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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$42,470
Entry wage$29,954
10th percentile wage$26,653
50th percentile wage$38,683
90th percentile wage$61,822
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Education and Health Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services38,681
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.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$38682.78 $61750.68  -$23067.90
2016$37777.57+2.4%$60305.66 +2.4%-$22528.08
2015$37053.40+2.0%$59149.64 +2.0%-$22096.24
2014$36359.40+1.9%$58041.79 +1.9%-$21682.38
2013$35665.40+1.9%$56933.93 +1.9%-$21268.53
2012$34971.41+2.0%$55826.08 +2.0%-$20854.67
2011$34428.28+1.6%$54959.07 +1.6%-$20530.79
2010$33824.80+1.8%$53995.72 +1.8%-$20170.91
2009$33462.72+1.1%$53417.71 +1.1%-$19954.99
2008$32466.98+3.1%$51828.18 +3.1%-$19361.20
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$38682.78 $44849.04  -$6166.26
2016$37777.57+2.4%$43415.83 +3.3%-$5638.26
2015$37053.40+2.0%$42506.96 +2.1%-$5453.56
2014$36359.40+1.9%$41598.10 +2.2%-$5238.69
2013$35665.40+1.9%$40759.14 +2.1%-$5093.74
2012$34971.41+2.0%$40060.02 +1.7%-$5088.60
2011$34428.28+1.6%$39430.80 +1.6%-$5002.52
2010$33824.80+1.8%$38766.63 +1.7%-$4941.82
2009$33462.72+1.1%$38242.28 +1.4%-$4779.56
2008$32466.98+3.1%$37263.50 +2.6%-$4796.52
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 2017
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford$50,986100
New Haven$38,683 
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford$50,986100
New Haven$38,683 
Wages in other areas
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