SOC 25-9044 · Canton-Massillon, OH metro

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary Salary in Canton, OH

The average salary for teaching assistants, postsecondary in Canton, Ohio is $78,760 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $78,510: half of the 310 people in this job in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 59% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($49,440).

$78,760average per year

Median $78,510Take-home ≈ $60,545

  • $44K10th
  • $79K25th
  • $79KMedian
  • $99K75th
  • $99K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

310people in this job
+59%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 6Ohio metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary pay range in Canton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,820 a year or less, while the top 10% make $98,620 or more. The middle half of teaching assistants, postsecondary in Canton earn between $78,510 and $98,620.

  • $44K10th
  • $79K25th
  • $79KMedian
  • $99K75th
  • $99K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$78,760$6,563—
Median$78,510$6,542—
Entry level (25th percentile)$78,510$6,542—
Experienced (75th percentile)$98,620$8,218—

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

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Canton

On the average salary of $78,760, a single filer in Canton takes home about $60,545 a year, or $5,045 a month and $2,329 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Canton's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

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

Prices in the Canton area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.4), so the average $78,760 buys what about $88,093 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Canton ($45,810). A typical home costs $218,776, or 2.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary in other Ohio cities

Canton ranks 1st of 6 Ohio metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salaries in Ohio

Highest-paying cities for teaching assistants, postsecondary

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

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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary in Canton: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,820 a year and the 25th percentile is $78,510, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $60,545 a year ($5,045 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $78,760. Includes Canton's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

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

The average here is 59% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($49,440).

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 Canton-Massillon, OH (15940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.5%.
  • 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). Includes Canton's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.82, this job is 1.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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