Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Florida

SOC 25-9045 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median

$34,430

per year in Florida

Middle half

$30,230–$36,790

25th to 75th percentile

Employed

54,530

in Florida

Concentration

0.60×

share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

Florida

$34,430

published median

United States

$36,780

6.4% below the national median

Rank among states and DC

34th

51 with a published estimate

After local prices: the $34,430 median has purchasing power comparable to about $33,293 nationally. Florida's BEA regional price parity is 103.4 (2024).

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for Florida.

$28,490$40,150

Getting in

Typical education to enter: Some college, no degree
Related work experience: None
On-the-job training: None

Narrow to a metro in Florida

Every linked area below has a published estimate for teaching assistants, except postsecondary. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#	Metro area	Median	Cost of living	Employed	Concentrationvs. national
1	Naples-Marco Island, FL	$39,430	103.2	910	0.57×
2	Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$38,240	98.3	280	0.53×
3	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$36,910	102.3	1,680	0.60×
4	Gainesville, FL	$35,910	96.7	1,120	0.81×
5	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$35,890	100.0	1,330	0.59×
6	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$35,810	97.0	720	0.63×
7	Jacksonville, FL	$35,470	99.5	4,480	0.64×
8	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$35,450	99.4	1,490	0.74×
9	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$35,410	114.2	14,380	0.56×
10	Ocala, FL	$34,550	95.2	810	0.73×
11	Punta Gorda, FL	$34,540	100.5	370	0.70×
12	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$34,040	101.4	7,540	0.58×
13	Port St. Lucie, FL	$33,850	100.2	950	0.61×
14	Wildwood-The Villages, FL	$33,770	85.4	250	0.65×
15	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$33,700	102.4	1,650	0.53×
16	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$33,610	97.7	1,370	0.78×
17	Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$32,680	97.3	860	1.04×
18	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$32,610	97.1	2,050	0.85×
19	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$31,470	100.9	8,540	0.65×
20	Tallahassee, FL	$31,200	93.9	1,030	0.61×
21	Sebring, FL	$29,110	92.5	270	1.04×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where teaching assistants, except postsecondary wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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