SOC 39-9041 · Personal Care and Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Residential Advisors make in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Residential Advisors in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is $47,200. The 10th percentile is $33,620 and the 90th percentile is $63,320. Employment is 150.

Median annual wage

$47,200

10th percentile
$33,620
25th percentile
$39,180
Median
$47,200
75th percentile
$53,890
90th percentile
$63,320
Mean
$49,170

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Residential Advisors, the published 10th percentile is $33,620 and the 90th percentile is $63,320. The difference is $29,700, which is 62.9% 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 $39,180 to the 75th at $53,890, covers $14,710.

The mean annual wage is $49,170, which sits above the median of $47,200. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Amherst Town-Northampton, MA median is 11.7% higher than the national median of $42,240 for Residential Advisors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,086, which is 11.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.1% lower than the Massachusetts median of $48,190.

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 $47,200 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Residential Advisors at $47,086 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Residential Advisors. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA ranks 17th of 27 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 $47,860 and employment of 280. That median is 1.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,823, against $47,086 here.
  • Pittsfield, MA is 28 miles away, with a median of $50,120 and employment of 140. That median is 6.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,699, against $47,086 here.
  • Worcester, MA is 37 miles away, with a median of $47,010 and employment of 700. That median is 0.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,853, against $47,086 here.

Employment share

Residential Advisors accounts for 0.23% of wage-and-salary employment in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA (150 of 65,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (84,760 of 155,495,730). The local share is 4.19 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA · Residential Advisors by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Residential Advisors make in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Residential Advisors in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is $47,200. The 10th percentile is $33,620 and the 90th percentile is $63,320. Employment is 150.

How does that compare with the national median for Residential Advisors?

The local median is 11.7% higher than the national median of $42,240.

What is Residential Advisors pay in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is 100.243, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $47,200 is $47,086. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Amherst Town-Northampton, MA compare with nearby metros for Residential Advisors?

Springfield, MA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 14 miles away, at $47,860. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA ranks 17th of 27 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.