Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom (CA), the median pay for teaching assistants, except postsecondary is $45,990 a year. About 11,110 people work in this job there.

$45,990Median yearly pay
$40,290–$48,720Middle half of workers, yearly
11,110People in this job in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom (CA)

That is 25% higher than the U.S. median ($36,780). It is about the same as the California median ($46,490).

Pay range for teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom (CA)

Earns more thanYearly
10% of workers$37,940
25% of workers$40,290
Half of workers (median)$45,990
75% of workers$48,720
90% of workers$58,030

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay in California metro areas

Metro areaMedian yearly payPeople in this job
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont$49,36018,710
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara$49,0107,240
Napa$48,450530
Santa Rosa-Petaluma$48,2701,930
Vallejo$48,2001,630
Salinas$48,0302,290
Modesto$47,9903,470
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura$47,8603,870
Santa Cruz-Watsonville$47,4301,060
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara$46,5402,360
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad$46,44013,260
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles$46,4101,270
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario$46,33022,500
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim$46,24053,010
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom (this page)$45,99011,110
Yuba City$45,8801,220
Hanford-Corcoran$45,7801,080
Chico$45,6601,220
Stockton-Lodi$45,5503,500
Fresno$45,3406,530
Visalia$45,2302,760
Merced$44,6801,950
Redding$44,4301,030
El Centro$43,9701,110
Bakersfield-Delano$38,9306,040

California unemployment rate: 5.1% (August 2026), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Education, experience and outlook for teaching assistants, except postsecondary

  • Typical education to start: Some college, no degree (BLS)
  • Job outlook: -0.3% over ten years, little or no change · about 176,200 openings a year (BLS)

Related jobs in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom (CA)

JobMedian yearly pay
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$61,780
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$63,950
Instructional Coordinators$105,790

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