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What are the average salaries for categories of Northampton employees?

  • $57,000 Senior Management*
  • $39,090 Administrative Support Staff
  • $33,600 Clerical Support Staff
  • $45,160 Public Safety Officer
  • $36,030 DPW Worker
  • $54,578 Teachers - All Teachers
  • $47,626 Teachers - the last 50 hired
  • $18,000 Education Support Professionals (ESP's)
  • $32,000 Custodians

  • * Senior Management Salaries includes most department heads with the exception of the Mayor, Superintendent, DPW Director, Police and Fire Chiefs

  • $17,993 Average City of Northampton Pension

What are our health insurance costs?







Blue Care Elect Value Plus (PPO) at 50/50
Single PlanFamily PlanCity ShareEmployee Share
$11,045$29,821$5,523 Single
$14,911 Family
$5,523 Single
$14,911 Family
HMO Blue Value Plus at 80/20
Single PlanFamily PlanCity ShareEmployee Share
$5,466$14,701$4,372 Single
$11,760 Family
$1,093 Single
$2,940 Family

The City goes out to bid on health insurance each year and there is a citywide Insurance Advisory Committee that reviews all bids and plans.

The chart above shows the annual cost to the city, and the annual cost to the employee, for the two levels of plans we are required by law to provide.