How much do Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary make in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA?

Percentile spread

For Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $67,710 and the 90th percentile is $214,300. The difference is $146,590, which is 135.1% 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 $86,260 to the 75th at $176,930, covers $90,670.

The mean annual wage is $127,720, which sits above the median of $108,520. 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 16.4% higher than the national median of $93,250 for Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $108,257, which is 16.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.2% higher than the Massachusetts median of $108,270.

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 $108,520 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary at $108,257 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA ranks 3rd of 17 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 $75,790 and employment of 50. That median is 30.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,898, against $108,257 here.
• Worcester, MA is 37 miles away, with a median of $93,410 and employment of 90. That median is 13.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,111, against $108,257 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 45 miles away, with a median of $79,400 and employment of 120. That median is 26.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,278, against $108,257 here.

Employment share

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA (100 of 65,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (19,980 of 155,495,730). The local share is 11.85 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.