SOC 25-9044 · Lubbock, TX metro

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary Salary in Lubbock, TX

The average salary for teaching assistants, postsecondary in Lubbock, Texas is $62,780 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $64,160: half of the 1,830 people in this job in the Lubbock, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 27% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($49,440).

$62,780average per year

Median $64,160Take-home ≈ $52,624

  • $40K10th
  • $64K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $81K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

1,830people in this job
+27%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 16Texas metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary pay range in Lubbock

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,950 a year or less, while the top 10% make $80,840 or more. The middle half of teaching assistants, postsecondary in Lubbock earn between $64,160 and $64,160.

  • $40K10th
  • $64K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $81K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$62,780$5,232—
Median$64,160$5,347—
Entry level (25th percentile)$64,160$5,347—
Experienced (75th percentile)$64,160$5,347—

*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 Lubbock

On the average salary of $62,780, a single filer in Lubbock takes home about $52,624 a year, or $4,385 a month and $2,024 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Lubbock area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.3), so the average $62,780 buys what about $68,750 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Lubbock ($42,130). A typical home costs $213,766, or 3.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary in other Texas cities

Lubbock ranks 1st of 16 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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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 Lubbock: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,950 a year and the 25th percentile is $64,160, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $52,624 a year ($4,385 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $62,780. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 27% 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 Lubbock, TX (31180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • 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 10.37, this job is 10.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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