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Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary in Amherst Town, MA

The median home health and personal care aides in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA earns $41,700 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,800 a month.

10th percentile
$37,470
25th percentile
$39,670
Median percentile
$41,700
75th percentile
$44,600
90th percentile
$47,560

Based on 2,350 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$33,601 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,700
Federal income tax−$2,824
Social Security + Medicare−$3,190
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,085
Monthly take-home$2,800
Every two weeks$1,292

Does it go far here?

$41,599Median pay in Amherst Town, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.2 vs 100).
50%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,388 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Amherst Town, MA

JobMedian pay
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$109,940
Registered Nurses$101,270
General and Operations Managers$98,200
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$81,660
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,900
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$75,920
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$68,320
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$67,180

All home health and personal care aides salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts