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

Percentile spread

For Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $66,420 and the 90th percentile is $172,630. The difference is $106,210, which is 101.2% 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 $83,350 to the 75th at $139,060, covers $55,710.

The mean annual wage is $112,620, which sits above the median of $104,970. 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 7% higher than the national median of $98,070 for Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $104,716, which is 6.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.1% lower than the Massachusetts median of $128,150.

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 $104,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary at $104,716 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA ranks 4th of 13 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 $101,990 and employment of 100. That median is 2.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,480, against $104,716 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 45 miles away, with a median of $100,900 and employment of 150. That median is 3.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,203, against $104,716 here.
• Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 72 miles away, with a median of $104,050 and employment of 90. That median is 0.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,504, against $104,716 here.

Employment share

Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA (100 of 65,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (16,970 of 155,495,730). The local share is 13.95 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.