How much do Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary make in Pittsfield, MA?

Percentile spread

For Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $64,360 and the 90th percentile is $153,710. The difference is $89,350, which is 88.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $75,880 to the 75th at $121,230, covers $45,350.

The mean annual wage is $115,390, which sits above the median of $100,490. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Pittsfield, MA median is 27.8% higher than the national median of $78,620 for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $105,661, which is 34.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.1% higher than the Massachusetts median of $85,820.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pittsfield, MA is 95.106, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $100,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary at $105,661 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary. Pittsfield, MA ranks 4th of 23 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is 28 miles away, with a median of $84,190 and employment of 470. That median is 16.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,986, against $105,661 here.
• Springfield, MA is 34 miles away, with a median of $78,010 and employment of 170. That median is 22.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,209, against $105,661 here.
• Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 47 miles away, with a median of $82,030 and employment of 410. That median is 18.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,388, against $105,661 here.