Fast Food and Counter Workers
Worcester, MA metropolitan area. Estimated employment 8,800.
Where you sit in the distribution
That is the median — half of people in this occupation in Worcester earn more.
$34,610 in Worcester buys what $33,800 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 | $36,290 | $33,500 | 108.3 | −0.7% |
| Barnstable Town | $36,100 | $36,700 | 98.4 | +8.7% |
| Pittsfield | $34,680 | $36,500 | 95.1 | +8.0% |
| Worcester This page | $34,610 | $33,800 | 102.5 | — |
| Amherst Town | $34,350 | $34,300 | 100.2 | +1.5% |
| Springfield | $34,130 | $35,500 | 96.1 | +5.2% |
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
- 8,800 employed in this occupation in the metro (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers. Mapped to our taxonomy as fast-food-and-counter-workers.
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