Question 1

What is the cost of living in Pittsfield, MA?

Accepted Answer

Pittsfield, MA's overall price level (BEA Regional Price Parity) is 95.11, where 100 equals the U.S. average. That means everyday goods, services, and housing cost about 4.9% less than the national average. HUD's Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom is $1,709/month.

Question 2

What is the average salary in Pittsfield, MA?

Accepted Answer

Across the 100 BLS-tracked occupation categories with published data in Pittsfield, MA, the average median wage is $108,251. The single highest-paying occupation here is Surgeons, All Other at $476,230/year (BLS OEWS).

Question 3

What are the highest-paying jobs in Pittsfield?

Accepted Answer

Based on BLS OEWS data, the top-paying occupations in Pittsfield, MA are: 1) Surgeons, All Other at $476,230; 2) Physicians, All Other at $347,840; 3) General Internal Medicine Physicians at $228,740; 4) Architectural and Engineering Managers at $197,570; 5) Computer and Information Systems Managers at $177,960. Click any occupation above to see the full wage breakdown (10th to 90th percentile).

Question 4

How much does it cost to rent a 2-bedroom apartment in Pittsfield?

Accepted Answer

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fair Market Rent (FMR) for a 2-bedroom unit in Pittsfield, MA is $1,709/month. FMR is the rent level HUD uses to administer housing assistance and reflects the 40th percentile of standard-quality rentals, updated annually.

Question 5

Where does AffordMap's Pittsfield data come from?

Accepted Answer

Salary figures come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. Cost of living comes from the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (RPP). Rent comes from HUD Fair Market Rents. All three are federal datasets, updated annually, and free to use. AffordMap pairs them so you can see what a salary actually buys after local costs.

Rank	Occupation	Category	Median salary	Hourly
61	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	Science	$85K	$40.86/hr
62	Accountants and Auditors	Business & Finance	$85K	$40.69/hr
63	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	Public Safety	$85K	$40.63/hr
64	Compliance Officers	Business & Finance	$83K	$40.13/hr
65	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	Construction & Trades	$82K	$39.41/hr
66	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	Sales	$82K	$39.31/hr
67	Computer Occupations, All Other	Technology	$81K	$39.12/hr
68	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	Education	$81K	N/A
69	Food Service Managers	Management	$81K	$38.75/hr
70	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	Construction & Trades	$80K	$38.31/hr

Top Paying Jobs in Pittsfield, MA

Highest paying careers in Pittsfield

Affordability snapshot: Pittsfield