SOC 25-9044 · Texarkana, TX-AR metro

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary Salary in Texarkana, TX

The average salary for teaching assistants, postsecondary in Texarkana, Texas is $44,440 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,440: half of the 70 people in this job in the Texarkana, TX-AR metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($49,440).

$44,440average per year

Median $47,440Take-home ≈ $37,888

  • $28K10th
  • $28K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $57K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

70people in this job
-10%vs U.S. metro average
#7 of 16Texas metros
84cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary pay range in Texarkana

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,140 a year or less, while the top 10% make $56,900 or more. The middle half of teaching assistants, postsecondary in Texarkana earn between $28,230 and $56,900.

  • $28K10th
  • $28K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $57K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,440$3,703—
Median$47,440$3,953—
Entry level (25th percentile)$28,230$2,352—
Experienced (75th percentile)$56,900$4,742—

*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 Texarkana

On the average salary of $44,440, a single filer in Texarkana takes home about $37,888 a year, or $3,157 a month and $1,457 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

The Texarkana, TX-AR metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in TX$37,888$3,157
Working in AR$36,731$3,061

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

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

Prices in the Texarkana area are 16% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 84.0), so the average $44,440 buys what about $52,897 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Texarkana ($43,200). A typical home costs $185,546, or 4.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary in other Texas cities

Texarkana ranks 7th of 16 Texas metro areas for this job; Lubbock pays the most ($62,780).

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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 Texarkana: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,140 a year and the 25th percentile is $28,230, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $37,888 a year ($3,157 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,440. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 10% 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 Texarkana, TX-AR (45500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 9.2%.
  • 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 1.21, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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