How much do Opticians, Dispensing make in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA?

Percentile spread

For Opticians, Dispensing, the published 10th percentile is $48,040 and the 90th percentile is $81,700. The difference is $33,660, which is 51.8% 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 $49,330 to the 75th at $75,460, covers $26,130.

The mean annual wage is $64,270, which sits below the median of $65,000. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Amherst Town-Northampton, MA median is 37.5% higher than the national median of $47,260 for Opticians, Dispensing. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,842, which is 37.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.3% lower than the Massachusetts median of $67,210.

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 $65,000 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Opticians, Dispensing at $64,842 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

24 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Opticians, Dispensing. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA ranks 12th of 25 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 $71,000 and employment of 70. That median is 9.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,911, against $64,842 here.
• Worcester, MA is 37 miles away, with a median of $67,630 and employment of 160. That median is 4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,966, against $64,842 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 45 miles away, with a median of $71,440 and employment of 220. That median is 9.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,531, against $64,842 here.

Employment share

Opticians, Dispensing accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA (60 of 65,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (73,530 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.93 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.