Worcester, MA Salaries
Highest published occupation medians in Worcester, MA - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Worcester, MA moved from $55,300 in May 2024 to $57,830 in May 2025 (+4.6%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Worcester, MA sits +1.5 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Worcester, MA
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education publishes $82,810 here versus $63,970 nationally (+29.5%; 3,850metro-area jobs). Next is Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses at $79,060 locally versus $64,400 nationally (+22.8%).
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$82,810 in Worcester, MA sits 29.5% above the national Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $63,970 (3,850 published local jobs).
- Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$79,060 in Worcester, MA sits 22.8% above the national Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses median of $64,400 (2,030 published local jobs).
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$47,980 in Worcester, MA sits 22.6% above the national Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers median of $39,150 (2,170 published local jobs).
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$87,050 in Worcester, MA sits 20.8% above the national Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education median of $72,040 (3,640 published local jobs).
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Worcester, MA; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 49340 · Worcester, MA $72K mean
MEAN-MEGA · RPP-MID · OCC-MOST · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-INLINE · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-MEGA #30/528
- RPP-MID 102.5
- OCC-MOST 481 occs
- TOP-LEAD Surgeons, All… · $517K
- EMP-MIX Financial Ma…
- TREND-INLINE +1.5 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Burlington-South…
- BOOK-FULL 471 rows · May 2025
Read with Burlington-South Burlington, VT ($250 on published-row mean) · Highest-paying careers
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer — not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Worcester, MA
Employment scale inside Worcester, MA's top-pay list
Financial Managers and Computer and Information Systems Managers lead published employment inside Worcester, MA's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Financial Managers 1,560 jobs · $170,940
- 2. Computer and Information Systems Managers 1,150 jobs · $193,890
- 3. Sales Managers 950 jobs · $162,810
- 4. Architectural and Engineering Managers 630 jobs · $179,150
- 5. Marketing Managers 590 jobs · $199,280
- 6. Managers, All Other 570 jobs · $164,730
- 7. Natural Sciences Managers 490 jobs · $212,600
- 8. Physician Assistants 470 jobs · $152,860
- 9. Human Resources Managers 460 jobs · $160,470
- 10. Dentists, General 320 jobs · $202,110
- 11. Family Medicine Physicians 230 jobs · $229,710
- 12. Pediatricians, General 200 jobs · $213,200
- 13. General Internal Medicine Physicians 180 jobs · $369,930
- 14. Emergency Medicine Physicians 170 jobs · $319,420
- 15. Surgeons, All Other 150 jobs · $517,150
- 16. Purchasing Managers 130 jobs · $157,810
- 17. Public Relations Managers 130 jobs · $156,850
- 18. Psychiatrists 110 jobs · $244,190
Occupations Tracked
481
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$72,218
employment-weighted, 471 complete rows
Top Salary
$517,150
Surgeons, All Other
Cost of Living
102.5
3% above US avg
Highest Paying Jobs in Worcester, MA
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surgeons, All Other | $517,150 |
| 2 | Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric | $391,930 |
| 3 | Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $387,810 |
| 4 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $369,930 |
| 5 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $336,350 |
| 6 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $319,420 |
| 7 | Physicians, All Other | $304,380 |
| 8 | Psychiatrists | $244,190 |
| 9 | Family Medicine Physicians | $229,710 |
| 10 | Pediatricians, General | $213,200 |
| 11 | Natural Sciences Managers | $212,600 |
| 12 | Dentists, General | $202,110 |
| 13 | Marketing Managers | $199,280 |
| 14 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $193,890 |
| 15 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $179,150 |
| 16 | Financial Managers | $170,940 |
| 17 | Managers, All Other | $164,730 |
| 18 | Sales Managers | $162,810 |
| 19 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | $160,990 |
| 20 | Human Resources Managers | $160,470 |
| 21 | Purchasing Managers | $157,810 |
| 22 | Public Relations Managers | $156,850 |
| 23 | Physicists | $153,990 |
| 24 | Physician Assistants | $152,860 |
| 25 | Materials Scientists | $151,070 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Worcester, MA
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Food Batchmakers | $31,200 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $32,150 |
| Information and Record Clerks, All Other | $32,300 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | $33,350 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $33,620 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $33,680 |
| Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials | $34,530 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $34,610 |
| Manicurists and Pedicurists | $34,680 |
| Cashiers | $34,770 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in MA
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside MA. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($72,218 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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