How much do Biological Technicians make in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA?

Percentile spread

For Biological Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $40,660 and the 90th percentile is $70,720. The difference is $30,060, which is 56.1% 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 $48,930 to the 75th at $65,970, covers $17,040.

The mean annual wage is $56,070, which sits above the median of $53,560. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Amherst Town-Northampton, MA median is 6.9% lower than the national median of $57,510 for Biological Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,430, which is 7.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.7% lower than the Massachusetts median of $62,070.

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 $53,560 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Biological Technicians at $53,430 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

20 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Biological Technicians. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA ranks 14th of 21 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 $54,140 and employment of 40. That median is 1.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,360, against $53,430 here.
• Worcester, MA is 37 miles away, with a median of $69,730 and employment of 740. That median is 30.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,014, against $53,430 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 45 miles away, with a median of $52,510 and employment of 120. That median is 2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,107, against $53,430 here.

Employment share

Biological Technicians accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA (50 of 65,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (69,620 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.70 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.