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How much do Coaches and Scouts make in Springfield, MA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Coaches and Scouts in Springfield, MA is $46,000. The 10th percentile is $32,260 and the 90th percentile is $91,380. Employment is 340.

Median annual wage

$46,000

10th percentile
$32,260
25th percentile
$34,970
Median
$46,000
75th percentile
$68,950
90th percentile
$91,380
Mean
$55,560

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 $32,260 and the 90th percentile is $91,380. The difference is $59,120, which is 128.5% 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 $34,970 to the 75th at $68,950, covers $33,980.

The mean annual wage is $55,560, which sits above the median of $46,000. 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 Springfield, MA median is 2.8% lower than the national median of $47,320 for Coaches and Scouts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,886, which is 1.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.6% lower than the Massachusetts median of $55,130.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, MA is 96.061, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,000 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Coaches and Scouts at $47,886 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. Springfield, MA ranks 27th 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).).

  • Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is 14 miles away, with a median of $65,750 and employment of 280. That median is 42.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,591, against $47,886 here.
  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 31 miles away, with a median of $55,820 and employment of 1,110. That median is 21.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,328, against $47,886 here.
  • Pittsfield, MA is 34 miles away, with a median of $46,820 and employment of 90. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,229, against $47,886 here.

Employment share

Coaches and Scouts accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Springfield, MA (340 of 201,240). Nationally the occupation is 0.16% of employment (248,950 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.06 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 Springfield, 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 Springfield, MA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Coaches and Scouts in Springfield, MA is $46,000. The 10th percentile is $32,260 and the 90th percentile is $91,380. Employment is 340.

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

The local median is 2.8% lower than the national median of $47,320.

What is Coaches and Scouts pay in Springfield, MA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, MA is 96.061, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $46,000 is $47,886. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Springfield, MA compare with nearby metros for Coaches and Scouts?

Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 14 miles away, at $65,750. Springfield, MA ranks 27th of 28 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.