Amherst, MA Government Employment and Payroll
2012
16.1 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$843.5 Annual Municipal Government Payroll Burden per Resident.
| Full-Time Employees | Monthly Full-Time Payroll | Equivalent Average Annual Wage | Part-Time Employees | Monthly Part-Time Payroll | Full-Time Equivalent Employees | |
| Totals for Government | 524 | $2,319,396 | $53,116 | 203 | $339,116 | 609 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction | 206 | $911,081 | $53,073 | 129 | $215,148 | 262 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Other Total | 21 | $69,511 | $39,721 | 34 | $94,945 | 35 |
| Financial Administration | 22 | $86,428 | $47,143 | 0 | $0 | 22 |
| Firefighters | 66 | $350,047 | $63,645 | 0 | $0 | 66 |
| Fire - Other | 1 | $3,664 | $43,968 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Other Government Administration | 18 | $81,449 | $54,299 | 0 | $0 | 18 |
| Health | 3 | $13,953 | $55,812 | 0 | $0 | 3 |
| Streets & Highways | 24 | $96,951 | $48,476 | 0 | $0 | 24 |
| Local Libraries | 37 | $126,993 | $41,187 | 33 | $16,268 | 48 |
| Parks & Recreation | 27 | $96,535 | $42,904 | 0 | $0 | 27 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 58 | $356,164 | $73,689 | 0 | $0 | 58 |
| Police-Other | 12 | $39,604 | $39,604 | 0 | $0 | 12 |
| Welfare | 14 | $41,672 | $35,719 | 0 | $0 | 14 |
| Sewerage | 5 | $21,934 | $52,642 | 0 | $0 | 5 |
| Solid Waste Management | 1 | $3,015 | $36,180 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Other & Unallocable | 9 | $20,395 | $27,193 | 7 | $12,755 | 13 |
2007
20.7 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$994.4 Annual Municipal Government Payroll Burden per Resident.
| Full-Time Employees | Monthly Full-Time Payroll | Equivalent Average Annual Wage | Part-Time Employees | Monthly Part-Time Payroll | Full-Time Equivalent Employees | |
| Totals for Government | 573 | $2,447,998 | $51,267 | 261 | $392,144 | 710 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction | 191 | $784,834 | $49,309 | 157 | $261,274 | 281 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Other Total | 35 | $101,569 | $34,824 | 41 | $92,645 | 64 |
| Financial Administration | 27 | $103,795 | $46,131 | 0 | $0 | 27 |
| Firefighters | 81 | $420,382 | $62,279 | 0 | $0 | 81 |
| Fire - Other | 1 | $4,399 | $52,788 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Other Government Administration | 22 | $97,812 | $53,352 | 0 | $0 | 22 |
| Health | 4 | $16,757 | $50,271 | 0 | $0 | 4 |
| Streets & Highways | 29 | $116,432 | $48,179 | 0 | $0 | 29 |
| Local Libraries | 45 | $152,509 | $40,669 | 40 | $9,211 | 51 |
| Parks & Recreation | 33 | $115,932 | $42,157 | 0 | $0 | 33 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 71 | $427,730 | $72,292 | 0 | $0 | 71 |
| Police-Other | 6 | $18,891 | $37,782 | 8 | $13,518 | 12 |
| Welfare | 9 | $32,500 | $43,333 | 7 | $8,272 | 13 |
| Sewerage | 6 | $26,341 | $52,682 | 0 | $0 | 6 |
| Solid Waste Management | 1 | $3,621 | $43,452 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Other & Unallocable | 12 | $24,494 | $24,494 | 8 | $7,224 | 14 |
2000
15.9 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$657.2 Annual Municipal Government Payroll Burden per Resident.
| Full-Time Employees | Monthly Full-Time Payroll | Equivalent Average Annual Wage | Part-Time Employees | Monthly Part-Time Payroll | Full-Time Equivalent Employees | |
| Totals for Government | 443 | $1,508,942 | $40,874 | 451 | $421,824 | 561 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction | 166 | $590,525 | $42,689 | 192 | $173,164 | 179 |
| Financial Administration | 15 | $59,991 | $47,993 | 6 | $6,634 | 20 |
| Firefighters | 34 | $126,301 | $44,577 | 7 | $5,548 | 36 |
| Fire - Other | 9 | $32,678 | $43,571 | 16 | $16,154 | 15 |
| Other Government Administration | 15 | $51,452 | $41,162 | 0 | $0 | 15 |
| Health | 6 | $22,530 | $45,060 | 28 | $37,544 | 16 |
| Streets & Highways | 22 | $78,004 | $42,548 | 0 | $0 | 22 |
| Housing & Community Development | 2 | $4,756 | $28,536 | 0 | $0 | 2 |
| Local Libraries | 19 | $59,046 | $37,292 | 62 | $51,951 | 39 |
| Natural Resources | 3 | $12,522 | $50,088 | 17 | $22,619 | 11 |
| Parks & Recreation | 10 | $29,024 | $34,829 | 40 | $14,978 | 16 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 39 | $130,391 | $40,120 | 0 | $0 | 39 |
| Police-Other | 7 | $21,112 | $36,192 | 10 | $9,741 | 11 |
| Welfare | 11 | $36,263 | $39,560 | 17 | $23,860 | 19 |
| Sewerage | 17 | $66,743 | $47,113 | 0 | $0 | 17 |
| Solid Waste Management | 5 | $18,212 | $43,709 | 0 | $0 | 5 |
| Other & Unallocable | 14 | $44,295 | $37,967 | 10 | $6,699 | 18 |
| Water Supply | 9 | $23,999 | $31,999 | 0 | $0 | 9 |
1997
14.8 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$490.0 Annual Municipal Government Payroll Burden per Resident.
| Full-Time Employees | Monthly Full-Time Payroll | Equivalent Average Annual Wage | Part-Time Employees | Monthly Part-Time Payroll | Full-Time Equivalent Employees | |
| Totals for Government | 447 | $1,289,179 | $34,609 | 153 | $159,152 | 526 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction | 177 | $530,394 | $35,959 | 14 | $34,323 | 186 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Other Total | 47 | $103,970 | $26,546 | 13 | $12,819 | 57 |
| Financial Administration | 14 | $48,551 | $41,615 | 3 | $3,619 | 15 |
| Firefighters | 32 | $102,216 | $38,331 | 4 | $3,027 | 34 |
| Fire - Other | 9 | $26,446 | $35,261 | 9 | $8,813 | 14 |
| Other Government Administration | 14 | $41,641 | $35,692 | 0 | $0 | 14 |
| Health | 6 | $18,234 | $36,468 | 16 | $20,481 | 15 |
| Streets & Highways | 20 | $60,597 | $36,358 | 1 | $1,995 | 21 |
| Housing & Community Development | 1 | $2,412 | $28,944 | 1 | $1,132 | 2 |
| Local Libraries | 18 | $47,786 | $31,857 | 36 | $28,340 | 34 |
| Natural Resources | 3 | $10,134 | $40,536 | 10 | $12,339 | 9 |
| Parks & Recreation | 10 | $23,489 | $28,187 | 23 | $8,171 | 15 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 36 | $105,526 | $35,175 | 0 | $0 | 36 |
| Police-Other | 7 | $17,086 | $29,290 | 6 | $5,314 | 10 |
| Welfare | 11 | $29,348 | $32,016 | 10 | $13,016 | 18 |
| Sewerage | 16 | $54,016 | $40,512 | 0 | $0 | 16 |
| Solid Waste Management | 4 | $12,062 | $36,186 | 1 | $2,109 | 5 |
| Other & Unallocable | 13 | $35,848 | $33,090 | 6 | $3,654 | 16 |
| Water Supply | 9 | $19,423 | $25,897 | 0 | $0 | 9 |
The information on this page is based on the government database from the U.S. Census.