2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Worcester

Worcester, MA metropolitan area. 67 published occupation pages; regional price parity 102.5 (US = 100).

Data released May 2025 BLS OEWS · 67 occupations
Table 1 — By occupation

What Worcester pays

Median annual pay for every published occupation in the metro, exactly as released.

OccupationMedianEmployment
Marketing Managers$199,280590
Computer and Information Systems Managers$193,8901,150
Financial Managers$170,9401,560
Sales Managers$162,810950
Software Developers$146,9501,800
Lawyers$129,4001,210
Medical and Health Services Managers$125,8901,770
Biochemists and Biophysicists$125,4201,060
Management Analysts$122,1801,040
Computer Systems Analysts$119,260910
General and Operations Managers$111,9007,910
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$105,310620
Project Management Specialists$100,2901,400
Registered Nurses$100,24010,070
Financial and Investment Analysts$98,960460
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$94,5701,880
Accountants and Auditors$94,0703,090
Compliance Officers$91,730830
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$90,3002,030
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$87,0503,640
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$82,8103,850
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$82,3801,990
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$80,4002,510
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$80,2102,000
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$77,3802,180
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$77,3401,230
Human Resources Specialists$77,2902,050
Electricians$75,5101,580
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$75,3501,310
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$75,320670
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$73,1303,380
Carpenters$73,0101,590
Computer User Support Specialists$62,2801,150
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$61,6104,470
Construction Laborers$61,4101,650
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$57,9502,460
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$56,3502,780
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$55,1602,760
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$54,9202,240
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$52,4503,550
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$49,1401,880
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$47,9802,170
Customer Service Representatives$47,5404,740
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,2902,860
Medical Assistants$47,2401,770
Office Clerks, General$46,9404,920
Light Truck Drivers$46,7503,050
Nursing Assistants$45,7105,250
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$45,5002,290
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$44,4601,650
Cooks, Restaurant$44,2502,490
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,0803,950
Receptionists and Information Clerks$41,7201,940
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$41,0304,610
Childcare Workers$39,3001,230
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$39,2405,050
Security Guards$38,4301,660
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,3501,250
Stockers and Order Fillers$37,2506,360
Waiters and Waitresses$36,8404,610
Dishwashers$36,6601,180
Retail Salespersons$36,2208,830
Bartenders$35,9501,830
Cashiers$34,7706,930
Fast Food and Counter Workers$34,6108,800
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$33,620970
Packers and Packagers, Hand$33,3501,970
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.

Medians are reported exactly as released. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.