Construction Laborers
Worcester, MA metropolitan area. Estimated employment 1,650.
Where you sit in the distribution
That is the median — half of construction laborers in Worcester earn more.
$61,410 in Worcester buys what $59,900 buys across the country as a whole.
Worcester's regional price parity is 102.5 — above the national average, so the nominal figure overstates what it buys. Adjusted figures for other metros are in the nearby-metros table below.
The same job, elsewhere in Massachusetts
Adjusted figures apply each metro's regional price parity, so the columns are directly comparable.
| Metro area | Median | Adjusted | RPP | vs. Worcester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | $63,420 | $58,600 | 108.3 | −2.2% |
| Springfield | $62,660 | $65,200 | 96.1 | +8.9% |
| Worcester This page | $61,410 | $59,900 | 102.5 | — |
| Barnstable Town | $60,040 | $61,000 | 98.4 | +1.9% |
| Amherst Town | $58,150 | $58,000 | 100.2 | −3.2% |
| Pittsfield | $52,130 | $54,800 | 95.1 | −8.5% |
Price parity and difference against Worcester are in the full table on wider screens.
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Price parity
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Employment
- 1,650 employed in this occupation in the metro (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 47-2061, Construction Laborers. Mapped to our taxonomy as construction-laborers.
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