Graduate Teaching Assistant Salaries in the United States
How much does a Graduate Teaching Assistant make in the United States?
Graduate Teaching Assistants earn $30,000 annually on average, or $14 per hour, which is 75% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Graduate Teaching Assistants work for Syracuse University at $98,000 annually while the lowest paid Graduate Teaching Assistants work for New York University earning approximately $17,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$30K University of Texas' Average Graduate Teaching Assistant Salary (60 salaries)
Equal to national average Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
-$5K (15%) less than average University of Texas salary ($35K)
-$10K (40%) less than average University of Texas Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
"This salary is alright. I can pay my tuition fees and my monthly expenses. I want to work in the company and earn more after I graduate."
-$17K (79%) less than average University of Texas Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
"I feel the University of Texas compensated my time accurately."
+$1K (3%) more than average University of Texas Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
"It was good enough for a student position and the amount of work was fair."
$30K George Mason University's Average Graduate Teaching Assistant Salary (49 salaries)
Equal to national average Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average George Mason University salary ($30K)
+$3K (9%) more than average George Mason University Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
"The pay at School of Business, George Mason University is a decent one. I get paid more in comparison with the other GTAs of other departments."
-$15K (66%) less than average George Mason University Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
"I am happy with the annual pay and compensations. I think the GTA salary and compensations needs a review."
-$13K (55%) less than average George Mason University Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
"Underpaid. It is just George Mason University's policy. You cannot help it. The school is costly because the place is expensive and I think it is alright for the quality of services provided."
$30K Wichita State University's Average Graduate Teaching Assistant Salary (22 salaries)
Equal to national average Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average Wichita State University salary ($30K)
-$11K (44%) less than average Wichita State University Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
"Pay at Wichita State University was enough to cover my personal and educational expense. However, payment for FULL time opportunity should be little extra. ;)"
+$12K (33%) more than average Wichita State University Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
"I do not feel that I was underpaid. The stipend was sufficient to cover all my personal and educational expenses."
+$12K (33%) more than average Wichita State University Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
"I feel that the payment / stipend I received here at Wichita State University was sufficient for survival while doing Masters education."
$30K Oklahoma State University's Average Graduate Teaching Assistant Salary (21 salaries)
Equal to national average Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average Oklahoma State University salary ($30K)
+$6K (18%) more than average Oklahoma State University Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
"I feel the pay is in par with other Graduate Teaching Assistants as well. I do get other compensation apart from the regular monthly payment."
+$20K (50%) more than average Oklahoma State University Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
"Paid what I deserve as a graduate teaching assistant."
-$3K (10%) less than average Oklahoma State University Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
"I am ok with the pay they are paying."
$30K Northern Illinois University's Average Graduate Teaching Assistant Salary (16 salaries)
Equal to national average Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average Northern Illinois University salary ($30K)
+$3K (9%) more than average Northern Illinois University Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
"I would not compare my salary, as I said earlier, it wasn't an industry job or a corporate job but it was the employment provided by the university. And in my university, everyone had same wage policy. So there wasn't anything to compare with."
-$16K (72%) less than average Northern Illinois University Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
"With all the benefits that this position offers, such as tuition waiver and the cash benefits it is not bad as a part time job."
+$12K (33%) more than average Northern Illinois University Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
"It is decent and the pay structure varies from one department to another."
$30K University of Houston's Average Graduate Teaching Assistant Salary (7 salaries)
Equal to national average Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average University of Houston salary ($30K)
-$5K (18%) less than average University of Houston Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
"Average"
-$9K (35%) less than average University of Houston Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
"quite good."
Equal to average University of Houston Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
"none"
$30K Auburn University's Average Graduate Teaching Assistant Salary (22 salaries)
Equal to national average Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average Auburn University salary ($30K)
-$18K (85%) less than average Auburn University Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
"Actually, I don't need to pay for register course in this year, and it helps me a lot, so I think I am comfortable with this salary."
-$5K (18%) less than average Auburn University Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
"No, It was enough for paying my expenses at school."
+$10K (28%) more than average Auburn University Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
"I feel really great. As a student, it's really fulfilling."
$28K Northeastern University's Average Graduate Teaching Assistant Salary (5 salaries)
-$2K (6%) less than national average Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
-$11K (32%) less than average Northeastern University salary ($39K)
+$3K (10%) more than average Northeastern University Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($28K)
"It's not appreciable considering the amount of intellectual work we do grading assignments, solving student queries and giving back. I feel for a masters student who has managed to work his way to the Teaching and Research assistantship needs to be compensated corresponding to the job profile."
+$72K (112%) more than average Northeastern University Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($28K)
"Good"
+$14K (40%) more than average Northeastern University Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($28K)
"very good"
$30K Texas A&M University's Average Graduate Teaching Assistant Salary (24 salaries)
Equal to national average Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
Equal to average Texas A&M University salary ($30K)
-$5K (18%) less than average Texas A&M University Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
"As teaching assistants, the salary is really just to help you get through the semester. Overall, I knew other departments (such as engineering) could afford to pay their teaching assistants a bit more due to generous donations from alumni."
-$6K (22%) less than average Texas A&M University Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
"Considering the work being done in my university, I am quite happy with what I have."
-$9K (35%) less than average Texas A&M University Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
"It was the same for all."
$30K Wayne State University's Average Graduate Teaching Assistant Salary (15 salaries)
Equal to national average Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
-$1K (3%) less than average Wayne State University salary ($31K)
+$24K (57%) more than average Wayne State University Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
"I do not have complain about the payment for this position as the payment is at the same level of other universities."
+$15K (40%) more than average Wayne State University Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
"I'm not overpaid and also not underpaid. Basically, I signed up for what was available. I would be happy to be paid more."
+$5K (15%) more than average Wayne State University Graduate Teaching Assistant salary ($30K)
"My salary is decent compared to what some of my colleague get from other institutions."
Graduate Teaching Assistant by State
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- Illinois
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- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
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- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
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- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
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