Dothan, AL metro area · BLS May 2025 · Updated

How much does a teaching assistant make in Dothan, AL?

In the Dothan, AL metropolitan area, teaching assistants earned a median of $23,300 a year in May 2025, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for the metro. BLS counted 240 of these jobs there. That is 39% below the $38,170 median for all jobs in the metro. The middle 80% earned between $21,270 and $28,190; these percentiles do not measure years of experience. Applying 2026 federal and Alabama tax rules to the median leaves an estimated $19,934 in take-home pay.

Teaching assistant pay in Dothan, AL at a glance

Median salary

$23,300$1,942 monthly · BLS May 2025
10th percentile$21,270—
25th percentile$22,840—
75th percentile$25,050—
90th percentile$28,190—
Jobs in this metro240Location quotient 0.44 (U.S. = 1.00)
Against all jobs here39% belowAll-jobs median $38,170
Against Alabama3% belowStatewide median $24,070
Against the U.S.37% belowNational median $36,780

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Teaching assistant salary in Dothan, AL after taxes

$23,300
$15,000$50,000
Filing status:
Gross salary breakdown$23,300
Net 86%
Fed 3%
AL 4%
FICA 8%
Annual take-home$19,934After all taxes
Monthly deposit$1,661Estimated per month
Biweekly paycheck$767Every 2 weeks (26/yr)
Effective tax rate14.5%Total tax burden
Federal income tax$720 / yr
Alabama state income tax$864 / yr
FICA (Social Security & Medicare)$1,782 / yr

Teaching assistants pay range in Dothan, AL, hourly and yearly

BLS May 2025 estimates for the Dothan, AL metropolitan statistical area. Monthly and take-home figures are ours, computed from the annual wage.

What teaching assistants earned in the Dothan, AL metro area, May 2025
PercentileHourlyMonthlyYearlyAfter tax a year (AL)
10th percentile—$1,773$21,270$18,353
25th percentile—$1,903$22,840$19,575
MedianMedian—$1,942$23,300$19,934
75th percentile—$2,088$25,050$21,296
90th percentile—$2,349$28,190$23,734

Is $23,300 a good salary in Dothan, AL?

It depends on what else people there earn and what things cost. Here is the median for teaching assistants next to both.

Median household income$57,791Census Bureau ACS
Local price level (U.S. = 100)83.816.2% below national average
One paycheck vs. a household40.3%of area median income

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Teaching assistant pay in Dothan, AL: common questions

What is the median salary for teaching assistants in Dothan, AL?

The BLS median annual wage for teaching assistants in the Dothan, AL metro area was $23,300 in May 2025, about $1,942 a month. Statewide, the Alabama median for this job is $24,070, so the metro pays 3% below the state.

Is there an hourly rate for teaching assistants in Dothan, AL?

BLS publishes pay for this job as an annual salary only, because the hours worked in a year vary too much to state a meaningful hourly rate.

How many teaching assistants work in Dothan, AL?

BLS estimated 240 jobs for teaching assistants in the metro in May 2025, or 4.0 of every 1,000 jobs. Its location quotient of 0.44 means the job is less concentrated here than in the country as a whole.

What is the pay range for teaching assistants in Dothan, AL?

BLS wage estimates for teaching assistants in Dothan, AL run from $21,270 at the 10th percentile to $22,840 at the 25th, $25,050 at the 75th, and $28,190 at the 90th. These are points in the wage distribution, not experience levels.

How much do teaching assistants take home after taxes in Dothan, AL?

On a median gross salary of $23,300, an estimated $19,934 lands in net take-home pay per year ($767 biweekly) for a single filer claiming the standard deduction in Alabama in 2026. Total tax withholding equals $3,366 (an effective rate of 14.4%).

How much do teaching assistants make per month in Dothan, AL?

On the median annual salary of $23,300, gross monthly income is $1,942. After federal, FICA, and Alabama state income taxes, estimated net take-home pay is $1,661 per month (or $767 every two weeks).

Is $23,300 a good salary in Dothan, AL?

At $23,300, the median salary for teaching assistants is 40.3% of the Dothan, AL median household income ($57,791). It is 39% below the $38,170 median for all jobs in the metro. The BEA regional price parity is 83.8, so prices here run 16.2% below the U.S. average.