How much do Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary make in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA?

Percentile spread

For Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $90,330 and the 90th percentile is $211,000. The difference is $120,670, which is 90.3% 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 $101,840 to the 75th at $178,480, covers $76,640.

The mean annual wage is $140,440, which sits above the median of $133,660. 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 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA median is 29.6% higher than the national median of $103,170 for Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $133,336, which is 29.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.7% higher than the Massachusetts median of $108,930.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is 100.243, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $133,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary at $133,336 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA ranks 2nd of 10 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).).

• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 45 miles away, with a median of $108,460 and employment of 70. That median is 18.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,561, against $133,336 here.
• Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is 66 miles away, with a median of $121,760. That median is 8.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $121,221, against $133,336 here.
• Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 72 miles away, with a median of $81,600 and employment of 140. That median is 38.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,956, against $133,336 here.