What is the highest and lowest pay for Graduate Assistant?

As of November 01, 2024, the average annual pay of Graduate Assistant in Knoxville, TN is $129,755. While Salary.com is seeing that the highest pay for Graduate Assistant in Knoxville, TN can go up to $183,092 and the lowest down to $86,661, but most earn between $107,198 and $157,674. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Graduate Assistant in the United States.

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Graduate Assistant Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Graduate Assistant Salary $86,661 Knoxville,TN November 01, 2024
25th Percentile Graduate Assistant Salary $107,198 Knoxville,TN November 01, 2024
50th Percentile Graduate Assistant Salary $129,755 Knoxville,TN November 01, 2024
75th Percentile Graduate Assistant Salary $157,674 Knoxville,TN November 01, 2024
90th Percentile Graduate Assistant Salary $183,092 Knoxville,TN November 01, 2024
25% $107,198 10% $86,661 90% $183,092 75% $157,674 $129,755 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Graduate Assistant ?

A teaching assistant or teacher's aide (TA) or education assistant (EA) is an individual who assists a teacher with instructional responsibilities. TAs include graduate teaching assistants (GTAs), who are graduate students; undergraduate teaching assistants (UTAs), who are undergraduate students; secondary school TAs, who are either high school students or adults; and elementary school TAs, who are adults (also known as paraprofessional educators or teacher's aides). By definition, TAs assist with classes, but many graduate students serve as the sole instructor for one or more classes each sem...

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  1. This Job:

    Graduate Assistant


    JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent

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    Dean of Graduate Programs


    JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent

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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Graduate Assistant in Knoxville, TN. The base salary for Graduate Assistant ranges from $107,198 to $157,674 with the average base salary of $129,755. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $107,198 to $157,674 with the average total cash compensation of $129,755.

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