How much do Architects, Except Landscape and Naval make in Worcester, MA?

Percentile spread

For Architects, Except Landscape and Naval, the published 10th percentile is $78,440 and the 90th percentile is $151,950. The difference is $73,510, which is 70.0% 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 $82,000 to the 75th at $121,670, covers $39,670.

The mean annual wage is $107,450, which sits above the median of $104,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Worcester, MA median is 5.7% higher than the national median of $99,280 for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval. In 2024 national prices the local median is $102,387, which is 3.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.5% lower than the Massachusetts median of $117,330.

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 $104,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Architects, Except Landscape and Naval at $102,387 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval. Worcester, MA ranks 9th of 18 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).).

• Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is 37 miles away, with a median of $114,880 and employment of 60. That median is 9.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,602, against $102,387 here.
• Springfield, MA is 38 miles away, with a median of $101,860 and employment of 70. That median is 3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,037, against $102,387 here.
• Manchester-Nashua, NH is 43 miles away, with a median of $105,540 and employment of 50. That median is 0.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,889, against $102,387 here.