Highest-paying jobs in Worcester

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July 8, 2022
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Highest-paying jobs in Worcester

Stacker collected information on the highest-paying jobs in Worcester, MA-CT, using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by average annual salary with information up to date as of May 2021.

In Worcester, the annual mean wage is $62,740 or 7.7% higher than national mean of $58,260, while the highest-paying occupation makes $274,100. Read on to see which jobs make the list.

#50. Business teachers, postsecondary

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $104,930
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $105,720
- Employment: 79,640
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Auburn-Opelika, AL ($175,640)
--- Ann Arbor, MI ($175,080)
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($154,600)

#49. Management analysts

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

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

#48. Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $106,360
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $99,700
- Employment: 22,870
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($127,700)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($123,690)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($122,770)

#47. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $106,510
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $101,020
- Employment: 17,190
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Flagstaff, AZ ($151,560)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($122,950)
--- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($120,340)

#46. Computer systems analysts

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $106,880
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 700

National
- Annual mean salary: $102,210
- Employment: 505,150
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($141,290)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($131,650)
--- Huntsville, AL ($118,690)

#45. 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
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- 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)

#44. Electronics engineers, except computer

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $109,900
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $115,490
- Employment: 107,170
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($152,060)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($138,480)
--- Idaho Falls, ID ($136,310)

#43. Electrical engineers

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $111,190
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 490

National
- Annual mean salary: $107,890
- Employment: 186,020
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($148,870)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($133,640)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($124,680)

#42. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $111,290
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 700

National
- Annual mean salary: $102,650
- Employment: 274,710
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($144,880)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($143,450)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($142,330)

#41. Construction managers

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $111,710
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

National
- Annual mean salary: $108,210
- Employment: 284,750
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($160,710)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($149,050)
--- Napa, CA ($145,430)

#40. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $112,010
- #37 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

National
- Annual mean salary: $105,580
- Employment: 144,640
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($159,890)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($154,170)
--- Trenton, NJ ($144,620)

#39. Veterinarians

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $113,620
- #77 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $109,920
- Employment: 77,260
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($144,440)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($141,670)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($140,390)

#38. Software developers

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $119,790
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,960

National
- Annual mean salary: $120,990
- Employment: 1,364,180
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($167,420)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($158,320)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($148,220)

#37. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $120,190
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

National
- Annual mean salary: $102,750
- Employment: 266,160
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($150,760)
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($141,470)
--- Iowa City, IA ($138,870)

#36. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $120,750
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

National
- Annual mean salary: $104,050
- Employment: 108,550
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Memphis, TN-MS-AR ($176,770)
--- Columbia, SC ($155,570)
--- Danbury, CT ($151,970)

#35. Database architects

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $121,770
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $121,840
- Employment: 50,440
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($187,070)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,830)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($156,530)

#34. Pharmacists

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $121,840
- #194 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 600

National
- Annual mean salary: $125,690
- Employment: 312,550
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($168,640)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($163,840)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($158,420)

#33. Fundraising managers

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $122,040
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,400
- Employment: 23,190
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($175,610)
--- Syracuse, NY ($155,700)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($153,980)

#32. Biochemists and biophysicists

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $123,150
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 430

National
- Annual mean salary: $113,460
- Employment: 35,050
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($135,070)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($133,520)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($133,390)

#31. Physician assistants

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $123,890
- #89 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,460
- Employment: 132,940
- Entry level education requirements: Master's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Portsmouth, NH-ME ($167,240)
--- Panama City, FL ($165,000)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($164,150)

#30. Industrial production managers

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $124,230
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 540

National
- Annual mean salary: $117,780
- Employment: 192,270
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($155,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($153,860)
--- Fort Collins, CO ($153,470)

#29. Computer network architects

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $125,040
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

National
- Annual mean salary: $120,650
- Employment: 168,830
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($177,600)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($152,900)
--- Rapid City, SD ($145,810)

#28. Medical and health services managers

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $125,210
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,240

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,840
- Employment: 436,770
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($162,110)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($157,340)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($156,370)

#27. Administrative services managers

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $125,970
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 430

National
- Annual mean salary: $113,030
- Employment: 224,620
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($149,360)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($142,650)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($141,950)

#26. Nurse practitioners

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $126,230
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 650

National
- Annual mean salary: $118,040
- Employment: 234,690
- Entry level education requirements: Master's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($197,870)
--- Napa, CA ($184,700)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($180,380)

#25. Optometrists

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $126,500
- #69 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $125,440
- Employment: 38,720
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Wilmington, NC ($198,370)
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($172,190)
--- Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($169,140)

#24. General and operations managers

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $127,100
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 6,670

National
- Annual mean salary: $115,250
- Employment: 2,984,920
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($165,340)
--- Trenton, NJ ($165,030)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($159,210)

#23. Biological science teachers, postsecondary

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $129,870
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,710
- Employment: 47,690
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ($181,560)
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($166,470)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($152,140)

#22. Training and development managers

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $132,640
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $128,800
- Employment: 35,830
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($180,360)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($176,270)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($166,410)

#21. Sales managers

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $134,930
- #77 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,180

National
- Annual mean salary: $142,390
- Employment: 453,800
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($198,960)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($196,910)
--- Boulder, CO ($182,820)

#20. Computer hardware engineers

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $136,150
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $136,230
- Employment: 73,750
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($185,210)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($183,320)
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($161,580)

#19. Compensation and benefits managers

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $136,400
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $139,470
- Employment: 15,330
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($190,560)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($187,770)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($177,130)

#18. Purchasing managers

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $136,980
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $134,590
- Employment: 69,310
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Trenton, NJ ($181,030)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($177,010)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($174,760)

#17. Public relations managers

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $137,770
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $138,000
- Employment: 59,850
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($183,410)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($182,890)
--- Boulder, CO ($174,250)

#16. Personal financial advisors

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

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

#15. Financial managers

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $139,450
- #109 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,790

National
- Annual mean salary: $153,460
- Employment: 681,070
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($209,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($201,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($188,900)

#14. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $140,680
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 570

National
- Annual mean salary: $133,310
- Employment: 191,830
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($226,440)
--- Jackson, MS ($202,690)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($183,250)

#13. Human resources managers

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $143,130
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 430

National
- Annual mean salary: $136,590
- Employment: 166,530
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($190,020)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($186,930)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($175,410)

#12. Marketing managers

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $155,220
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 690

National
- Annual mean salary: $153,440
- Employment: 278,690
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($210,280)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($198,870)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($191,310)

#11. Architectural and engineering managers

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $155,670
- #63 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480

National
- Annual mean salary: $158,970
- Employment: 187,100
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($228,000)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($206,050)
--- Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL ($198,430)

#10. Computer and information systems managers

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $161,480
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 990

National
- Annual mean salary: $162,930
- Employment: 485,190
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($228,030)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($211,470)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($202,800)

#9. Natural sciences managers

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $200,150
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $156,110
- Employment: 74,760
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($222,360)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($219,240)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($216,750)

#8. Dentists, general

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $204,600
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

National
- Annual mean salary: $167,160
- Employment: 108,680
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Manchester, NH ($276,510)
--- Salinas, CA ($234,410)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($229,800)

#7. General internal medicine physicians

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $208,850
- #102 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $242,190
- Employment: 58,260
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Rockford, IL ($359,200)
--- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ($350,330)
--- Sumter, SC ($334,810)

#6. Pediatricians, general

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $213,400
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $198,420
- Employment: 33,620
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Austin-Round Rock, TX ($298,760)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($298,320)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($291,940)

#5. Family medicine physicians

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $241,780
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

National
- Annual mean salary: $235,930
- Employment: 102,930
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Coeur d'Alene, ID ($336,820)
--- Fond du Lac, WI ($336,140)
--- Gainesville, GA ($330,930)

#4. Anesthesiologists

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $243,200
- #33 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $331,190
- Employment: 31,130
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Billings, MT ($367,320)
--- Tallahassee, FL ($363,190)
--- Fort Wayne, IN ($358,430)

#3. Psychiatrists

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $260,420
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $249,760
- Employment: 25,520
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($360,840)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($360,740)
--- Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN ($333,190)

#2. Chief executives

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $265,720
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

National
- Annual mean salary: $213,020
- Employment: 200,480
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($313,440)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($298,960)
--- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($296,480)

#1. Emergency medicine physicians

Worcester, MA-CT
- Annual mean salary: $274,100
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $310,640
- Employment: 36,180
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ($368,310)
--- Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL ($357,650)
--- Richmond, VA ($357,130)

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