SOC 27-2022 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations · May 2025

How much do Coaches and Scouts 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 Coaches and Scouts in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is $65,750. The 10th percentile is $37,600 and the 90th percentile is $137,570. Employment is 280.

Median annual wage

$65,750

10th percentile
$37,600
25th percentile
$44,810
Median
$65,750
75th percentile
$105,680
90th percentile
$137,570
Mean
$83,610

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Coaches and Scouts, the published 10th percentile is $37,600 and the 90th percentile is $137,570. The difference is $99,970, which is 152.0% 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 $44,810 to the 75th at $105,680, covers $60,870.

The mean annual wage is $83,610, which sits above the median of $65,750. 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 38.9% higher than the national median of $47,320 for Coaches and Scouts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,591, which is 38.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.3% higher than the Massachusetts median of $55,130.

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 $65,750 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Coaches and Scouts at $65,591 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 Coaches and Scouts. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA ranks 3rd 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 $46,000 and employment of 340. That median is 30% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,886, against $65,591 here.
  • Pittsfield, MA is 28 miles away, with a median of $46,820 and employment of 90. That median is 28.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,229, against $65,591 here.
  • Worcester, MA is 37 miles away, with a median of $51,260 and employment of 510. That median is 22% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,999, against $65,591 here.

Employment share

Coaches and Scouts accounts for 0.43% of wage-and-salary employment in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA (280 of 65,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.16% of employment (248,950 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.66 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA · Coaches and Scouts by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Coaches and Scouts make in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Coaches and Scouts in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is $65,750. The 10th percentile is $37,600 and the 90th percentile is $137,570. Employment is 280.

How does that compare with the national median for Coaches and Scouts?

The local median is 38.9% higher than the national median of $47,320.

What is Coaches and Scouts 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 $65,750 is $65,591. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Amherst Town-Northampton, MA compare with nearby metros for Coaches and Scouts?

Springfield, MA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 14 miles away, at $46,000. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA ranks 3rd of 28 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.