What are the main factors that influence a Teacher Paraprofessional's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Teacher Paraprofessional's salary?

A Teacher Paraprofessional's salary grows with experience: starting around $33,440 for beginners, reaching about $35,100 at mid-level, and approach $36,808 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Teacher Paraprofessional?

Teacher Paraprofessional salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Teacher Paraprofessional roles are District of Columbia $37,944, California $37,800, Massachusetts $37,296. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Teacher Paraprofessional roles make?

Salaries for Teacher Paraprofessional level roles vary by specialization: Accounting Paraprofessional: $71,873; Teacher Assistant Paraprofessional: $53,643; Aba Paraprofessional: $53,217; Sped Paraprofessional: $51,710; Paraprofessional: $43,498.

How do different companies affect a Teacher Paraprofessional's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Teacher Paraprofessional roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Teacher Paraprofessional Salary in the United States

How much does a Teacher Paraprofessional make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Teacher Paraprofessional in the United States is $34,270 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $16.

However, a Teacher Paraprofessional's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $40,063
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $30,287 to $37,302
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $26,661

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Teacher Paraprofessional Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$37,302	$3,109	$717	$18
Average	$34,270	$2,856	$659	$16
25th Percentile	$30,287	$2,524	$582	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Teacher Paraprofessional Salaries

A Teacher Paraprofessional's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Teacher Paraprofessional Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Teacher Paraprofessional's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $33,440
Early Career (1-2 years): $33,717
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $35,100
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $36,223
Expert (over 8 years): $36,808

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Teacher Paraprofessional	$33,440
Intermediate Level Teacher Paraprofessional	$33,717
Senior Level Teacher Paraprofessional	$35,100
Specialist Level Teacher Paraprofessional	$36,223
Expert Level Teacher Paraprofessional	$36,808

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How Do Teacher Paraprofessional Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Teacher Paraprofessionals. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $37,944.
California: $37,800.
Massachusetts: $37,296.

District of Columbia $37,944

California $37,800

Massachusetts $37,296

Washington $37,159

New Jersey $37,145

Alaska $37,097

Connecticut $36,624

New York $36,432

Hawaii $35,819

Rhode Island $35,531

Maryland $35,336

Minnesota $35,068

Colorado $34,966

Illinois $34,931

Oregon $34,801

Delaware $34,705

New Hampshire $34,645

Virginia $34,510

Pennsylvania $34,116

Nevada $33,917

North Dakota $33,852

Michigan $33,749

Wisconsin $33,711

Vermont $33,636

Texas $33,427

Maine $33,413

Arizona $33,393

Ohio $33,369

Georgia $33,053

Indiana $32,896

Wyoming $32,865

Utah $32,817

Iowa $32,796

Kansas $32,632

Louisiana $32,584

North Carolina $32,567

Missouri $32,560

Florida $32,426

Montana $32,354

Nebraska $32,286

Kentucky $32,248

South Carolina $32,111

Tennessee $32,025

Idaho $31,991

New Mexico $31,741

Oklahoma $31,686

Alabama $31,484

South Dakota $31,145

Arkansas $30,960

West Virginia $30,860

Mississippi $30,562

Top Paying Cities for Teacher Paraprofessionals

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $43,225
San Francisco: $42,751
Oakland: $41,851

San Jose, CA $43,225

San Francisco, CA $42,751

Oakland, CA $41,851

New York, NY $39,458

Paramus, NJ $38,978

Queens Village, NY $38,977

Passaic, NJ $38,944

Bergenfield, NJ $38,941

Stamford, CT $38,866

Huntington, NY $38,852

Newark, NJ $38,598

Bridgeport, CT $38,526

Vallejo, CA $38,458

New Brunswick, NJ $38,444

Petaluma, CA $38,424

Middlesex, NJ $38,358

Somerset, NJ $38,334

Santa Cruz, CA $38,290

Boston, MA $38,081

Monterey, CA $37,961

Seattle, WA $37,882

Santa Rosa, CA $37,875

Los Angeles, CA $37,865

Juneau, AK $37,776

Washington, DC $37,738

Orange, CA $37,616

Santa Ana, CA $37,526

Long Beach, CA $37,491

Anaheim, CA $37,485

Anchorage, AK $37,467

Santa Maria, CA $37,365

Everett, WA $37,358

Danbury, CT $37,237

Bremerton, WA $37,190

Tacoma, WA $37,066

New Suffolk, NY $37,066

Sacramento, CA $37,056

Santa Barbara, CA $37,018

Trenton, NJ $36,981

San Diego, CA $36,981

Brockton, MA $36,943

Fairbanks, AK $36,859

Lompoc, CA $36,772

Lowell, MA $36,744

Ventura, CA $36,737

Nashua, NH $36,731

Stockton, CA $36,727

Modesto, CA $36,477

Poughkeepsie, NY $36,402

Olympia, WA $36,336

Kennewick, WA $36,336

New Haven, CT $36,323

Lawrence, MA $36,199

Hartford, CT $36,165

Riverside, CA $36,158

New Bedford, MA $36,124

Richland, WA $36,124

Bakersfield, CA $36,076

San Bernardino, CA $36,062

New Britain, CT $36,059

Atlantic City, NJ $36,059

New London, CT $36,045

Norwich, CT $36,035

Portsmouth, NH $36,028

Boulder, CO $35,955

Portland, OR $35,908

Worcester, MA $35,905

Minneapolis, MN $35,798

Philadelphia, PA $35,750

Honolulu, HI $35,637

Saint Paul, MN $35,621

Vineland, NJ $35,613

Providence, RI $35,514

Chicago, IL $35,415

Bellingham, WA $35,373

Springfield, MA $35,346

Baltimore, MD $35,336

Chico, CA $35,250

Pittsfield, MA $35,158

Manchester, NH $35,092

Spokane, WA $34,942

Denver, CO $34,938

Albany, NY $34,777

Troy, NY $34,763

Nassau, NY $34,727

Schenectady, NY $34,692

Wilmington, DE $34,664

Burlington, VT $34,616

Salem, OR $34,602

Portland, ME $34,496

Yakima, WA $34,462

Rochester, MN $34,356

Reno, NV $34,339

Fresno, CA $34,339

Milwaukee, WI $34,308

Detroit, MI $34,273

Ann Arbor, MI $34,268

Allentown, PA $34,263

Colorado Springs, CO $34,205

Syracuse, NY $34,188

Carson City, NV $34,188

Houston, TX $34,140

Eugene, OR $34,123

Gary, IN $34,082

Springfield, OR $34,054

Bismarck, ND $34,047

Galveston, TX $34,023

Medford, OR $33,972

Fort Collins, CO $33,958

Concord, NH $33,941

Austin, TX $33,931

Mesa, AZ $33,859

Reading, PA $33,855

Phoenix, AZ $33,852

Dallas, TX $33,842

Saint Cloud, MN $33,809

Madison, WI $33,763

Utica, NY $33,670

Rochester, NY $33,615

Des Moines, IA $33,612

Raleigh, NC $33,609

Atlanta, GA $33,557

Battle Creek, MI $33,547

Salt Lake City, UT $33,537

Lancaster, PA $33,485

Harrisburg, PA $33,437

Kansas City, MO $33,403

Champaign, IL $33,396

Kansas City, KS $33,396

Fort Worth, TX $33,393

Columbus, OH $33,387

Boca Raton, FL $33,379

Pittsburgh, PA $33,365

Richmond, VA $33,352

Indianapolis, IN $33,345

Cleveland, OH $33,341

Las Vegas, NV $33,300

Cincinnati, OH $33,300

Petersburg, VA $33,249

Huntsville, AL $33,197

Lansing, MI $33,174

Lebanon, PA $33,170

Pueblo, CO $33,167

Appleton, WI $33,156

Buffalo, NY $33,143

Dayton, OH $33,132

Racine, WI $33,125

Charlotte, NC $33,122

Saint Louis, MO $33,112

York, PA $33,091

Elkhart, IN $33,091

Gastonia, NC $33,085

Billings, MT $33,076

Beaumont, TX $33,067

Lorain, OH $33,060

Benton Harbor, MI $33,053

Toledo, OH $33,047

Binghamton, NY $33,029

Rock Hill, SC $33,026

Rockford, IL $33,009

Springfield, IL $32,995

Elyria, OH $32,992

Fargo, ND $32,992

Flagstaff, AZ $32,968

Fort Lauderdale, FL $32,947

Duluth, MN $32,927

Miami, FL $32,927

Cheyenne, WY $32,903

Grand Forks, ND $32,903

Bangor, ME $32,827

Cedar Rapids, IA $32,790

Durham, NC $32,775

Louisville, KY $32,772

Grand Rapids, MI $32,766

Hialeah, FL $32,762

Casper, WY $32,714

Scranton, PA $32,673

New Orleans, LA $32,663

Virginia Beach, VA $32,659

Akron, OH $32,642

Peoria, IL $32,598

Sarasota, FL $32,591

Nashville, TN $32,567

Omaha, NE $32,567

Green Bay, WI $32,567

Baton Rouge, LA $32,550

Charleston, SC $32,543

Jamestown, NY $32,526

Davenport, IA $32,526

Tucson, AZ $32,509

Saint Petersburg, FL $32,488

Tampa, FL $32,481

Evansville, IN $32,461

Port Arthur, TX $32,461

Bradenton, FL $32,447

Santa Fe, NM $32,385

Orlando, FL $32,323

Clearwater, FL $32,313

Canton, OH $32,241

La Crosse, WI $32,241

Albuquerque, NM $32,221

Newport News, VA $32,217

High Point, NC $32,207

Ogden, UT $32,193

Corpus Christi, TX $32,166

Norfolk, VA $32,145

Laramie, WY $32,145

Rock Island, IL $32,125

Saginaw, MI $32,118

Jacksonville, FL $32,114

Salisbury, NC $32,108

Boise, ID $32,101

Moline, IL $32,084

Fort Myers, FL $32,073

Memphis, TN $32,066

Tulsa, OK $32,049

Waterloo, IA $32,029

Spartanburg, SC $31,994

Lincoln, NE $31,977

Fort Wayne, IN $31,970

Provo, UT $31,967

Cedar Falls, IA $31,926

San Antonio, TX $31,912

Greensboro, NC $31,899

South Bend, IN $31,895

Savannah, GA $31,857

Muskegon, MI $31,844

Birmingham, AL $31,840

Winston Salem, NC $31,823

Lake Charles, LA $31,741

Anderson, IN $31,734

Lexington, KY $31,724

Augusta, GA $31,713

Greenville, SC $31,713

Lima, OH $31,686

Wichita, KS $31,683

Tuscaloosa, AL $31,683

Columbia, SC $31,652

Springfield, OH $31,645

Asheville, NC $31,590

Bloomington, IN $31,566

Knoxville, TN $31,443

Shreveport, LA $31,439

Wilmington, NC $31,395

Roanoke, VA $31,395

Topeka, KS $31,333

Frankfort, KY $31,329

Oklahoma City, OK $31,306

Chillicothe, OH $31,292

Longview, TX $31,289

Melbourne, FL $31,285

Sioux Falls, SD $31,230

Mobile, AL $31,227

Terre Haute, IN $31,213

Altoona, PA $31,193

Amarillo, TX $31,169

Killeen, TX $31,158

Fayetteville, AR $31,131

Chattanooga, TN $31,121

Sioux City, IA $31,090

Idaho Falls, ID $31,083

Lynchburg, VA $31,055

Gainesville, FL $31,011

Portsmouth, OH $30,994

Little Rock, AR $30,987

Lafayette, LA $30,973

Youngstown, OH $30,973

Daytona Beach, FL $30,953

Clarksville, TN $30,949

Pensacola, FL $30,946

Temple, TX $30,943

Hopkinsville, KY $30,843

Erie, PA $30,836

Florence, SC $30,822

Charleston, WV $30,768

Great Falls, MT $30,750

Macon, GA $30,702

Tallahassee, FL $30,699

Fayetteville, NC $30,692

Waco, TX $30,685

Helena, MT $30,661

Pine Bluff, AR $30,648

Vincennes, IN $30,607

Lubbock, TX $30,593

Alamogordo, NM $30,572

Twin Falls, ID $30,541

Rapid City, SD $30,531

Jackson, MS $30,469

Huntington, WV $30,467

Greenville, MS $30,466

Parkersburg, WV $30,431

Montgomery, AL $30,425

Wichita Falls, TX $30,391

Springfield, MO $30,391

Biloxi, MS $30,374

Monroe, LA $30,339

Johnstown, PA $30,315

Sumter, SC $30,302

Columbus, GA $30,298

Pascagoula, MS $30,233

Abilene, TX $30,233

Kingsport, TN $30,144

Albany, GA $30,144

Gulfport, MS $30,134

Alexandria, LA $30,021

Fort Smith, AR $29,935

El Paso, TX $29,842

Las Cruces, NM $29,688

Harlingen, TX $29,601

Pocatello, ID $29,596

Florence, AL $29,551

Brownsville, TX $29,544

Mcallen, TX $29,472

Dothan, AL $29,424

Columbus, MS $29,221

Altus, OK $29,061

Lawton, OK $28,996

Pierre, SD $28,872

What Skills Can Increase a Teacher Paraprofessional's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Confidentiality (Mentioned in 5.36% Job Postings): The process of and obligation to apply and enforce rules and practices that ensure that specific types of information are accessible only to those authorized to use it.
First Aid (Mentioned in 7.14% Job Postings): First aid refers to medical attention that is usually administered immediately after the injury occurs and at the location where it occurred.
Support Services (Mentioned in 2.34% Job Postings): Support Services means those activities provided to or on behalf of a person in the areas of personal care and assistance and property maintenance in order to allow a person to live in the least restrictive environment.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Confidentiality	5.36%
First Aid	7.14%
Support Services	2.34%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Teacher Paraprofessional's salary.

Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Hard Working: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Innovation	$38,040	11%
Hard Working	$36,669	7%
Coaching	$36,669	7%
Critical Thinking	$35,984	5%
Flexibility	$35,641	4%
Problem Solving	$35,641	4%

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Teacher Paraprofessional Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Teacher Paraprofessional's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$30,287

Average $34,270/year

$37,302

$2,524

Average $2,856/month

$3,109

$582

Average $659/week

$717

$15

Average $16/hour

$18

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$37,302	$3,109	$717	$18
Average	$34,270	$2,856	$659	$16
25th Percentile	$30,287	$2,524	$582	$15

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Salaries for a Teacher Paraprofessional can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $44,054 in 2023 to around $43,696 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Teacher Paraprofessional salary trends, .

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