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 $33,423 for beginners, reaching about $35,082 at mid-level, and approach $36,789 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 $38,537, California $38,390, Massachusetts $37,879. 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: $61,914; Elementary Teacher: $61,147; Teacher Elementary School: $60,793; Elementary Science Teacher: $60,018; Elementary Spanish Teacher: $59,775.

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 May 01, 2026, the average salary for an Elementary Teacher Assistant in the United States is $34,806 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): $40,311
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $30,825 to $37,688
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $27,200

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Elementary Teacher Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$37,688	$3,141	$725	$18
Average	$34,806	$2,900	$669	$17
25th Percentile	$30,825	$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): $33,423
Early Career (1-2 years): $33,700
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $35,082
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $36,205
Expert (over 8 years): $36,789

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Elementary Teacher Assistant	$33,423
Intermediate Level Elementary Teacher Assistant	$33,700
Senior Level Elementary Teacher Assistant	$35,082
Specialist Level Elementary Teacher Assistant	$36,205
Expert Level Elementary Teacher Assistant	$36,789

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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: $38,537.
California: $38,390.
Massachusetts: $37,879.

District of Columbia $38,537 California $38,390 Massachusetts $37,879 Washington $37,740 New Jersey $37,726 Alaska $37,677 Connecticut $37,197 New York $37,002

Hawaii $36,379 Rhode Island $36,086 Maryland $35,888 Minnesota $35,616 Colorado $35,512 Illinois $35,477 Oregon $35,345 Delaware $35,248

New Hampshire $35,186 Virginia $35,049 Pennsylvania $34,649 Nevada $34,447 North Dakota $34,381 Michigan $34,276 Wisconsin $34,238 Vermont $34,162

Texas $33,949 Maine $33,935 Arizona $33,914 Ohio $33,890 Georgia $33,570 Indiana $33,410 Wyoming $33,378 Utah $33,330

Iowa $33,309 Kansas $33,142 Louisiana $33,093 North Carolina $33,076 Missouri $33,069 Florida $32,933 Montana $32,860 Nebraska $32,790

Kentucky $32,752 South Carolina $32,613 Tennessee $32,526 Idaho $32,491 New Mexico $32,237 Oklahoma $32,181 Alabama $31,976 South Dakota $31,631

Arkansas $31,443 West Virginia $31,342 Mississippi $31,040

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: $43,900
San Francisco: $43,420
Oakland: $42,504

San Jose, CA $43,900

San Francisco, CA $43,420

Oakland, CA $42,504

New York, NY $40,075

Paramus, NJ $39,587

Queens Village, NY $39,586

Passaic, NJ $39,553

Bergenfield, NJ $39,549

Stamford, CT $39,473

Huntington, NY $39,459

Newark, NJ $39,201

Bridgeport, CT $39,128

Vallejo, CA $39,059

New Brunswick, NJ $39,045

Petaluma, CA $39,024

Middlesex, NJ $38,958

Somerset, NJ $38,933

Santa Cruz, CA $38,888

Boston, MA $38,676

Monterey, CA $38,554

Seattle, WA $38,474

Santa Rosa, CA $38,467

Los Angeles, CA $38,457

Juneau, AK $38,366

Washington, DC $38,328

Orange, CA $38,204

Santa Ana, CA $38,112

Long Beach, CA $38,077

Anaheim, CA $38,070

Anchorage, AK $38,053

Santa Maria, CA $37,948

Everett, WA $37,941

Danbury, CT $37,819

Bremerton, WA $37,771

Tacoma, WA $37,646

New Suffolk, NY $37,645

Sacramento, CA $37,635

Santa Barbara, CA $37,597

Trenton, NJ $37,559

San Diego, CA $37,559

Brockton, MA $37,520

Fairbanks, AK $37,435

Lompoc, CA $37,346

Lowell, MA $37,318

Ventura, CA $37,311

Nashua, NH $37,305

Stockton, CA $37,301

Modesto, CA $37,047

Poughkeepsie, NY $36,970

Olympia, WA $36,904

Kennewick, WA $36,904

New Haven, CT $36,890

Lawrence, MA $36,765

Hartford, CT $36,730

Riverside, CA $36,723

New Bedford, MA $36,688

Richland, WA $36,688

Bakersfield, CA $36,640

San Bernardino, CA $36,626

New Britain, CT $36,622

Atlantic City, NJ $36,622

New London, CT $36,608

Norwich, CT $36,598

Portsmouth, NH $36,591

Boulder, CO $36,517

Portland, OR $36,469

Worcester, MA $36,466

Minneapolis, MN $36,358

Philadelphia, PA $36,309

Honolulu, HI $36,194

Saint Paul, MN $36,178

Vineland, NJ $36,170

Providence, RI $36,069

Chicago, IL $35,968

Bellingham, WA $35,926

Springfield, MA $35,898

Baltimore, MD $35,888

Chico, CA $35,801

Pittsfield, MA $35,707

Manchester, NH $35,641

Spokane, WA $35,488

Denver, CO $35,484

Albany, NY $35,321

Troy, NY $35,307

Nassau, NY $35,269

Schenectady, NY $35,234

Wilmington, DE $35,206

Burlington, VT $35,157

Salem, OR $35,143

Portland, ME $35,035

Yakima, WA $35,000

Rochester, MN $34,893

Reno, NV $34,875

Fresno, CA $34,875

Milwaukee, WI $34,844

Detroit, MI $34,809

Ann Arbor, MI $34,803

Allentown, PA $34,799

Colorado Springs, CO $34,739

Syracuse, NY $34,722

Carson City, NV $34,722

Houston, TX $34,673

Eugene, OR $34,656

Gary, IN $34,614

Springfield, OR $34,586

Bismarck, ND $34,579

Galveston, TX $34,555

Medford, OR $34,503

Fort Collins, CO $34,489

Concord, NH $34,471

Austin, TX $34,461

Mesa, AZ $34,388

Reading, PA $34,384

Phoenix, AZ $34,381

Dallas, TX $34,370

Saint Cloud, MN $34,337

Madison, WI $34,290

Utica, NY $34,196

Rochester, NY $34,141

Des Moines, IA $34,137

Raleigh, NC $34,134

Atlanta, GA $34,082

Battle Creek, MI $34,071

Salt Lake City, UT $34,061

Lancaster, PA $34,008

Harrisburg, PA $33,960

Kansas City, MO $33,925

Champaign, IL $33,918

Kansas City, KS $33,918

Fort Worth, TX $33,914

Columbus, OH $33,909

Boca Raton, FL $33,901

Pittsburgh, PA $33,887

Richmond, VA $33,873

Indianapolis, IN $33,866

Cleveland, OH $33,862

Las Vegas, NV $33,821

Cincinnati, OH $33,821

Petersburg, VA $33,768

Huntsville, AL $33,716

Lansing, MI $33,693

Lebanon, PA $33,688

Pueblo, CO $33,685

Appleton, WI $33,674

Buffalo, NY $33,660

Dayton, OH $33,650

Racine, WI $33,643

Charlotte, NC $33,640

Saint Louis, MO $33,629

York, PA $33,608

Elkhart, IN $33,608

Gastonia, NC $33,602

Billings, MT $33,593

Beaumont, TX $33,584

Lorain, OH $33,577

Benton Harbor, MI $33,570

Toledo, OH $33,563

Binghamton, NY $33,546

Rock Hill, SC $33,542

Rockford, IL $33,525

Springfield, IL $33,511

Elyria, OH $33,507

Fargo, ND $33,507

Flagstaff, AZ $33,483

Fort Lauderdale, FL $33,462

Duluth, MN $33,441

Miami, FL $33,441

Cheyenne, WY $33,417

Grand Forks, ND $33,417

Bangor, ME $33,340

Cedar Rapids, IA $33,302

Durham, NC $33,287

Louisville, KY $33,284

Grand Rapids, MI $33,278

Hialeah, FL $33,274

Casper, WY $33,225

Scranton, PA $33,184

New Orleans, LA $33,173

Virginia Beach, VA $33,170

Akron, OH $33,152

Peoria, IL $33,107

Sarasota, FL $33,100

Nashville, TN $33,076

Omaha, NE $33,076

Green Bay, WI $33,076

Baton Rouge, LA $33,058

Charleston, SC $33,051

Jamestown, NY $33,034

Davenport, IA $33,034

Tucson, AZ $33,016

Saint Petersburg, FL $32,996

Tampa, FL $32,989

Evansville, IN $32,968

Port Arthur, TX $32,968

Bradenton, FL $32,954

Santa Fe, NM $32,891

Orlando, FL $32,829

Clearwater, FL $32,818

Canton, OH $32,745

La Crosse, WI $32,745

Albuquerque, NM $32,724

Newport News, VA $32,721

High Point, NC $32,710

Ogden, UT $32,696

Corpus Christi, TX $32,668

Norfolk, VA $32,648

Laramie, WY $32,648

Rock Island, IL $32,627

Saginaw, MI $32,620

Jacksonville, FL $32,616

Salisbury, NC $32,609

Boise, ID $32,602

Moline, IL $32,585

Fort Myers, FL $32,574

Memphis, TN $32,568

Tulsa, OK $32,550

Waterloo, IA $32,529

Spartanburg, SC $32,494

Lincoln, NE $32,477

Fort Wayne, IN $32,470

Provo, UT $32,467

Cedar Falls, IA $32,425

San Antonio, TX $32,411

Greensboro, NC $32,397

South Bend, IN $32,393

Savannah, GA $32,355

Muskegon, MI $32,341

Birmingham, AL $32,338

Winston Salem, NC $32,321

Lake Charles, LA $32,237

Anderson, IN $32,230

Lexington, KY $32,219

Augusta, GA $32,209

Greenville, SC $32,209

Lima, OH $32,181

Wichita, KS $32,178

Tuscaloosa, AL $32,178

Columbia, SC $32,146

Springfield, OH $32,139

Asheville, NC $32,084

Bloomington, IN $32,059

Knoxville, TN $31,934

Shreveport, LA $31,931

Wilmington, NC $31,885

Roanoke, VA $31,885

Topeka, KS $31,823

Frankfort, KY $31,819

Oklahoma City, OK $31,795

Chillicothe, OH $31,781

Longview, TX $31,777

Melbourne, FL $31,774

Sioux Falls, SD $31,718

Mobile, AL $31,715

Terre Haute, IN $31,701

Altoona, PA $31,680

Amarillo, TX $31,656

Killeen, TX $31,645

Fayetteville, AR $31,617

Chattanooga, TN $31,607

Sioux City, IA $31,576

Idaho Falls, ID $31,569

Lynchburg, VA $31,541

Gainesville, FL $31,495

Portsmouth, OH $31,478

Little Rock, AR $31,471

Lafayette, LA $31,457

Youngstown, OH $31,457

Daytona Beach, FL $31,436

Clarksville, TN $31,433

Pensacola, FL $31,429

Temple, TX $31,427

Hopkinsville, KY $31,325

Erie, PA $31,318

Florence, SC $31,304

Charleston, WV $31,248

Great Falls, MT $31,231

Macon, GA $31,182

Tallahassee, FL $31,179

Fayetteville, NC $31,172

Waco, TX $31,165

Helena, MT $31,140

Pine Bluff, AR $31,127

Vincennes, IN $31,085

Lubbock, TX $31,071

Alamogordo, NM $31,050

Twin Falls, ID $31,019

Rapid City, SD $31,008

Jackson, MS $30,946

Huntington, WV $30,943

Greenville, MS $30,942

Parkersburg, WV $30,907

Montgomery, AL $30,900

Wichita Falls, TX $30,866

Springfield, MO $30,866

Biloxi, MS $30,848

Monroe, LA $30,813

Johnstown, PA $30,789

Sumter, SC $30,775

Columbus, GA $30,772

Pascagoula, MS $30,705

Abilene, TX $30,705

Kingsport, TN $30,615

Albany, GA $30,615

Gulfport, MS $30,604

Alexandria, LA $30,490

Fort Smith, AR $30,403

El Paso, TX $30,309

Las Cruces, NM $30,152

Harlingen, TX $30,064

Pocatello, ID $30,058

Florence, AL $30,013

Brownsville, TX $30,006

Mcallen, TX $29,933

Dothan, AL $29,884

Columbus, MS $29,677

Altus, OK $29,515

Lawton, OK $29,449

Pierre, SD $29,324

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	$38,634	11%
Hard Working	$37,242	7%
Coaching	$37,242	7%
Critical Thinking	$36,546	5%
Flexibility	$36,198	4%
Problem Solving	$36,198	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 May 01, 2026

$30,825

Average $34,806/year

$37,688

$2,569

Average $2,900/month

$3,141

$593

Average $669/week

$725

$15

Average $17/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$37,688	$3,141	$725	$18
Average	$34,806	$2,900	$669	$17
25th Percentile	$30,825	$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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