How much do Audio and Video Technicians make in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA?

Percentile spread

For Audio and Video Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $44,710 and the 90th percentile is $85,950. The difference is $41,240, which is 61.5% 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 $55,910 to the 75th at $79,230, covers $23,320.

The mean annual wage is $67,940, which sits above the median of $67,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Amherst Town-Northampton, MA median is 15.5% higher than the national median of $58,100 for Audio and Video Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $66,937, which is 15.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

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 $67,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Audio and Video Technicians at $66,937 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 Audio and Video Technicians. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA ranks 6th 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).).

• Springfield, MA is 14 miles away, with a median of $79,470 and employment of 60. That median is 18.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,729, against $66,937 here.
• Worcester, MA is 37 miles away, with a median of $63,620 and employment of 150. That median is 5.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,054, against $66,937 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 45 miles away, with a median of $60,940 and employment of 210. That median is 9.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,311, against $66,937 here.

Employment share

Audio and Video Technicians accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA (40 of 65,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (70,230 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.35 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.