Teacher Assistant

Across all employers in the Springfield, MA area, the median wage for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary — about 3,150 people — is $31,200. 3091 pays a median base salary of $42,988 for this role, 38% above that figure — about the 81st percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Median total compensation for this role at 3091 is $42,988, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Teacher Assistant is held in 5 City of Springfield, MA departments. In 3091, the median of $42,988 ranks #4 of 5.

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In City of Springfield, MA, the median of $58,103 ranks #2 of 4. See Teacher Assistant across all of City of Springfield, MA →