SOC 17-2051 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025

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

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Civil Engineers in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is $103,350. The 10th percentile is $70,290 and the 90th percentile is $142,310. Employment is 190.

Median annual wage

$103,350

10th percentile
$70,290
25th percentile
$80,940
Median
$103,350
75th percentile
$126,380
90th percentile
$142,310
Mean
$104,740

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Civil Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $70,290 and the 90th percentile is $142,310. The difference is $72,020, which is 69.7% 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 $80,940 to the 75th at $126,380, covers $45,440.

The mean annual wage is $104,740, which sits above the median of $103,350. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Amherst Town-Northampton, MA median is 2.5% higher than the national median of $100,840 for Civil Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $103,099, which is 2.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.2% lower than the Massachusetts median of $106,730.

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 $103,350 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Civil Engineers at $103,099 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 Civil Engineers. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA ranks 8th 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 $99,790 and employment of 300. That median is 3.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,882, against $103,099 here.
  • Pittsfield, MA is 28 miles away, with a median of $100,810 and employment of 300. That median is 2.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,998, against $103,099 here.
  • Worcester, MA is 37 miles away, with a median of $101,770 and employment of 600. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,266, against $103,099 here.

Employment share

Civil Engineers accounts for 0.29% of wage-and-salary employment in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA (190 of 65,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (367,840 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.22 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.

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Questions this page answers

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

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Civil Engineers in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is $103,350. The 10th percentile is $70,290 and the 90th percentile is $142,310. Employment is 190.

How does that compare with the national median for Civil Engineers?

The local median is 2.5% higher than the national median of $100,840.

What is Civil Engineers pay in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is 100.243, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $103,350 is $103,099. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Amherst Town-Northampton, MA compare with nearby metros for Civil Engineers?

Springfield, MA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 14 miles away, at $99,790. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA ranks 8th of 28 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.