Electrician salary in Amherst Town, MA
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Electricians in the Amherst Town–Northampton, MA area earn a median of $76,980 a year, or $37.01 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $98,440 a year. Across all of Massachusetts, the median is $79,420, so Amherst Town pays 3% less than the state as a whole.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $19.63/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 240
- After cost of living
- $76,790
- Median hourly pay
- $37.01/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +22%
- vs Massachusetts median
- −3%
Apprentice, journeyman and master electrician pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $40,830–$58,580$19.63–$28.16/hr | |
| Journeyman | $76,980$37.01/hr | |
| Master / top earners | $84,770–$98,440$40.75–$47.33/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Amherst Town, MA compares
- Amherst Town ranks 4th of 7 Massachusetts metro areas for electrician pay.
- Electricians are less concentrated in the Amherst Town area than nationally: 3.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.74 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $98,440, is 2.4 times the 10th-percentile wage, $40,830: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do electricians make in Amherst Town, MA?
- Electricians in the Amherst Town–Northampton, MA area earn a median of $76,980 a year, or $37.01 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $98,440 a year.
- How much do electricians make an hour in Amherst Town, MA?
- The median hourly wage is $37.01. The middle half earn between $28.16 and $40.75 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice electricians make in Amherst Town, MA?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.63 an hour ($40,830 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.16.
- How much does a journeyman electrician make in Amherst Town, MA?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $76,980 a year ($37.01 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $84,770–$98,440.
- Do electricians make more in Amherst Town or Boston?
- Boston pays more: the median is $76,980 in Amherst Town and $79,910 in Boston, a 4% difference.
- How does Amherst Town pay compare with the rest of Massachusetts?
- The Amherst Town median of $76,980 is 3% less than the Massachusetts median of $79,420.
About this data
Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-2111 (Electricians), area code 11200 (Amherst Town-Northampton, MA). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed electricians and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (100.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures