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Average Social Workers, All Other Salary in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA

Social Workers, All Other in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA earn a median annual salary of $110,990, which is +54.4% compared to the national median. There are 50 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Amherst Town-Northampton, MA (metro area).

$110,990
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA median annual wage
$53/hour median
+54.4%
Difference vs national median
National median is $71,900
50
Local employment
0.8 jobs per 1,000 workers
2.04
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$74,150
25th
$92,600
Median
$110,990
75th
$124,860
90th
$128,340

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
100.2%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$110,721
Goods: 97.0%
Services: 155.7%
Rents: 97.5%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Reno, NV $154,040 Compare 110
Stockton-Lodi, CA $121,180 Compare 50
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $118,250 Compare 240
Urban Honolulu, HI $117,190 Compare 180
Worcester, MA $112,960 Compare 30
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $109,390 Compare 100

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Physicians, All Other $302,660 0.50
Family Medicine Physicians $226,710 1.12
Dentists, General $202,240 0.99
Architectural And Engineering Managers $169,330 0.51
Veterinarians $163,630 1.58
Marketing Managers $161,020 0.63
Computer And Information Systems Managers $156,040 0.74
Optometrists $150,520 2.17

Amherst Town-Northampton, MA has salary data for 285 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Social Workers, All Other in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Social Workers, All Other are projected to change by +3.9% from 2024 to 2034, with 7,000 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.