What are the main factors that influence an Elementary Teacher Assistant's salary?

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

How does experience change An Elementary Teacher Assistant's salary?

An Elementary Teacher Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $33,432 for beginners, reaching about $35,090 at mid-level, and approach $36,806 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Elementary Teacher Assistant?

Elementary Teacher Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Elementary Teacher Assistant roles are District of Columbia $38,546, California $38,399, Massachusetts $37,888. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Elementary Teacher Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Elementary Teacher Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Elementary Classroom Teacher: $61,907; Elementary Teacher: $61,140; Teacher Elementary School: $60,781; Elementary Science Teacher: $60,011; Elementary Spanish Teacher: $59,777.

How do different companies affect an Elementary Teacher Assistant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Elementary Teacher Assistant 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.

Elementary Teacher Assistant Salary in the United States

How much does an Elementary Teacher Assistant make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for an Elementary Teacher Assistant in the United States is $34,814 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $40,347
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $30,834 to $37,710
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $27,210

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Elementary Teacher Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$37,710	$3,142	$725	$18
Average	$34,814	$2,901	$669	$17
25th Percentile	$30,834	$2,569	$593	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Elementary Teacher Assistant Salaries

An Elementary Teacher Assistant'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 Elementary Teacher Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Elementary Teacher Assistant'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): $33,432
Early Career (1-2 years): $33,708
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $35,090
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $36,219
Expert (over 8 years): $36,806

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Elementary Teacher Assistant	$33,432
Intermediate Level Elementary Teacher Assistant	$33,708
Senior Level Elementary Teacher Assistant	$35,090
Specialist Level Elementary Teacher Assistant	$36,219
Expert Level Elementary Teacher Assistant	$36,806

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How Do Elementary Teacher Assistant 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 Elementary Teacher Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $38,546.
California: $38,399.
Massachusetts: $37,888.

District of Columbia $38,546 California $38,399 Massachusetts $37,888 Washington $37,748 New Jersey $37,734 Alaska $37,686 Connecticut $37,205 New York $37,010

Hawaii $36,387 Rhode Island $36,095 Maryland $35,896 Minnesota $35,625 Colorado $35,520 Illinois $35,485 Oregon $35,353 Delaware $35,256

New Hampshire $35,194 Virginia $35,057 Pennsylvania $34,657 Nevada $34,455 North Dakota $34,389 Michigan $34,284 Wisconsin $34,246 Vermont $34,169

Texas $33,957 Maine $33,943 Arizona $33,922 Ohio $33,898 Georgia $33,578 Indiana $33,417 Wyoming $33,386 Utah $33,337

Iowa $33,317 Kansas $33,149 Louisiana $33,101 North Carolina $33,083 Missouri $33,076 Florida $32,941 Montana $32,867 Nebraska $32,798

Kentucky $32,760 South Carolina $32,620 Tennessee $32,533 Idaho $32,498 New Mexico $32,244 Oklahoma $32,189 Alabama $31,983 South Dakota $31,639

Arkansas $31,451 West Virginia $31,350 Mississippi $31,047

Top Paying Cities for Elementary Teacher Assistants

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: $43,910
San Francisco: $43,479
Oakland: $42,514

San Jose, CA $43,910

San Francisco, CA $43,479

Oakland, CA $42,514

New York, NY $40,345

Queens Village, NY $40,084

Paramus, NJ $39,806

Passaic, NJ $39,771

Bergenfield, NJ $39,736

Stamford, CT $39,684

Huntington, NY $39,649

Newark, NJ $39,423

Bridgeport, CT $39,353

New Brunswick, NJ $39,238

Vallejo, CA $39,165

Middlesex, NJ $39,144

Somerset, NJ $39,113

Petaluma, CA $39,033

Santa Cruz, CA $38,897

Boston, MA $38,827

Monterey, CA $38,653

Fairbanks, AK $38,629

Los Angeles, CA $38,563

Washington, DC $38,546

Seattle, WA $38,483

Santa Rosa, CA $38,476

Juneau, AK $38,375

Orange, CA $38,260

Anchorage, AK $38,197

Anaheim, CA $38,173

Santa Ana, CA $38,121

Nassau, NY $38,100

Long Beach, CA $38,086

Danbury, CT $38,076

Santa Maria, CA $37,957

Everett, WA $37,950

Bremerton, WA $37,780

Trenton, NJ $37,713

Sacramento, CA $37,700

San Diego, CA $37,682

Brockton, MA $37,668

Tacoma, WA $37,654

Santa Barbara, CA $37,606

Lowell, MA $37,466

New Suffolk, NY $37,452

Nashua, NH $37,411

Lompoc, CA $37,355

Ventura, CA $37,320

Stockton, CA $37,310

New Haven, CT $37,240

Atlantic City, NJ $37,149

Hartford, CT $37,073

Modesto, CA $37,055

Poughkeepsie, NY $36,979

New Britain, CT $36,961

Olympia, WA $36,913

Kennewick, WA $36,913

New London, CT $36,906

Norwich, CT $36,895

Lawrence, MA $36,878

Bakersfield, CA $36,780

Riverside, CA $36,732

New Bedford, MA $36,732

Richland, WA $36,697

Portsmouth, NH $36,669

Vineland, NJ $36,662

San Bernardino, CA $36,634

Boulder, CO $36,537

Worcester, MA $36,509

Portland, OR $36,478

Saint Paul, MN $36,436

Minneapolis, MN $36,436

Philadelphia, PA $36,387

Honolulu, HI $36,203

Springfield, MA $36,081

Providence, RI $36,077

Chicago, IL $35,976

Bellingham, WA $35,934

Baltimore, MD $35,896

Chico, CA $35,809

Wilmington, DE $35,750

Pittsfield, MA $35,715

Manchester, NH $35,649

Spokane, WA $35,496

Denver, CO $35,492

Albany, NY $35,329

Troy, NY $35,315

Schenectady, NY $35,242

Burlington, VT $35,165

Portland, ME $35,043

Salem, OR $35,015

Yakima, WA $35,008

Ann Arbor, MI $34,998

Rochester, MN $34,901

Fresno, CA $34,883

Reno, NV $34,883

Milwaukee, WI $34,852

Detroit, MI $34,817

Allentown, PA $34,807

Carson City, NV $34,803

Houston, TX $34,751

Colorado Springs, CO $34,747

Syracuse, NY $34,730

Eugene, OR $34,664

Bismarck, ND $34,622

Gary, IN $34,622

Galveston, TX $34,622

Springfield, OR $34,594

Medford, OR $34,511

Fort Collins, CO $34,497

Austin, TX $34,469

Mesa, AZ $34,396

Phoenix, AZ $34,389

Dallas, TX $34,378

Reading, PA $34,357

Saint Cloud, MN $34,344

Concord, NH $34,312

Madison, WI $34,298

Utica, NY $34,204

Raleigh, NC $34,176

Las Vegas, NV $34,173

Rochester, NY $34,149

Des Moines, IA $34,145

Atlanta, GA $34,089

Battle Creek, MI $34,079

Salt Lake City, UT $34,068

Lancaster, PA $34,016

Champaign, IL $34,009

Harrisburg, PA $33,968

Durham, NC $33,936

Kansas City, MO $33,933

Kansas City, KS $33,926

Fort Worth, TX $33,922

Boca Raton, FL $33,908

Cleveland, OH $33,905

Columbus, OH $33,898

Pittsburgh, PA $33,894

Richmond, VA $33,880

Indianapolis, IN $33,874

Cincinnati, OH $33,828

Petersburg, VA $33,776

Billings, MT $33,699

Lansing, MI $33,699

Huntsville, AL $33,699

Lebanon, PA $33,696

Dayton, OH $33,693

Pueblo, CO $33,693

Appleton, WI $33,682

Buffalo, NY $33,668

Racine, WI $33,651

Charlotte, NC $33,647

Saint Louis, MO $33,637

Springfield, IL $33,623

Elkhart, IN $33,616

York, PA $33,616

Gastonia, NC $33,612

Benton Harbor, MI $33,612

Beaumont, TX $33,592

Lorain, OH $33,585

Toledo, OH $33,571

Binghamton, NY $33,553

Rock Hill, SC $33,550

Rockford, IL $33,532

Fargo, ND $33,515

Elyria, OH $33,515

Flagstaff, AZ $33,491

Fort Lauderdale, FL $33,470

Miami, FL $33,449

Duluth, MN $33,393

Bangor, ME $33,348

Cedar Rapids, IA $33,310

Louisville, KY $33,292

Grand Rapids, MI $33,285

Hialeah, FL $33,282

Casper, WY $33,233

Scranton, PA $33,191

New Orleans, LA $33,181

Virginia Beach, VA $33,177

Akron, OH $33,160

Peoria, IL $33,115

Sarasota, FL $33,108

Green Bay, WI $33,083

Baton Rouge, LA $33,066

Charleston, SC $33,059

Nashville, TN $33,048

Jamestown, NY $33,041

Davenport, IA $33,041

Tucson, AZ $33,024

Cheyenne, WY $33,014

Saint Petersburg, FL $33,003

Tampa, FL $32,996

Omaha, NE $32,989

Port Arthur, TX $32,975

Evansville, IN $32,975

Bradenton, FL $32,961

Santa Fe, NM $32,899

Orlando, FL $32,864

Clearwater, FL $32,826

Canton, OH $32,753

La Crosse, WI $32,753

Grand Forks, ND $32,742

Albuquerque, NM $32,732

Tulsa, OK $32,732

Newport News, VA $32,728

High Point, NC $32,718

Ogden, UT $32,704

Corpus Christi, TX $32,676

Laramie, WY $32,655

Norfolk, VA $32,655

Rock Island, IL $32,634

Saginaw, MI $32,627

Jacksonville, FL $32,624

Salisbury, NC $32,617

Memphis, TN $32,610

Moline, IL $32,592

Fort Myers, FL $32,582

Waterloo, IA $32,537

Spartanburg, SC $32,502

Lincoln, NE $32,484

Fort Wayne, IN $32,478

Birmingham, AL $32,439

Cedar Falls, IA $32,432

Provo, UT $32,429

Springfield, OH $32,425

San Antonio, TX $32,418

Greensboro, NC $32,404

South Bend, IN $32,401

Winston Salem, NC $32,397

Boise, ID $32,387

Savannah, GA $32,363

Muskegon, MI $32,300

Lima, OH $32,258

Lake Charles, LA $32,244

Anderson, IN $32,237

Lexington, KY $32,227

Augusta, GA $32,216

Greenville, SC $32,216

Wichita, KS $32,185

Tuscaloosa, AL $32,185

Columbia, SC $32,154

Bloomington, IN $32,067

Roanoke, VA $32,046

Asheville, NC $32,001

Knoxville, TN $31,941

Shreveport, LA $31,938

Wilmington, NC $31,893

Frankfort, KY $31,827

Oklahoma City, OK $31,802

Chillicothe, OH $31,788

Longview, TX $31,785

Topeka, KS $31,774

Mobile, AL $31,722

Terre Haute, IN $31,708

Erie, PA $31,705

Altoona, PA $31,687

Melbourne, FL $31,677

Amarillo, TX $31,663

Killeen, TX $31,652

Fayetteville, AR $31,625

Sioux Falls, SD $31,600

Chattanooga, TN $31,579

Idaho Falls, ID $31,576

Gainesville, FL $31,503

Portsmouth, OH $31,485

Little Rock, AR $31,478

Lynchburg, VA $31,478

Lafayette, LA $31,464

Youngstown, OH $31,464

Temple, TX $31,451

Daytona Beach, FL $31,444

Clarksville, TN $31,440

Pensacola, FL $31,437

Hopkinsville, KY $31,332

Charleston, WV $31,329

Florence, SC $31,311

Sioux City, IA $31,290

Macon, GA $31,189

Tallahassee, FL $31,186

Fayetteville, NC $31,179

Waco, TX $31,172

Wichita Falls, TX $31,172

Pine Bluff, AR $31,158

Vincennes, IN $31,092

Lubbock, TX $31,078

Great Falls, MT $31,057

Alamogordo, NM $31,054

Abilene, TX $31,026

Rapid City, SD $30,981

Monroe, LA $30,981

Albany, GA $30,960

Huntington, WV $30,956

Jackson, MS $30,953

Greenville, MS $30,949

Parkersburg, WV $30,914

Montgomery, AL $30,907

Johnstown, PA $30,900

Springfield, MO $30,873

Biloxi, MS $30,855

Sumter, SC $30,782

Columbus, GA $30,779

Twin Falls, ID $30,758

Pascagoula, MS $30,712

Kingsport, TN $30,622

Gulfport, MS $30,612

Alexandria, LA $30,497

Fort Smith, AR $30,410

El Paso, TX $30,316

Helena, MT $30,270

Las Cruces, NM $30,159

Harlingen, TX $30,061

Pocatello, ID $30,030

Florence, AL $30,020

Brownsville, TX $30,013

Dothan, AL $29,957

Mcallen, TX $29,940

Columbus, MS $29,682

Altus, OK $29,522

Lawton, OK $29,456

Pierre, SD $29,330

What Skills Can Increase an Elementary Teacher Assistant'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 an Elementary Teacher Assistant'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	$38,643	11%
Hard Working	$37,250	7%
Coaching	$37,250	7%
Critical Thinking	$36,554	5%
Flexibility	$36,206	4%
Problem Solving	$36,206	4%

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Elementary Teacher Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Elementary Teacher Assistant'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 March 01, 2026

$30,834

Average $34,814/year

$37,710

$2,569

Average $2,901/month

$3,142

$593

Average $669/week

$725

$15

Average $17/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$37,710	$3,142	$725	$18
Average	$34,814	$2,901	$669	$17
25th Percentile	$30,834	$2,569	$593	$15

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Salary Trends for Elementary Teacher Assistant

Salaries for an Elementary Teacher Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $44,031 in 2023 to around $43,673 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Elementary Teacher Assistant salary trends, .

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