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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary in Louisiana

The median annual wage for teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Louisiana is $27,400 -25.5% vs. the national median of $36,780. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$27,400
Mean annual wage
$28,690
Median hourly wage
Employment in LA
14,530

14,530 employed · 7.5 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Louisiana

Wage distribution for teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Louisiana (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$20,680
25th percentile$22,070
Median (50th)$27,400
75th percentile$33,410
90th percentile$38,620

What this salary is worth in Louisiana

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$31,063

Louisiana prices are 88.2 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
46.6%

Median gross rent in Louisiana: $1,064/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $685/mo

Est. affordable home price
$99,953

At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance

For context, the median home value in Louisiana is $216,500 (ACS 2020-2024).

Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in other states

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About this data

  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 17, 2026.

Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.