Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary pay range in Brownsville
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $25,980 a year or less, while the top 10% make $57,520 or more. The middle half of teaching assistants, postsecondary in Brownsville earn between $31,940 and $57,520.
- $26K10th
- $32K25th
- $41KMedian
- $58K75th
- $58K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $43,520 | $3,627 | — |
| Median | $40,520 | $3,377 | — |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $31,940 | $2,662 | — |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $57,520 | $4,793 | — |
*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 Brownsville
On the average salary of $43,520, a single filer in Brownsville takes home about $37,148 a year, or $3,096 a month and $1,429 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
Is Brownsville a good place for teaching assistants, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Brownsville area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 86.0), so the average $43,520 buys what about $50,619 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Brownsville ($36,490). A typical home costs $207,150, or 4.8 years of this average salary before tax.
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary in other Texas cities
Brownsville ranks 8th of 16 Texas metro areas for this job; Lubbock pays the most ($62,780).
- Lubbock$62,780
- College Station$54,710
- Dallas$46,120
- Corpus Christi$45,510
- Austin$45,330
- Houston$44,570
- Texarkana$44,440
- Brownsville$43,520
- San Antonio$41,520
- El Paso$40,490
Highest-paying cities for teaching assistants, postsecondary
Canton, OH pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($78,760).
- Canton, OH$78,760
- Sacramento, CA$67,480
- Lubbock, TX$62,780
- Merced, CA$62,340
- Washington, DC$61,380
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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary in Brownsville: questions
What is the entry-level teaching assistants, postsecondary salary in Brownsville?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $25,980 a year and the 25th percentile is $31,940, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the teaching assistants, postsecondary take-home pay in Brownsville?
About $37,148 a year ($3,096 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $43,520. Texas has no state income tax.
Do teaching assistants, postsecondary earn more in Brownsville than elsewhere?
The average here is 12% less 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 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX (15180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.3%.
- 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 0.53, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.53).
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