SOC 25-9044 · Greenville, NC metro

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary Salary in Greenville, NC

The average salary for teaching assistants, postsecondary in Greenville, North Carolina is $38,950 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,660: half of the 70 people in this job in the Greenville, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 18% less than the U.S. average for this job ($47,670).

$38,950average per year

Median $36,660Take-home ≈ $32,431

  • $32K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $46K90th

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

70people in this job
-18%vs U.S. average
#6 of 6North Carolina metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary pay range in Greenville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,270 or more. The middle half of teaching assistants, postsecondary in Greenville earn between $32,240 and $46,270.

  • $32K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $46K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$38,950$3,246—
Median$36,660$3,055—
Entry level (25th percentile)$32,240$2,687—
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,270$3,856—

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

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary pay in Greenville vs. North Carolina and the U.S.

Teaching assistants, postsecondary in Greenville earn 24% less than the North Carolina average ($51,580) and 18% less than the U.S. average ($47,670). At the median the gap is -15% against the U.S. median of $42,910.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Greenville$38,950$36,660$32,240$46,27070
North Carolina$51,580$50,050$33,130$73,9802,900
United States$47,670$42,910$28,600$76,420164,090

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

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Greenville

On the average salary of $38,950, a single filer in Greenville takes home about $32,431 a year, or $2,703 a month and $1,247 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 (2026 rules).

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Is Greenville a good place for teaching assistants, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Greenville area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.4), so the average $38,950 buys what about $44,060 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Greenville ($46,560). A typical home costs $245,726, or 6.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary in other North Carolina cities

Greenville ranks 6th of 6 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Wilmington pays the most ($48,980).

All Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salaries in North Carolina

Highest-paying cities for teaching assistants, postsecondary

Canton, OH pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($78,760).

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary by city

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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary in Greenville: questions

What is the entry-level teaching assistants, postsecondary salary in Greenville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,240 a year and the 25th percentile is $32,240, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the teaching assistants, postsecondary take-home pay in Greenville?

About $32,431 a year ($2,703 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $38,950.

Do teaching assistants, postsecondary earn more in Greenville than elsewhere?

The average here is 18% less than the U.S. average for this job ($47,670).

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 25-9044; area Greenville, NC (24780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.4%.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.86, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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