Amherst Town-Northampton, MA · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in Amherst Town, MA

The median web developer wage in the Amherst Town area is $37.42 an hour, 16% below the US figure. A freelancer there should charge about $45–$75 an hour — $800–$1,350 for a five-page site.

Pages

5
What the site needs

What to charge

$800–$1,350

About 18 hours at $45–$75 an hour, the freelance rate in Amherst Town. Plus $45–$95 a month for hosting and updates.

Web designer pay in Amherst Town

Median web developer wage
$37.42/hr
$77,800 a year
Freelance rate
$45–$75
an hour, estimated
Rank among metros
124 of 191
with published data
Amherst Town areaMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers$37.42$40.8040
Web and digital interface designers———

BLS area: Amherst Town-Northampton, MA. A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for it.

Amherst Town against Massachusetts and the US

AreaMedian web developer wageFreelance rate
Amherst Town area$37.42$45–$75
Massachusetts$47.34$60–$95
United States$44.54$55–$90

What to charge for a website in Amherst Town

At $45–$75 an hour. Quote the project, not the hours; use these to check the quote pays at least what a local employee earns.

SitePriceMonthly
One-page site$500–$750$45–$95
Five-page business site$800–$1,350$45–$95
Five pages with online booking$1,000–$1,650$45–$95
Eight pages, copy written for them$1,750–$2,950$45–$95
Small online shop$1,400–$2,350$45–$95

For a particular kind of business, see website cost by business.

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Questions

How much do web designers make in Amherst Town?+

The median web developer wage in the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA metro area is $37.42 an hour, about $77,800 a year (BLS, May 2025). That is 21% below the Massachusetts figure.

How much do freelance web designers charge in Amherst Town?+

About $45–$75 an hour: 1.25 to 2 times the employee wage, which covers self-employment tax, insurance, software and the hours nobody pays for.

How much does a website cost in Amherst Town?+

A five-page small-business website built by a freelancer in the Amherst Town area costs about $800–$1,350, plus $45–$95 a month for hosting and updates.

How many web developers work in Amherst Town?+

BLS counts 40 employed web developers in the Amherst Town metro area. Freelancers are not included.

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Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, for web developers (15-1254) and web and digital interface designers (15-1255). Those are employees' wages; freelance rates and prices here are estimates built from them, not BLS figures.