San Angelo, TX metro area · BLS May 2025 · Updated

How much does a teaching assistant make in San Angelo, TX?

In the San Angelo, TX metropolitan area, teaching assistants earned a median of $21,820 a year in May 2025, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for the metro. BLS counted 360 of these jobs there. That is 50% below the $43,530 median for all jobs in the metro. The middle 80% earned between $18,790 and $32,280; these percentiles do not measure years of experience. Applying 2026 federal and Texas tax rules to the median leaves an estimated $19,579 in take-home pay.

Teaching assistant pay in San Angelo, TX at a glance

Median salary

$21,820$1,818 monthly · BLS May 2025
10th percentile$18,790—
25th percentile$21,560—
75th percentile$27,100—
90th percentile$32,280—
Jobs in this metro360Location quotient 0.79 (U.S. = 1.00)
Against all jobs here50% belowAll-jobs median $43,530
Against Texas27% belowStatewide median $29,850
Against the U.S.41% belowNational median $36,780

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Teaching assistant salary in San Angelo, TX after taxes

$21,820
$15,000$45,000
Filing status:
Gross salary breakdown$21,820
Net 90%
Fed 3%
FICA 8%
Annual take-home$19,579After all taxes
Monthly deposit$1,632Estimated per month
Biweekly paycheck$753Every 2 weeks (26/yr)
Effective tax rate10.3%Total tax burden
Federal income tax$572 / yr
Texas state income taxNo state wage tax$0
FICA (Social Security & Medicare)$1,669 / yr

Teaching assistants pay range in San Angelo, TX, hourly and yearly

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

What teaching assistants earned in the San Angelo, TX metro area, May 2025
PercentileHourlyMonthlyYearlyAfter tax a year (TX)
10th percentile—$1,566$18,790$17,084
25th percentile—$1,797$21,560$19,365
MedianMedian—$1,818$21,820$19,579
75th percentile—$2,258$27,100$23,927
90th percentile—$2,690$32,280$28,117

Is $21,820 a good salary in San Angelo, TX?

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$68,419Census Bureau ACS
Local price level (U.S. = 100)92.57.5% below national average
One paycheck vs. a household31.9%of area median income

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Teaching assistant pay in San Angelo, TX: common questions

What is the median salary for teaching assistants in San Angelo, TX?

The BLS median annual wage for teaching assistants in the San Angelo, TX metro area was $21,820 in May 2025, about $1,818 a month. Statewide, the Texas median for this job is $29,850, so the metro pays 27% below the state.

Is there an hourly rate for teaching assistants in San Angelo, TX?

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 San Angelo, TX?

BLS estimated 360 jobs for teaching assistants in the metro in May 2025, or 7.3 of every 1,000 jobs. Its location quotient of 0.79 means the job is less concentrated here than in the country as a whole.

What is the pay range for teaching assistants in San Angelo, TX?

BLS wage estimates for teaching assistants in San Angelo, TX run from $18,790 at the 10th percentile to $21,560 at the 25th, $27,100 at the 75th, and $32,280 at the 90th. These are points in the wage distribution, not experience levels.

How much do teaching assistants take home after taxes in San Angelo, TX?

On a median gross salary of $21,820, an estimated $19,579 lands in net take-home pay per year ($753 biweekly) for a single filer claiming the standard deduction in Texas in 2026. Total tax withholding equals $2,241 (an effective rate of 10.3%).

How much do teaching assistants make per month in San Angelo, TX?

On the median annual salary of $21,820, gross monthly income is $1,818. After federal, FICA, and Texas state income taxes, estimated net take-home pay is $1,632 per month (or $753 every two weeks).

Is $21,820 a good salary in San Angelo, TX?

At $21,820, the median salary for teaching assistants is 31.9% of the San Angelo, TX median household income ($68,419). It is 50% below the $43,530 median for all jobs in the metro. The BEA regional price parity is 92.5, so prices here run 7.5% below the U.S. average.