How much do Helpers--Production Workers make in Worcester, MA?

Percentile spread

For Helpers--Production Workers, the published 10th percentile is $34,800 and the 90th percentile is $55,560. The difference is $20,760, which is 47.5% 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 $38,240 to the 75th at $48,350, covers $10,110.

The mean annual wage is $44,200, which sits above the median of $43,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Worcester, MA median is 11.8% higher than the national median of $39,070 for Helpers--Production Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,605, which is 9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.3% higher than the Massachusetts median of $42,280.

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 $43,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Helpers--Production Workers at $42,605 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Helpers--Production Workers. Worcester, MA ranks 10th of 19 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).).

• Springfield, MA is 38 miles away, with a median of $43,940 and employment of 150. That median is 0.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,742, against $42,605 here.
• Manchester-Nashua, NH is 43 miles away, with a median of $37,140 and employment of 240. That median is 15% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,151, against $42,605 here.
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 49 miles away, with a median of $43,240 and employment of 1,100. That median is 1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,939, against $42,605 here.

Employment share

Helpers--Production Workers accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Worcester, MA (270 of 349,880). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (165,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.72 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.