Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton
$44,080avg. a year
Annual salary · 26,350 employed
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area earn an average of $44,080 a year. That is $1,110 (3%) more than the Massachusetts average of $42,970. The U.S. average is $38,290.
$40,930Median pay
$44,080Average yearly
+3%vs. Massachusetts average
26,350Jobs in this metro
Other Massachusetts metro areas
Average pay for teaching assistants, except postsecondary in other Massachusetts metro areas. Swipe to see all 6.
1930 jobs
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA
$42,500
a year
25,050 jobs
Worcester, MA
$42,470
a year
31,130 jobs
Barnstable Town, MA
$41,560
a year
4830 jobs
Pittsfield, MA
$41,410
a year
58,400 jobs
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
$39,590
a year
63,150 jobs
Springfield, MA
$36,580
a year
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How Boston-Cambridge-Newton compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
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Questions and answers
How much do teaching assistants, except postsecondary make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton?
The average is $44,080 a year, and the median is $40,930. About 26,350 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Massachusetts average?
That is $1,110 (3%) more than the Massachusetts average of $42,970.
Is this job common in Boston-Cambridge-Newton?
It makes up 9.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.07 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 25-9045. Metro area: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 14460). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.