Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Worcester, MA-CT

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Worcester, MA-CT, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Worcester, MA-CT are those of all other physicians, with an average annual salary of $226,450. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $209,140.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Worcester, MA-CT has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Worcester, MA-CT in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Worcester, MA-CT (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Physicians	$226,450	$63,270	250
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$209,140	$81,080	230
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$207,250	$99,430	200
4	General Pediatricians	$201,860	$62,700	30
5	Psychiatrists	$190,170	$94,440	50
6	Natural Sciences Managers	$188,440	$103,850	200
7	General Dentists	$166,390	$98,200	290
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$158,080	$96,830	1,010
9	Computer Hardware Engineers	$156,150	$86,010	50
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$154,300	$108,980	430
11	Marketing Managers	$153,850	$82,610	630
12	Optometrists	$138,890	$80,190	60
13	All Other Managers	$138,100	$73,960	430
14	Database Architects	$131,390	$70,720	90
15	Nurse Practitioners	$130,400	$105,660	750
16	Human Resources Managers	$129,820	$80,010	360
17	Training and Development Managers	$128,950	$83,570	60
18	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$128,540	$83,450	80
19	Financial Managers	$127,760	$76,620	1,730
20	Physician Assistants	$127,660	$69,990	350
21	Purchasing Managers	$127,440	$84,310	190
22	Pharmacists	$126,910	$101,600	640
23	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$126,750	$49,690	50
24	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$125,660	$68,490	620
25	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$125,510	$83,320	40
26	Software Developers	$125,340	$72,960	2,120
27	Public Relations Managers	$125,310	$76,180	110
28	Electrical Engineers	$125,170	$77,370	420
29	Veterinarians	$124,600	$81,000	190
30	Computer Network Architects	$124,430	$75,490	320
31	Information Security Analysts	$122,350	$62,260	170
32	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$121,400	$64,010	430
33	Sales Managers	$121,250	$65,210	1,210
34	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$119,340	$61,560	100
35	Lawyers	$112,690	$75,960	870
36	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$111,340	$67,420	150
37	Fundraising Managers	$111,210	$69,830	80
38	Medical and Health Services Managers	$111,180	$71,940	1,540
39	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$110,000	$63,130	650
40	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$109,740	$77,120	50
41	Construction Managers	$108,980	$76,130	300
42	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$106,710	$65,840	270
43	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$105,500	$67,540	810
44	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$105,500	$50,390	70
45	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$105,190	$74,100	160
46	Industrial Production Managers	$105,140	$70,990	610
47	Materials Scientists	$104,580	$91,700	60
48	Administrative Services Managers	$103,750	$70,390	470
49	Postsecondary Philosophy and Religion Teachers	$103,620	$61,650	60
50	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$103,380	$62,600	40
51	General and Operations Managers	$103,250	$53,800	7,510
52	Engineers, All Other	$103,240	$61,590	180
53	Postsecondary Political Science Teachers	$102,850	$66,070	50
54	Management Analysts	$102,550	$61,200	1,210
55	Roofers	$102,280	$48,100	360
56	Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$102,180	$49,960	60
57	Actuaries	$101,750	$77,540	60
58	Sales Engineers	$101,730	$76,120	150
59	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$101,040	$76,050	180
60	Technical Writers	$100,790	$66,220	70
61	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$100,780	$62,150	50
62	Chemical Engineers	$100,480	$70,980	70
63	Postsecondary Communications Teachers	$100,380	$60,100	30
64	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$100,370	$60,610	410
65	Computer Programmers	$100,350	$67,350	160
66	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$100,020	$65,970	50
67	Personal Financial Advisors	$99,780	$48,870	220
68	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$99,090	$73,360	50
69	Environmental Engineers	$99,050	$59,400	80
70	Computer Systems Analysts	$99,010	$71,070	660
71	Facilities Managers	$98,520	$63,050	320
72	Power Plant Operators	$97,490	$60,190	70
73	Physical Therapists	$97,480	$75,310	500
74	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$97,370	$59,430	480
75	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$97,300	$62,230	140
76	Industrial Engineers	$97,210	$66,140	1,090
77	Financial Risk Specialists	$96,320	$53,780	50
78	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$96,180	$60,090	300
79	Chemists	$96,090	$58,570	310
80	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$95,570	$59,850	780
81	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$95,410	$62,460	370
82	Registered Nurses	$95,360	$66,130	7,920
83	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$95,350	$53,420	200
84	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$94,950	$56,860	270
85	Project Management Specialists	$94,850	$50,900	1,470
86	Civil Engineers	$94,530	$63,570	410
87	Financial Analysts	$94,480	$60,320	410
88	School Psychologists	$94,010	$63,180	180
89	Occupational Therapists	$93,600	$62,570	520
90	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$93,510	$78,030	60
91	Dental Hygienists	$93,000	$82,840	460
92	Data Scientists	$92,730	$61,400	140
93	Biomedical Engineers	$92,160	$73,330	100
94	Other Biological Scientists	$91,770	$57,980	110
95	Mechanical Engineers	$91,730	$63,000	480
96	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$90,560	$58,200	70
97	Computer Occupations, All Other	$89,940	$49,960	480
98	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$88,740	$77,150	130
99	Database Administrators	$87,210	$61,970	140
100	Speech-Language Pathologists	$86,090	$60,870	430

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Worcester, MA-CT – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$206,620
2	Natural Sciences Managers	$199,420
3	All Other Physicians	$195,840
4	General Dentists	$166,390
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$156,730
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$155,470
7	General Pediatricians	$154,640
8	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$154,550
9	Computer Hardware Engineers	$154,450
10	Marketing Managers	$153,860

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Worcester, MA-CT – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$206,440
2	General Pediatricians	$156,760
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$150,350
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$142,640
5	Natural Sciences Managers	$142,230
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$137,170
7	Marketing Managers	$134,670
8	Biomedical Engineers	$133,160
9	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$130,460
10	Pharmacists	$127,760

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Worcester, MA-CT – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$203,230
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$198,590
3	Psychiatrists	$190,170
4	General Pediatricians	$182,360
5	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$165,670
6	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$143,020
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$136,390
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$133,310
9	Pharmacists	$124,290
10	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$121,520

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