How much do Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other make in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA?

Percentile spread

For Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $37,150 and the 90th percentile is $79,990. The difference is $42,840, which is 86.4% 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 $39,220 to the 75th at $65,210, covers $25,990.

The mean annual wage is $54,790, which sits above the median of $49,610. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Amherst Town-Northampton, MA median is 2.5% lower than the national median of $50,890 for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,490, which is 2.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.8% lower than the Massachusetts median of $62,630.

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 $49,610 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other at $49,490 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA ranks 9th of 16 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 $40,610 and employment of 170. That median is 18.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,611, against $49,490 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 45 miles away, with a median of $68,680 and employment of 120. That median is 38.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,844, against $49,490 here.
• Manchester-Nashua, NH is 62 miles away, with a median of $62,050 and employment of 90. That median is 25.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,728, against $49,490 here.