Registered Nurses
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA metropolitan area. Estimated employment 1,150.
Where you sit in the distribution
That is the median — half of registered nurses in Amherst Town earn more.
$101,270 in Amherst Town buys what $101,000 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 | $106,180 | $98,100 | 108.3 | −2.9% |
| Pittsfield | $104,950 | $110,400 | 95.1 | +9.2% |
| Barnstable Town | $103,380 | $105,100 | 98.4 | +4.0% |
| Amherst Town This page | $101,270 | $101,000 | 100.2 | — |
| Worcester | $100,240 | $97,800 | 102.5 | −3.2% |
| Springfield | $98,410 | $102,400 | 96.1 | +1.4% |
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
- 1,150 employed in this occupation in the metro (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses. Mapped to our taxonomy as registered-nurses.
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