What is a Teacher Assistants Salary?

Answer:
Around the nation, teacher's assistants

don't make very much money. The national average hovers right around $18,000 per year.

Preschool teacher's assistants tend to make about the same amount of money, while teacher's assistants in Montessori schools make about $25,000 per year. Salaries vary by region as well: in New York and Philadelphia, teacher's assistants make over $24,000 on average, while in Houston and Fayetteville, their average salaries are $17,000.

When the No Child Left Behind law came into effect, many thought that teacher's assistants' salaries would rise, as there would be more need for these education workers to help teachers and raise the standard of education. However, this remains controversial, as many teacher's assistants – who provide valuable clerical and educational support – have been let go from failing schools, as part of the “sanctions” for underperforming that are attached to No Child Left Behind.


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