How much do Biochemists and Biophysicists make in Worcester, MA?

Percentile spread

For Biochemists and Biophysicists, the published 10th percentile is $84,980 and the 90th percentile is $193,070. The difference is $108,090, which is 86.2% 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 $98,230 to the 75th at $157,620, covers $59,390.

The mean annual wage is $134,870, which sits above the median of $125,420. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Worcester, MA median is 1.6% lower than the national median of $127,410 for Biochemists and Biophysicists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $122,334, which is 4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.7% lower than the Massachusetts median of $131,600.

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 $125,420 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Biochemists and Biophysicists at $122,334 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Biochemists and Biophysicists. Worcester, MA ranks 4th of 8 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 $131,550 and employment of 13,370. That median is 4.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $121,506, against $122,334 here.
• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 54 miles away, with a median of $77,710 and employment of 190. That median is 38% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,356, against $122,334 here.
• Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is 58 miles away, with a median of $135,320 and employment of 150. That median is 7.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,720, against $122,334 here.

Employment share

Biochemists and Biophysicists accounts for 0.30% of wage-and-salary employment in Worcester, MA (1,060 of 349,880). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (33,830 of 155,495,730). The local share is 13.93 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.