How much do Self-Enrichment Teachers make in Worcester, MA?

Percentile spread

For Self-Enrichment Teachers, the published 10th percentile is $35,870 and the 90th percentile is $97,590. The difference is $61,720, which is 130.4% 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 $37,500 to the 75th at $66,370, covers $28,870.

The mean annual wage is $56,700, which sits above the median of $47,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Worcester, MA median is 1.1% higher than the national median of $46,800 for Self-Enrichment Teachers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,165, which is 1.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.2% lower than the Massachusetts median of $49,430.

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 $47,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Self-Enrichment Teachers at $46,165 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

21 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Self-Enrichment Teachers. Worcester, MA ranks 17th of 22 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).).

• Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is 37 miles away, with a median of $48,890 and employment of 330. That median is 3.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,771, against $46,165 here.
• Springfield, MA is 38 miles away, with a median of $45,400 and employment of 480. That median is 4.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,262, against $46,165 here.
• Manchester-Nashua, NH is 43 miles away, with a median of $59,710 and employment of 570. That median is 26.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,513, against $46,165 here.

Employment share

Self-Enrichment Teachers accounts for 0.33% of wage-and-salary employment in Worcester, MA (1,170 of 349,880). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (332,110 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.57 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.