How much do Chemical Plant and System Operators make in Worcester, MA?

Percentile spread

For Chemical Plant and System Operators, the published 10th percentile is $66,660 and the 90th percentile is $106,890. The difference is $40,230, which is 45.5% 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 $77,390 to the 75th at $98,000, covers $20,610.

The mean annual wage is $89,040, which sits above the median of $88,510. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Worcester, MA median is 13.3% higher than the national median of $78,120 for Chemical Plant and System Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $86,332, which is 10.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.7% higher than the Massachusetts median of $83,710.

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 $88,510 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chemical Plant and System Operators at $86,332 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chemical Plant and System Operators. Worcester, MA ranks 2nd of 4 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 $82,170 and employment of 410. That median is 7.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,896, against $86,332 here.
• Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 107 miles away, with a median of $55,210 and employment of 70. That median is 37.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,451, against $86,332 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 146 miles away, with a median of $90,470 and employment of 200. That median is 2.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,373, against $86,332 here.

Employment share

Chemical Plant and System Operators accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Worcester, MA (90 of 349,880). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (16,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.41 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.