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

Percentile spread

For Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $73,080 and the 90th percentile is $139,510. The difference is $66,430, which is 62.6% 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 $84,670 to the 75th at $139,510, covers $54,840.

The mean annual wage is $108,720, which sits above the median of $106,110. 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 11.7% higher than the national median of $94,980 for Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $105,853, which is 11.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Massachusetts median of $106,110.

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 $106,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary at $105,853 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA ranks 2nd of 9 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 $81,040 and employment of 30. That median is 23.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,046, against $105,853 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 45 miles away, with a median of $101,010. That median is 4.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,310, against $105,853 here.
• Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 72 miles away, with a median of $104,160 and employment of 70. That median is 1.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,614, against $105,853 here.

Employment share

Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA (60 of 65,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.00% of employment (6,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 21.24 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.