Graduate Assistant Salary

Updated: 1 Jun 2012
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Salary$10,210 - $31,785  
   
Bonus$100.00 - $5,500  
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$11,501 - $33,449  
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Country: United States | Currency: USD | Updated: 1 Jun 2012 | Individuals Reporting: 70
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Education, College/University$10,296 - $26,793
Education$10,378 - $27,241
Medical Research$9,532 - $25,662
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Key Statistics for Graduate Assistant Salaries and Jobs

Gender
Female
37%
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Male
63%
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Salary:$11,700 - $19,715 $12,981 - $28,146
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
13%
1-4 years
71%
5-9 years
13%
10-19 years
3%
Top Degrees

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Bachelor's Degree$9,784 - $34,759
Doctorate (PhD)$14,800 - $25,094
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Master of Arts (MA), CommunicationNot enough data
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medical benefits Medical: 60% dental benefits Dental: 25%
vision benefits Vision: 20% employee benefits None: 40%

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$39,315 - $86,051
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$31,062 - $58,081
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Graduate Assistant Job Description

People with the job title Graduate Assistant typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Assist department chairperson, faculty members, or other professional staff members in college or university by performing teaching or teaching-related duties, such as teaching lower level courses, developing teaching materials, preparing and giving examinations, and grading examinations or papers. Graduate assistants must be enrolled in a graduate school program. Graduate assistants who primarily perform non-teaching duties, such as laboratory research, should be reported in the occupational category related to the work performed.

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