How much do Animal Control Workers make in Worcester, MA?

Percentile spread

For Animal Control Workers, the published 10th percentile is $37,430 and the 90th percentile is $76,080. The difference is $38,650, which is 69.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $47,340 to the 75th at $64,910, covers $17,570.

The mean annual wage is $57,030, which sits above the median of $55,410. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Worcester, MA median is 21.4% higher than the national median of $45,660 for Animal Control Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,046, which is 18.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.1% lower than the Massachusetts median of $60,930.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Worcester, MA is 102.523, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $55,410 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Animal Control Workers at $54,046 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Animal Control Workers. Worcester, MA ranks 6th of 11 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 49 miles away, with a median of $63,140 and employment of 170. That median is 14% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,319, against $54,046 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 53 miles away, with a median of $60,560 and employment of 70. That median is 9.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,941, against $54,046 here.
• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 54 miles away, with a median of $54,770 and employment of 100. That median is 1.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,816, against $54,046 here.

Employment share

Animal Control Workers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Worcester, MA (40 of 349,880). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.47 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.