Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Florida
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,845
after federal, FICA and Florida tax
Tax takes
$4,586
13.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$28,849
Florida costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Florida — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$34,430
Kept after tax
$29,845
Worth in national money
$28,849
State rank
34
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Florida sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $34,430, ranking 34 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Florida, this one sits low: 464 of 493 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $34,430, tax leaves $29,845 — and because Florida is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $28,849 would nationally. Here the average runs under the middle, at $34,420.
- Florida occupies the middle band for teaching assistants, except postsecondary: a median of $34,430, ranking 34 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Teaching assistants, except postsecondary occupies position 464 of 493 in Florida's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- After tax, $29,845 remains from the Florida median of $34,430 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $28,849 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $34,420 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $28,490 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $34,430 |
| Top tenth earn over | $40,150 |
| This salary | $34,430 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Florida | $29,845 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $29,845 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,863 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $34,430 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,254 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 103 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Florida earn under $34,430 and half over. The published range runs $28,490 at the tenth percentile to $40,150 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Florida the take-home figure of $29,845, from $34,430, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 464 of 493 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $28,849 uses one figure for the whole of Florida. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 493 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 464.
- Figures are distribution medians for teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Florida, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $28,490 to $40,150; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Florida is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $29,845 from $34,430. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 464 of 493 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $28,849, worked from $34,430, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Florida address, on work sitting at 464 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $28,490 at the bottom tenth to $40,150 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Florida run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $28,849 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Less than people assume. $29,845 of this wage reaches your account, because Florida takes no income tax from wages — but federal tax, Social Security and Medicare still apply exactly as they do everywhere else.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($28,490 to $40,150) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Florida rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Florida's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $28,849 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Florida levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $29,845 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.