SALARY · TEACHING ASSISTANTS, EXCEPT POSTSECONDARY · NORTH CAROLINA

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in North Carolina

People ask me what a job pays, and my honest answer is always: it depends on the state. For teaching assistants, except postsecondary in North Carolina, the middle of the field earned $29,790 a year. Use that as your anchor, then look at experience, employer size and city before you judge any single offer.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$29,790

Not published per hour at the median · That is $6,990 (19.0 percent) below the national median of $36,780 for this occupation.

$31,890Mean annual salary
Not publishedMean hourly wage
$32,150People employed in this job in North Carolina

Salary range

25th: $28,110Median: $29,79075th: $35,600
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$28,110
Median (50th percentile)$29,790
75th percentile$35,600
Mean$31,890

The middle half of workers earned from $28,110 to $35,600 a year. Hourly pay matters if your hours vary. An annual figure can look strong while the hourly rate tells a different story, especially in jobs with seasonal hours or overtime. Check both before you compare two offers.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$25,436 a year
$2,120 a month
Federal tax $1,395 · FICA $2,279 · State tax $680

Caveat: the North Carolina rate is from NCDOR, but the $12,750 deduction comes from the statute text, not an NCDOR deduction page.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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