Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$51,420avg. a year
Annual salary · 12,430 employed
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $51,420 a year. That is $1,430 (3%) more than the New York average of $49,990. The U.S. average is $47,670.
$45,100Median pay
$51,420Average yearly
+3%vs. New York average
12,430Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for teaching assistants, postsecondary in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 4.
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Syracuse, NY
$61,350
a year
2330 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$60,320
a year
3160 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$51,650
a year
4750 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$47,960
a year
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
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Questions and answers
How much do teaching assistants, postsecondary make in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $51,420 a year, and the median is $45,100. About 12,430 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is $1,430 (3%) more than the New York average of $49,990.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
It makes up 1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.24 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 25-9044. Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). 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.