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Estimated employment100
Mean wage$46,870
Entry wage$27,899
10th percentile wage$19,661
50th percentile wage$48,462
90th percentile wage$70,842
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Education & Health Services100100%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education & Health Services100$48,464
Graduate Teaching Assistants (25-1191)
Assist department chairperson, faculty members, or other professional staff members in college or university by performing teaching or teaching-related duties, such as teaching lower level courses, developing teaching materials, preparing and giving examinations, and grading examinations or papers. Graduate assistants must be enrolled in a graduate school program. Graduate assistants who primarily perform non-teaching duties, such as laboratory research, should be reported in the occupational category related to the work performed.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$48462.32 $60910.14  -$12447.82
2015$47231.53+2.6%$59363.22 +2.6%-$12131.68
2014$46346.90+1.9%$58251.36 +1.9%-$11904.46
2013$45462.27+1.9%$57139.51 +1.9%-$11677.24
2012$44577.64+2.0%$56027.66 +2.0%-$11450.01
2011$43885.32+1.6%$55157.52 +1.6%-$11272.19
2010$43116.08+1.8%$54190.69 +1.8%-$11074.60
2009$42654.53+1.1%$53610.59 +1.1%-$10956.05
2008$41385.28+3.1%$52015.33 +3.1%-$10630.04
2007$40000.65+3.5%$50275.04 +3.5%-$10274.39
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$48462.32 $47820.98  $641.34
2015$47231.53+2.6%$46483.06 +2.9%$748.47
2014$46346.90+1.9%$45489.18 +2.2%$857.72
2013$45462.27+1.9%$44571.75 +2.1%$890.52
2012$44577.64+2.0%$43807.23 +1.7%$770.41
2011$43885.32+1.6%$43119.16 +1.6%$766.17
2010$43116.08+1.8%$42392.86 +1.7%$723.22
2009$42654.53+1.1%$41819.47 +1.4%$835.07
2008$41385.28+3.1%$40749.13 +2.6%$636.15
2007$40000.65+3.5%$39449.44 +3.3%$551.20
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport $48,462 100
New Haven $34,696  
Hartford $20,026 2,580
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $20,026 2,580
Bridgeport $48,462 100
New Haven $34,696  
Wages in other areas
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