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

Percentile spread

For Carpenters, the published 10th percentile is $47,960 and the 90th percentile is $106,390. The difference is $58,430, which is 87.4% 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 $59,530 to the 75th at $87,210, covers $27,680.

The mean annual wage is $73,880, which sits above the median of $66,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Amherst Town-Northampton, MA median is 10.3% higher than the national median of $60,580 for Carpenters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $66,668, which is 10% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.1% lower than the Massachusetts median of $75,200.

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 $66,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Carpenters at $66,668 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Carpenters. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA ranks 6th of 28 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 $75,520 and employment of 660. That median is 13% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,617, against $66,668 here.
• Pittsfield, MA is 28 miles away, with a median of $63,050 and employment of 430. That median is 5.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,294, against $66,668 here.
• Worcester, MA is 37 miles away, with a median of $73,010 and employment of 1,590. That median is 9.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,213, against $66,668 here.

Employment share

Carpenters accounts for 0.53% of wage-and-salary employment in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA (350 of 65,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (670,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.24 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.