Retail Salespersons
Worcester, MA metropolitan area. Estimated employment 8,830.
Where you sit in the distribution
That is the median — half of retail salespersons in Worcester earn more.
$36,220 in Worcester buys what $35,300 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 | $36,850 | $34,000 | 108.3 | −3.7% |
| Barnstable Town | $36,790 | $37,400 | 98.4 | +5.9% |
| Amherst Town | $36,630 | $36,500 | 100.2 | +3.4% |
| Worcester This page | $36,220 | $35,300 | 102.5 | — |
| Pittsfield | $35,540 | $37,400 | 95.1 | +5.8% |
| Springfield | $35,440 | $36,900 | 96.1 | +4.4% |
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
- 8,830 employed in this occupation in the metro (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons. Mapped to our taxonomy as retail-salespersons.
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