Visalia, CA metro area · BLS May 2025 · Updated

How much does a teaching assistant make in Visalia, CA?

In the Visalia, CA metropolitan area, teaching assistants earned a median of $45,230 a year in May 2025, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for the metro. BLS counted 2,760 of these jobs there. That is about the same as the $45,130 median for all jobs in the metro. The middle 80% earned between $36,510 and $55,410; these percentiles do not measure years of experience. Applying 2026 federal and California tax rules to the median leaves an estimated $37,730 in take-home pay.

Teaching assistant pay in Visalia, CA at a glance

Median salary

$45,230$3,769 monthly · BLS May 2025
10th percentile$36,510—
25th percentile$38,380—
75th percentile$46,890—
90th percentile$55,410—
Jobs in this metro2,760Location quotient 1.77 (U.S. = 1.00)
Against all jobs hereabout the same asAll-jobs median $45,130
Against California3% belowStatewide median $46,490
Against the U.S.23% aboveNational median $36,780

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Teaching assistant salary in Visalia, CA after taxes

$45,230
$15,000$95,000
Filing status:
Gross salary breakdown$45,230
Net 83%
Fed 7%
CA 2%
FICA 8%
Annual take-home$37,730After all taxes
Monthly deposit$3,144Estimated per month
Biweekly paycheck$1,451Every 2 weeks (26/yr)
Effective tax rate16.6%Total tax burden
Federal income tax$3,248 / yr
California state income tax$792 / yr
FICA (Social Security & Medicare)$3,460 / yr

Teaching assistants pay range in Visalia, CA, hourly and yearly

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

What teaching assistants earned in the Visalia, CA metro area, May 2025
PercentileHourlyMonthlyYearlyAfter tax a year (CA)
10th percentile—$3,043$36,510$31,073
25th percentile—$3,198$38,380$32,500
MedianMedian—$3,769$45,230$37,730
75th percentile—$3,908$46,890$38,998
90th percentile—$4,618$55,410$45,338

Is $45,230 a good salary in Visalia, CA?

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$71,300Census Bureau ACS
Local price level (U.S. = 100)99.80.2% below national average
One paycheck vs. a household63.4%of area median income

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Teaching assistant pay in Visalia, CA: common questions

What is the median salary for teaching assistants in Visalia, CA?

The BLS median annual wage for teaching assistants in the Visalia, CA metro area was $45,230 in May 2025, about $3,769 a month. Statewide, the California median for this job is $46,490, so the metro pays 3% below the state.

Is there an hourly rate for teaching assistants in Visalia, CA?

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 Visalia, CA?

BLS estimated 2,760 jobs for teaching assistants in the metro in May 2025, or 16.1 of every 1,000 jobs. Its location quotient of 1.77 means the job is more concentrated here than in the country as a whole.

What is the pay range for teaching assistants in Visalia, CA?

BLS wage estimates for teaching assistants in Visalia, CA run from $36,510 at the 10th percentile to $38,380 at the 25th, $46,890 at the 75th, and $55,410 at the 90th. These are points in the wage distribution, not experience levels.

How much do teaching assistants take home after taxes in Visalia, CA?

On a median gross salary of $45,230, an estimated $37,730 lands in net take-home pay per year ($1,451 biweekly) for a single filer claiming the standard deduction in California in 2026. Total tax withholding equals $7,500 (an effective rate of 16.6%).

How much do teaching assistants make per month in Visalia, CA?

On the median annual salary of $45,230, gross monthly income is $3,769. After federal, FICA, and California state income taxes, estimated net take-home pay is $3,144 per month (or $1,451 every two weeks).

Is $45,230 a good salary in Visalia, CA?

At $45,230, the median salary for teaching assistants is 63.4% of the Visalia, CA median household income ($71,300). It is about the same as the $45,130 median for all jobs in the metro. The BEA regional price parity is 99.8, so prices here run 0.2% below the U.S. average.