SOC 39-5092 · Personal Care and Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Manicurists and Pedicurists make in Worcester, MA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Manicurists and Pedicurists in Worcester, MA is $34,680. The 10th percentile is $31,670 and the 90th percentile is $45,070. Employment is 380.

Median annual wage

$34,680

10th percentile
$31,670
25th percentile
$33,330
Median
$34,680
75th percentile
$44,500
90th percentile
$45,070
Mean
$37,400

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Senior Airman Stephen Czech, a firefighter at Spangdahlem Air Base, in 2021. Photograph by Staff Sgt. Susan Roberts, U.S. Air Force. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Manicurists and Pedicurists, the published 10th percentile is $31,670 and the 90th percentile is $45,070. The difference is $13,400, which is 38.6% 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 $33,330 to the 75th at $44,500, covers $11,170.

The mean annual wage is $37,400, which sits above the median of $34,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Worcester, MA median is 3% lower than the national median of $35,760 for Manicurists and Pedicurists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $33,827, which is 5.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.2% lower than the Massachusetts median of $35,470.

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 $34,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Manicurists and Pedicurists at $33,827 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Manicurists and Pedicurists. Worcester, MA ranks 11th of 16 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 $35,500 and employment of 100. That median is 2.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,956, against $33,827 here.
  • Manchester-Nashua, NH is 43 miles away, with a median of $35,900 and employment of 190. That median is 3.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,978, against $33,827 here.
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 49 miles away, with a median of $35,480 and employment of 3,780. That median is 2.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,771, against $33,827 here.

Employment share

Manicurists and Pedicurists accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Worcester, MA (380 of 349,880). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (152,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.11 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Manicurists and Pedicurists make in Worcester, MA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Manicurists and Pedicurists in Worcester, MA is $34,680. The 10th percentile is $31,670 and the 90th percentile is $45,070. Employment is 380.

How does that compare with the national median for Manicurists and Pedicurists?

The local median is 3% lower than the national median of $35,760.

What is Manicurists and Pedicurists pay in Worcester, MA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Worcester, MA is 102.523, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $34,680 is $33,827. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Worcester, MA compare with nearby metros for Manicurists and Pedicurists?

Springfield, MA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 38 miles away, at $35,500. Worcester, MA ranks 11th of 16 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.