Highest salary at Amherst in year 2013 was $148,336. Number of employees at Amherst in year 2013 was 732. Average annual salary was $57,034 and median salary was $59,604. Amherst average salary is 22 percent higher than USA average and median salary is 37 percent higher than USA median salary. From 2012 to 2013, the median salary increased 0.4 percent.