SOC 25-9044 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary — Lubbock
Lubbock, TX · 10 metro areas compared
In Lubbock, TX the median wage for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary reaches $64,160 a year.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow about as fast as average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +3.1%
- Openings per year
- 24,600
- Typical entry-level education
- Bachelor's degree
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Lubbock, TX.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
In Lubbock, TX the median wage for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary reaches $64,160 a year. That is 49.5% more than the national median of $42,910. The middle half of workers in this occupation earn between $64,160 and $64,160. The lowest tenth earn under $39,950, while the highest tenth earn more than $80,840.
The area has 1,830 jobs in this occupation, giving a location quotient of 10.37 — a measure of how concentrated the occupation is here relative to the country as a whole. College Station leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $57,790. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 114th of 398 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $39,950 | −6.9% |
| 25th | $64,160 | +49.5% |
| Median (50th) | $64,160 | +49.5% |
| 75th | $64,160 | +49.5% |
| 90th | $80,840 | +88.4% |
| Mean | $62,780 | +46.3% |
Other metro areas in Texas
| # | Metro area | Median | Jobs | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | College Station | $57,790 | 4,370 | |
| 2 | Austin | $48,710 | 140 | |
| 3 | Texarkana | $47,440 | 70 | |
| 4 | Corpus Christi | $47,030 | 340 | |
| 5 | Dallas | $46,920 | 1,570 | |
| 6 | El Paso | $46,330 | 300 | |
| 7 | Brownsville | $40,520 | 90 | |
| 8 | Houston | $38,490 | 2,730 | |
| 9 | San Antonio | $37,030 | 290 | |
| 10 | Tyler | $36,720 | 30 |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Lubbock run 8.7% below the national average, so the median of $64,160 goes as far as $70,274 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 63.8% above the national median in real terms.
Published median
$64,160as reported by BLSLocal price level
91.3US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$70,274US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $64,160 a year, 49.5% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $39,950 to $80,840 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 1,830 jobs in this occupation.
- The highest-paying metro area covered is College Station, at $57,790.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary in Lubbock, TX?
The median annual wage is $64,160, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $42,910, so pay in Lubbock, TX is 49.5% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Lubbock, TX earns more than $80,840 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $39,950 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
Which area nearby pays the most?
The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in College Station, at $57,790 per year.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 1,830 jobs in this occupation in Lubbock, TX. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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