Highest salary at Amherst in year 2012 was $148,086. Number of employees at Amherst in year 2012 was 685. Average annual salary was $59,267 and median salary was $59,385. Amherst average salary is 26 percent higher than USA average and median salary is 37 percent higher than USA median salary. From 2011 to 2012, the average salary of employees at this employer increased 1.9 percent, the median salary increased 1.8 percent.