How much do Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary make in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA?

Percentile spread

For Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $32,890 and the 90th percentile is $77,620. The difference is $44,730, which is 74.3% 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 $48,380 to the 75th at $62,690, covers $14,310.

The mean annual wage is $56,980, which sits below the median of $60,210. 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 40.3% higher than the national median of $42,910 for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,064, which is 40% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.8% higher than the Massachusetts median of $56,370.

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 $60,210 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary at $60,064 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA ranks 3rd of 14 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).).

• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 45 miles away, with a median of $38,440 and employment of 2,760. That median is 36.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,413, against $60,064 here.
• Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 61 miles away, with a median of $46,640 and employment of 200. That median is 22.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,744, against $60,064 here.
• Manchester-Nashua, NH is 62 miles away, with a median of $23,100 and employment of 200. That median is 61.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $21,863, against $60,064 here.