Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Nevada
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$27,812
after federal, FICA and Nevada tax
Tax takes
$4,088
12.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$28,678
Nevada costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Nevada — 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
$31,900
Kept after tax
$27,812
Worth in national money
$28,678
State rank
36
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nevada is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $31,900, ranking 36 of 51 states — about 13.27% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Nevada, this one sits low: 462 of 485 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Nevada is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $31,900 the take-home is $27,812; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $28,678 would nationally. The average comes to $34,780, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Nevada ranks 36 of 51 for teaching assistants, except postsecondary, with a median of $31,900 — about 13.27% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Teaching assistants, except postsecondary occupies position 462 of 485 in Nevada'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.
- Post-tax income for teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Nevada, on $31,900, is $27,812 — equivalent to $28,678 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $34,780 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $27,880 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $31,900 |
| Top tenth earn over | $41,640 |
| This salary | $31,900 |
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 Nevada | $27,812 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $27,812 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$58 |
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 | $31,900 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$70 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $31,900 as a midpoint for Nevada, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $27,880 and the ninetieth is $41,640 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $27,812 take-home in Nevada comes from $31,900. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 462 of 485.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $28,678 uses one figure for the whole of Nevada. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 485 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 462.
- The Nevada median of $31,900 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $27,880 to $41,640. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $27,812, from $31,900, assumes a single Nevada filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 462 of 485 locally, and the state ranks 36 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $28,678, worked from $31,900, 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 Nevada address, on work sitting at 462 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $34,780, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $27,880 at the bottom tenth to $41,640 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Nevada is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $28,678 in national terms.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $27,812 survives, because Nevada levies no wage income tax. The federal share does not change with the state you work in.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Nevada is $34,780. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($27,880 to $41,640) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Nevada rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Nevada's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $28,678 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Nevada levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $27,812 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.