Salaries in Worcester, MA metro area

Typical pay for 481 jobs in the Worcester, MA metro area. The median for all workers is $57,830 a year ($27.80 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs
$57,830
Median hourly
$27.80
Workers
349,880
vs U.S. median
+13%

Highest paying jobs in Worcester, MA

Most common jobs in Worcester, MA

Compare with statewide pay: salaries in Massachusetts.

All 481 jobs by category

Management Occupations

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Actuary$123,170$59.2280
Computer Network Architect$130,060$62.53350
Computer Network Support Specialist$83,790$40.28130
Computer Occupations, All Other$104,140$50.07410
Computer Programmer$119,010$57.2290
Computer Systems Analyst$119,260$57.34910
Computer User Support Specialist$62,280$29.941,150
Data Scientist$123,640$59.44490
Database Administrator$103,620$49.82130
Database Architect$150,940$72.57170
Information Security Analyst$128,630$61.84270
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$100,790$48.46540
Operations Research Analyst$87,420$42.03200
Software Developer$146,950$70.651,800
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$107,370$51.62220
Statistician$91,210$43.85140
Web and Digital Interface Designers$94,500$45.44120
Web Developer$80,840$38.86120

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Community and Social Service Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Lawyer$129,400$62.211,210
Legal Support Workers, All Other$76,070$36.5760
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$70,990$34.13480

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$90,550$43.54150
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$81,670—300
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$96,660—340
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$102,110—360
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$96,840$46.56180
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$95,780—410
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$93,410—90
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$95,980—60
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$62,780—60
Curator$78,450$37.7230
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$110,680—40
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$77,240—150
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$40,610$19.52170
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$82,810—3,850
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$80,170—280
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$81,040—30
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$83,490—70
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$106,520—1,690
History Teachers, Postsecondary$89,380—70
Instructional Coordinator$91,990$44.23630
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$89,770—200
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$75,160$36.13490
Library Technician$47,560$22.86220
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$84,140—180
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$82,380—1,990
Museum Technicians and Conservators$47,510$22.8430
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$90,090—330
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$83,000—70
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$101,620—60
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$101,990—100
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$83,820—380
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$44,460$21.381,650
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$86,300—260
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$87,050—3,640
Self-Enrichment Teacher$47,330$22.761,170
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$78,450—50
Special Education Teachers, All Other$83,690—60
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$81,330—960
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$83,810—420
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$84,040—50
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$80,270—760
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$38,460$18.49940
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$39,240—5,050
Tutor$46,860$22.53580

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Art Director$131,240$63.10100
Audio and Video Technicians$63,620$30.59150
Broadcast Technician$49,890$23.9930
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$59,760$28.7330
Coaches and Scouts$51,260—510
Commercial and Industrial Designers$93,680$45.0490
Editor$73,950$35.55100
Floral Designer$44,400$21.3470
Graphic Designer$66,810$32.12310
Interior Designer$62,180$29.90110
Interpreters and Translators$72,750$34.98240
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$48,560$23.35330
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$40,190$19.3230
Photographer$50,170$24.1260
Producers and Directors$69,270$33.30130
Public Relations Specialist$75,610$36.35420
Special Effects Artists and Animators$76,970$37.01n/a
Technical Writer$98,020$47.13100
Writers and Authors$80,490$38.7080

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Athletic Trainer$61,020—60
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$98,950$47.57120
Chiropractor$78,730$37.8570
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$77,240$37.14950
Dental Hygienist$100,460$48.30790
Dentists, General$202,110$97.17320
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$104,150$50.07290
Dietetic Technician$43,190$20.7790
Dietitians and Nutritionists$74,320$35.73350
Emergency Medical Technician$50,560$24.31440
Emergency Medicine Physician$319,420$153.57170
Family Medicine Physician$229,710$110.44230
General Internal Medicine Physician$369,930$177.85180
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$84,430$40.5960
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$58,190$27.98370
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$80,820$38.8530
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$79,060$38.012,030
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$104,940$50.45180
Medical Records Specialist$51,050$24.54330
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$111,400$53.5640
Nurse Practitioner$135,120$64.96840
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$336,350$161.7160
Occupational Therapist$98,300$47.26790
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$49,610$23.85210
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$387,810$186.4530
Opticians, Dispensing$67,630$32.52160
Optometrist$149,600$71.9290
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$391,930$188.4360
Orthotists and Prosthetists$84,930$40.8330
Paramedic$64,400$30.96260
Pediatricians, General$213,200$102.50200
Pharmacist$132,930$63.91760
Pharmacy Technician$46,010$22.121,160
Physical Therapist$103,790$49.90750
Physician Assistant$152,860$73.49470
Physicians, All Other$304,380$146.34n/a
Psychiatric Technician$49,890$23.99960
Psychiatrist$244,190$117.40110
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$103,090$49.56610
Registered Nurse$100,240$48.1910,070
Respiratory Therapist$98,120$47.17250
Speech-Language Pathologist$100,130$48.14620
Surgeons, All Other$517,150$248.63150
Surgical Technologist$77,610$37.31210
Veterinarian$130,950$62.96250
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$48,180$23.16520

Healthcare Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Dental Assistant$50,720$24.39880
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$46,680$22.44210
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$40,870$19.6514,720
Massage Therapist$49,600$23.85250
Medical Assistant$47,240$22.711,770
Medical Equipment Preparer$57,760$27.77200
Nursing Assistant$45,710$21.985,250
Occupational Therapy Assistant$76,570$36.81180
Orderly$36,050$17.33180
Pharmacy Aide$36,840$17.7150
Phlebotomist$48,110$23.13270
Physical Therapist Aide$38,710$18.6190
Physical Therapist Assistant$76,900$36.97310
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$43,510$20.92270

Protective Service Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Bartender$35,950$17.291,830
Chefs and Head Cooks$64,620$31.07560
Cooks, Fast Food$36,770$17.68n/a
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$46,780$22.49690
Cooks, Restaurant$44,250$21.272,490
Cooks, Short Order$40,780$19.61340
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$35,870$17.25870
Dishwasher$36,660$17.631,180
Fast Food and Counter Workers$34,610$16.648,800
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$45,500$21.872,290
Food Preparation Worker$36,550$17.571,390
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$35,790$17.21750
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$33,620$16.17970
Waiters and Waitresses$36,840$17.714,610

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Bill and Account Collectors$57,570$27.68170
Billing and Posting Clerks$54,480$26.19550
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$56,350$27.092,780
Brokerage Clerk$60,950$29.30n/a
Couriers and Messengers$41,420$19.92190
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$59,260$28.49540
Customer Service Representative$47,540$22.854,740
Data Entry Keyer$46,040$22.14150
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$56,430$27.13450
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$49,660$23.87100
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$75,350$36.221,310
File Clerk$45,160$21.7160
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$73,130$35.163,380
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$49,850$23.97120
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$32,300$15.53300
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$51,400$24.71820
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$46,730$22.47280
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$61,730$29.68260
Library Assistants, Clerical$38,740$18.62330
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$51,700$24.86180
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$46,290$22.2580
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,290$22.742,860
Meter Readers, Utilities$48,740$23.4350
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$37,350$17.9630
Office Clerks, General$46,940$22.574,920
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$45,060$21.6630
Order Clerk$47,900$23.03100
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$60,080$28.88260
Postal Service Clerk$64,290$30.91270
Postal Service Mail Carrier$62,070$29.84850
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470$28.11370
Procurement Clerk$56,640$27.2330
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$58,720$28.23740
Public Safety Telecommunicator$58,850$28.29510
Receptionists and Information Clerks$41,720$20.061,940
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$52,450$25.223,550
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$49,140$23.631,880
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$44,050$21.1870
Teller$46,440$22.33910
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$48,490$23.3180
Word Processors and Typists$59,110$28.4290

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$55,760$26.81n/a
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$58,080$27.93390
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$54,330$26.121,720
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$71,780$34.51660
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$48,870$23.49150
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$94,900$45.62200
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$79,820$38.37100
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$106,680$51.2990
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$116,460$55.99380
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$49,030$23.5760
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$84,240$40.501,230
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$73,800$35.48800
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$37,550$18.05240
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$72,960$35.08770
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$62,760$30.18110
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$55,160$26.522,760
Medical Equipment Repairer$59,390$28.56150
Millwright$72,840$35.02n/a
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$78,880$37.92320
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$59,960$28.8380
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician$61,460$29.5540
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$80,480$38.69n/a
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$66,380$31.91230
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$102,070$49.07110

Production Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Baker$37,420$17.99610
Butchers and Meat Cutters$46,720$22.46130
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$54,780$26.34300
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$50,460$24.26700
Chemical Plant and System Operators$88,510$42.5690
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,380$23.26560
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$58,740$28.24490
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$78,710$37.8470
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,320$24.6770
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$43,790$21.05290
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,800$21.54530
Dental Laboratory Technician$63,730$30.6440
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$47,390$22.781,180
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$46,160$22.19110
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,660$24.36270
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,860$23.4990
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$78,150$37.571,930
Food Batchmaker$31,200$15.00480
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,210$22.21310
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$61,050$29.3530
Helpers--Production Workers$43,680$21.00270
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,660$23.881,510
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$49,490$23.8030
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$52,440$25.2180
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$36,480$17.54330
Machinist$64,480$31.00930
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,740$23.9150
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$44,820$21.551,620
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$54,920$26.41220
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$37,370$17.971,040
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,050$24.06240
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$39,170$18.83630
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,200$22.69600
Power Distributors and Dispatchers$102,330$49.20150
Power Plant Operator$101,420$48.7670
Prepress Technicians and Workers$47,890$23.0250
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$34,530$16.6040
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$48,820$23.4760
Printing Press Operator$53,210$25.58210
Production Workers, All Other$45,980$22.11360
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,890$23.5170
Sewing Machine Operator$39,350$18.9240
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$78,210$37.6050
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$60,050$28.8790
Tool and Die Makers$61,770$29.70200
Upholsterer$45,580$21.9140
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$67,190$32.30360
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$60,320$29.00330
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,760$24.4060
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$44,100$21.20280

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations