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

Percentile spread

For Computer Programmers, the published 10th percentile is $53,800 and the 90th percentile is $115,640. The difference is $61,840, which is 90.8% 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 $68,090 to the 75th at $84,740, covers $16,650.

The mean annual wage is $78,980, which sits above the median of $68,090. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Amherst Town-Northampton, MA median is 32.2% lower than the national median of $100,390 for Computer Programmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,925, which is 32.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 47% lower than the Massachusetts median of $128,390.

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 $68,090 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Programmers at $67,925 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Programmers. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA ranks 19th of 20 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).).

• Worcester, MA is 37 miles away, with a median of $119,010 and employment of 90. That median is 74.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,081, against $67,925 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 45 miles away, with a median of $141,920 and employment of 1,150. That median is 108.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $138,127, against $67,925 here.
• Manchester-Nashua, NH is 62 miles away, with a median of $62,810 and employment of 210. That median is 7.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,447, against $67,925 here.

Employment share

Computer Programmers accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA (50 of 65,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (92,230 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.28 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.