How much do Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric make in Worcester, MA?

Percentile spread

For Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric, the published 10th percentile is $88,250 and the 90th percentile is $430,410. The difference is $342,160, which is 88.2% 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 $277,680 to the 75th at $390,740, covers $113,060.

The mean annual wage is $318,960, which sits below the median of $387,810. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Worcester, MA median is 29.2% higher than the national median of $300,080 for Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric. In 2024 national prices the local median is $378,266, which is 26.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.3% higher than the Massachusetts median of $325,200.

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 $387,810 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric at $378,266 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric. Worcester, MA ranks 2nd of 6 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 $325,200 and employment of 330. That median is 16.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $300,371, against $378,266 here.
• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 54 miles away, with a median of $399,020 and employment of 200. That median is 2.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $392,069, against $378,266 here.
• Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 107 miles away, with a median of $218,380 and employment of 80. That median is 43.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $219,332, against $378,266 here.

Employment share

Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Worcester, MA (30 of 349,880). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (8,950 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.49 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.