Highest-paying business jobs in Worcester

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November 30, 2022
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Highest-paying business jobs in Worcester

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying business jobs in Worcester, MA-CT metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as "business and financial operations occupations" were included. Keep reading to discover the highest paying business jobs in your city.

#25. Tax preparers

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $53,520
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,080
- Employment: 83,190
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($81,880)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,470)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($73,170)

#24. Credit counselors

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $55,950
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,430
- Employment: 31,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($74,570)
--- Lincoln, NE ($69,990)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($66,410)

#23. Meeting, convention, and event planners

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $62,230
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,850
- Employment: 98,150
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,140)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($79,790)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,740)

#22. Fundraisers

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $67,690
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,870
- Employment: 82,080
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,460)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($86,070)
--- Salinas, CA ($83,760)

#21. Insurance appraisers, auto damage

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $68,820
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,180
- Employment: 11,430
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salt Lake City, UT ($89,810)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($86,970)
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($86,050)

#20. Training and development specialists

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $69,810
- #90 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 660

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,620
- Employment: 336,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($111,580)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,720)
--- Decatur, AL ($94,650)

#19. Human resources specialists

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $73,030
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,300

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,720
- Employment: 740,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,590)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($95,460)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($91,400)

#18. Market research analysts and marketing specialists

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $74,200
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,050

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,080
- Employment: 727,540
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,370)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($99,510)

#17. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $76,080
- #64 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 750

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,960
- Employment: 278,140
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
--- Salinas, CA ($90,800)

#16. Budget analysts

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $77,100
- #105 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $84,240
- Employment: 47,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($114,670)
--- Iowa City, IA ($108,870)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($106,380)

#15. Logisticians

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $77,650
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,230
- Employment: 189,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($115,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($111,740)
--- Kokomo, IN ($101,310)

#14. Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $79,720
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,810
- Employment: 87,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,980)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($97,020)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($96,830)

#13. Credit analysts

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $80,370
- #78 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $88,030
- Employment: 68,770
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($128,950)
--- Danbury, CT ($121,560)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($117,860)

#12. Compliance officers

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $81,830
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 490

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,810
- Employment: 334,340
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,650)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($99,460)
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($96,030)

#11. Cost estimators

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $82,440
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 350

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,740
- Employment: 208,950
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($104,660)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($99,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,550)

#10. Labor relations specialists

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $82,910
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $77,070
- Employment: 63,810
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($104,620)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($98,470)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($97,520)

#9. Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $86,470
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,200
- Employment: 52,270
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Stockton-Lodi, CA ($102,470)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($99,710)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,850)

#8. Accountants and auditors

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $86,860
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,210

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,980
- Employment: 1,318,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,830)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($109,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,540)

#7. Loan officers

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $87,650
- #64 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,570
- Employment: 340,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($111,830)
--- Bend-Redmond, OR ($106,290)
--- Wilmington, NC ($104,930)

#6. Financial and investment analysts

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $91,830
- #92 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

National
- Annual mean salary: $103,020
- Employment: 291,880
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($135,620)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($133,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,820)

#5. Insurance underwriters

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $94,340
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,940
- Employment: 107,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($121,000)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($108,990)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,150)

#4. Project management specialists

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $99,170
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,320

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,420
- Employment: 743,860
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($133,950)
--- Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($130,250)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($125,330)

#3. Management analysts

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $105,380
- #33 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,030

National
- Annual mean salary: $100,530
- Employment: 768,450
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($135,020)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($127,320)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,250)

#2. Financial risk specialists

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $109,200
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $110,610
- Employment: 54,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($146,590)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($141,890)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($141,590)

#1. Personal financial advisors

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $138,510
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,960
- Employment: 263,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($172,780)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,010)
--- East Stroudsburg, PA ($158,790)

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