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

Percentile spread

For Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $59,260 and the 90th percentile is $142,920. The difference is $83,660, which is 86.1% 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 $70,860 to the 75th at $101,160, covers $30,300.

The mean annual wage is $94,020, which sits below the median of $97,110. 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 20.9% higher than the national median of $80,340 for Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $96,875, which is 20.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.1% higher than the Massachusetts median of $82,930.

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 $97,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary at $96,875 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA ranks 4th of 20 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 $80,340 and employment of 220. That median is 17.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,634, against $96,875 here.
• Worcester, MA is 37 miles away, with a median of $86,300 and employment of 260. That median is 11.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,176, against $96,875 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 45 miles away, with a median of $101,810 and employment of 310. That median is 4.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,089, against $96,875 here.

Employment share

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.46% of wage-and-salary employment in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA (300 of 65,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (41,530 of 155,495,730). The local share is 17.10 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.