Compared with the local labor market
Instructional Assistant I pay vs. Florida
Across all employers in Florida, the median wage for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary — about 54,530 people — is $34,430. FL School for the Deaf & Blind pays a median base salary of $36,115 for this role, 5% above that figure — about the 68th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where FL School for the Deaf & Blind sits in the local pay range
$28,490
$30,230
$34,430
$36,790
$40,150
FL School for the Deaf & Blind median · $36,115
The bar is the range of annual wages for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary across every employer in Florida, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows FL School for the Deaf & Blind’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary — about 1,420,350 people — is $36,780. FL School for the Deaf & Blind’s median base salary is 2% below that national figure, about the 47th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$27,150
$31,060
$36,780
$45,360
$50,040
FL School for the Deaf & Blind median · $36,115
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Florida range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at FL School for the Deaf & Blind is $36,115, 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.
Compare departments
This role across Florida
Instructional Assistant I is held in 2 Florida departments. In FL School for the Deaf & Blind, the median of $35,685 ranks #2 of 2.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the Instructional Assistant I role in other Floridadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.