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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary: California vs Texas

On median pay alone, California pays $16,640 a year more than Texas for this job. That does not settle which place leaves you better off, because state tax, housing and other costs still matter, and state tax is fully calculated here only for states with no wage income tax or a verified 2026 table in this build.

CaliforniaTexas
Median annual salary$46,490$29,850
Mean annual salary$47,300$31,390
Median hourly wageNot publishedNot published
25th to 75th percentile$39,590 to $49,550$24,210 to $36,380
Employment$177,140$108,960

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in California · Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Texas · Paycheck calculator