How much do Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary make in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA?

Percentile spread

For Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $85,750 and the 90th percentile is $227,620. The difference is $141,870, which is 103.5% 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 $110,580 to the 75th at $173,140, covers $62,560.

The mean annual wage is $145,820, which sits above the median of $137,090. 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 25.5% higher than the national median of $109,270 for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $136,758, which is 25.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.7% higher than the Massachusetts median of $134,850.

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 $137,090 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary at $136,758 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA ranks 1st of 15 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 $95,200 and employment of 100. That median is 30.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,104, against $136,758 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 45 miles away, with a median of $126,090. That median is 8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $122,720, against $136,758 here.
• Manchester-Nashua, NH is 62 miles away, with a median of $104,500 and employment of 50. That median is 23.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,905, against $136,758 here.