Salary guide, May 2025

Packaging Supervisor pay in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA was $76,110 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $62,340 and $88,880.

The Amherst Town-Northampton, MA median is $1,660 above the national median of $74,450, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about amherst Town-Northampton, MA?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA: median $76,110; published 25th to 75th percentile $62,340 to $88,880.

Annual wage percentiles, Amherst Town-Northampton, MA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$49,120	$62,340	$76,110	$88,880	$101,610

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA: median $36.59; published 25th to 75th percentile $29.97 to $42.73.

Hourly wage percentiles, Amherst Town-Northampton, MA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$23.61	$29.97	$36.59	$42.73	$48.85

BLS estimated 230 workers employed in this occupation in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA. Location quotient: 0.82.

What should you know about united States?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $74,450; published 25th to 75th percentile $58,630 to $91,680.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$47,130	$58,630	$74,450	$91,680	$108,750

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $35.79; published 25th to 75th percentile $28.19 to $44.08.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.66	$28.19	$35.79	$44.08	$52.28

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Packaging Supervisor median is $76,110. The all-occupations median in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is $57,030. Ratio: 1.33 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.82 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Packaging Supervisor in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$63,080	$74,100	$84,460
May 2025	$62,340	$76,110	$88,880

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, Amherst Town-Northampton, MA. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Packaging Supervisor
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Springfield, MA	$78,210	$63,090 to $93,360
Pittsfield, MA	$74,220	$63,330 to $83,880

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