BLS metro-level wage data places First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers pay in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA at a median of $96,470 per year ($46.38/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $87,520, Amherst Town-Northampton pays +10% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 50 first-line supervisors of non-retail sales workerss are employed across the Amherst Town-Northampton MSA in SOC 41-1012.

The Amherst Town-Northampton pay distribution spans from $55,630 at the 10th percentile to $177,870 at the 90th — a 3.2× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $62,110 and the 75th at $137,440, so half of Amherst Town-Northampton-based first-line supervisors of non-retail sales workerss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Amherst Town-Northampton, MA covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide MA data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.