SOC 25-9045 · Yuba City, CA metro

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary in Yuba City, CA

The average salary for teaching assistants (except postsecondary) in Yuba City, California is $45,960 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,880: half of the 1,220 people in this job in the Yuba City, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 20% more than the U.S. average for this job ($38,290).

$45,960average per year

Median $45,880Take-home ≈ $38,135

  • $37K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $57K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

1,220people in this job
+20%vs U.S. average
#16 of 25California metros
104cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay range in Yuba City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,140 a year or less, while the top 10% make $57,040 or more. The middle half of teaching assistants (except postsecondary) in Yuba City earn between $39,010 and $48,390.

  • $37K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $57K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$45,960$3,830—
Median$45,880$3,823—
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,010$3,251—
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,390$4,032—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay in Yuba City vs. California and the U.S.

Teaching assistants (except postsecondary) in Yuba City earn about the same as the California average ($47,300) and 20% more than the U.S. average ($38,290). At the median the gap is +25% against the U.S. median of $36,780.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Yuba City$45,960$45,880$37,140$57,0401,220
California$47,300$46,490$37,240$59,520177,140
United States$38,290$36,780$27,150$50,0401,420,350

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary after taxes in Yuba City

On the average salary of $45,960, a single filer in Yuba City takes home about $38,135 a year, or $3,178 a month and $1,467 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Yuba City a good place for teaching assistants (except postsecondary)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Yuba City area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 104.2), so the average $45,960 buys what about $44,094 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Yuba City ($49,970). A typical home costs $432,169, or 9.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in other California cities

Yuba City ranks 16th of 25 California metro areas for this job; San Francisco pays the most ($52,640).

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Highest-paying cities for teaching assistants (except postsecondary)

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($54,720).

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary by city

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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Yuba City: questions

What is the entry-level teaching assistants (except postsecondary) salary in Yuba City?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,140 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,010, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the teaching assistants (except postsecondary) take-home pay in Yuba City?

About $38,135 a year ($3,178 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $45,960. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do teaching assistants (except postsecondary) earn more in Yuba City than elsewhere?

The average here is 20% more than the U.S. average for this job ($38,290).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-9045; area Yuba City, CA (49700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.62, this job is 2.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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