Amherst Town-Northampton, MA

Across all occupations in the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA metropolitan area, the median wage is $57,030 a year ($27.42 an hour) and the mean $70,730, May 2025. That median is +12% against the US median of $50,980 and −10% against Massachusetts's $63,590. BLS counts 65,670 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is home health and personal care aides.

All occupations: Amherst Town-Northampton, MA vs Massachusetts and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA area, Massachusetts and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmployment
10th25thMedian75th90th
Amherst Town-Northampton, MAHourly$17.04$19.74$27.42$40.09$58.90$34.0165,670
Annual$35,440$41,050$57,030$83,400$122,510$70,730
MassachusettsHourly$17.47$21.51$30.57$49.32$78.37$41.163,637,650
Annual$36,330$44,730$63,590$102,580$163,010$85,610
United StatesHourly$15.00$18.07$24.51$38.71$61.81$33.54155,495,730
Annual$31,200$37,590$50,980$80,520$128,560$69,770
$0$50k$100k$150k10th10th: $35,440$35,44025th25th: $41,050$41,050MedianMedian: $57,030$57,03075th75th: $83,400$83,40090th90th: $122,510$122,510US median
Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

283 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Massachusetts. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA

RankOccupationMedian annualMedian hourlyEmployment
1Physicians, All Other$302,660$145.5170
2Family Medicine Physicians$226,710$109.0050
3Dentists, General$202,240$97.2350
4Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,330$81.4150
5Veterinarians$163,630$78.6760
6Marketing Managers$161,020$77.42110
7Computer and Information Systems Managers in Massachusetts$156,040$75.02210
8Optometrists$150,520$72.3640
9Personal Financial Advisors$145,190$69.8040
10Financial Managers in Massachusetts$144,950$69.69270
11Managers, All Other in Massachusetts$140,970$67.77140
12Pharmacists$140,650$67.6290
13Natural Sciences Managers$140,500$67.5570
14Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$140,360*110
15Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$139,390*170
16Sales Managers in Massachusetts$138,100$66.39120
17Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$137,090***
18Fundraising Managers$136,890$65.81120
19Physician Assistants$134,860$64.8460
20Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$133,660***

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA

RankOccupationEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotientMedian annual
1Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Massachusetts2,35035.821.29$41,700
2Fast Food and Counter Workers in Massachusetts2,08031.731.28$34,350
3Retail Salespersons in Massachusetts1,79027.291.09$36,630
4General and Operations Managers in Massachusetts1,60024.321.08$98,200
5Office Clerks, General in Massachusetts1,40021.361.35$52,190
6Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Massachusetts1,25019.051.74$51,100
7Cashiers in Massachusetts1,21018.390.93$35,130
8Registered Nurses in Massachusetts1,15017.480.80$101,270
9Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Massachusetts1,14017.431.77$51,640
10Stockers and Order Fillers in Massachusetts1,11016.930.93$36,730
11Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Massachusetts99015.101.06$40,600
12Waiters and Waitresses in Massachusetts98014.941.02$36,650
13Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Massachusetts93014.111.54$39,630
14Customer Service Representatives in Massachusetts76011.540.69$43,560
15Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Massachusetts6509.961.45$81,660
15First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Massachusetts6509.891.07$68,320
17Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Massachusetts6409.711.09$79,900
18First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Massachusetts6309.611.22$46,520
19Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors5909.012.85$58,810
20Education Administrators, Postsecondary5808.847.62$109,940

Most concentrated occupations in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

RankOccupationLocation quotientEmploymentJobs per 1,000Median annual
1Economics Teachers, Postsecondary22.371101.66$140,360
2Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary17.263004.61$97,110
3Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary14.001001.53$104,970
4Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary11.934707.18$84,190
5Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary11.281001.45$108,520
6Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary11.091702.53$139,390
7English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary8.152003.02$101,500
8Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary8.011602.46$102,020
9Education Administrators, Postsecondary7.625808.84$109,940
10Fundraising Managers7.171201.79$136,890

Occupation groups in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA

GroupMedian annualMean annualEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Management$110,880$132,0704,95075.341.05
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical$95,220$110,4703,64055.500.88
Architecture and Engineering$94,510$98,91076011.510.68
Computer and Mathematical$92,970$102,7801,32020.120.59
Legal$90,970$109,6203204.800.57
Life, Physical, and Social Science$83,010$92,60084012.741.34
Business and Financial Operations$80,730$88,1603,72056.590.84
Educational Instruction and Library$79,220$85,2409,130138.962.37
Construction and Extraction$72,140$73,8002,20033.450.81
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media$66,060$76,1701,03015.731.20
Protective Service$61,220$67,7101,51022.930.94
Community and Social Service$60,840$66,7802,24034.161.99
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair$58,220$62,4402,37036.020.92
Office and Administrative Support$51,360$54,3507,420112.980.99
Production$49,080$54,1002,06031.400.57
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance$44,840$45,7401,98030.201.03
Transportation and Material Moving$43,430$46,5803,44052.360.60
Healthcare Support$42,830$44,8703,68056.081.10
Personal Care and Service$39,870$46,4901,60024.311.16
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry$38,390$42,760801.290.46
Sales and Related$37,630$50,5404,51068.730.80
Food Preparation and Serving Related$36,790$41,2206,880104.801.19

Every occupation in Massachusetts, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 283 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Amherst Town-Northampton, MA estimates (area 11200).

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Wage estimate not available.
**
Employment estimate not available.
  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
  • Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
  • The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.