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($38,981).

$36,010average per year

Median $35,890Take-home ≈ $29,858

  • $26K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

790people in this job
-8%vs U.S. metro average
#8 of 9Virginia metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay range in Charlottesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $25,810 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,310 or more. The middle half of teaching assistants (except postsecondary) in Charlottesville earn between $28,670 and $38,170.

  • $26K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$36,010$3,001—
Median$35,890$2,991—
Entry level (25th percentile)$28,670$2,389—
Experienced (75th percentile)$38,170$3,181—

*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 Charlottesville

On the average salary of $36,010, a single filer in Charlottesville takes home about $29,858 a year, or $2,488 a month and $1,148 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Charlottesville area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.1), so the average $36,010 buys what about $36,320 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Charlottesville ($55,180). A typical home costs $473,058, or 13.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in other Virginia cities

Charlottesville ranks 8th of 9 Virginia metro areas for this job; Staunton pays the most ($40,970).

All Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salaries in Virginia

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 Charlottesville: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $25,810 a year and the 25th percentile is $28,670, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $29,858 a year ($2,488 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $36,010.

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

The average here is 8% 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 Charlottesville, VA (16820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.6%.
  • 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 state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.75, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.75).

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