Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA metropolitan area. Estimated employment 210.
Where you sit in the distribution
That is the median — half of people in this occupation in Amherst Town earn more.
$34,250 in Amherst Town buys what $34,200 buys across the country as a whole.
Amherst Town's regional price parity is 100.2 — almost exactly the national average — the nominal figure is close to the real one here, which is not true of most large metros. Adjusted figures for other metros are in the nearby-metros table below.
The same job, elsewhere in Massachusetts
Adjusted figures apply each metro's regional price parity, so the columns are directly comparable.
| Metro area | Median | Adjusted | RPP | vs. Amherst Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | $35,140 | $32,500 | 108.3 | −5.0% |
| Barnstable Town | $34,870 | $35,500 | 98.4 | +3.8% |
| Amherst Town This page | $34,250 | $34,200 | 100.2 | — |
| Worcester | $33,620 | $32,800 | 102.5 | −4.0% |
| Springfield | $31,250 | $32,500 | 96.1 | −4.8% |
| Pittsfield | $31,210 | $32,800 | 95.1 | −4.0% |
Price parity and difference against Amherst Town are in the full table on wider screens.
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Price parity
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Employment
- 210 employed in this occupation in the metro (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 35-9031, Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Mapped to our taxonomy as hosts-and-hostesses-restaurant-lounge-and-coffee-shop.
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