Human Resources Specialists
Worcester, MA metropolitan area. Estimated employment 2,050.
Where you sit in the distribution
That is the median — half of human resources specialists in Worcester earn more.
$77,290 in Worcester buys what $75,400 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 | $90,270 | $83,400 | 108.3 | +10.6% |
| Amherst Town | $80,770 | $80,600 | 100.2 | +6.9% |
| Springfield | $77,740 | $80,900 | 96.1 | +7.3% |
| Worcester This page | $77,290 | $75,400 | 102.5 | — |
| Barnstable Town | $76,020 | $77,300 | 98.4 | +2.5% |
| Pittsfield | $74,210 | $78,000 | 95.1 | +3.5% |
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
- 2,050 employed in this occupation in the metro (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 13-1071, Human Resources Specialists. Mapped to our taxonomy as human-resources-specialists.
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