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All Occupations Salary Information in New Bedford, Massachusetts

The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in New Bedford, Massachusetts are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of all occupations in New Bedford is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of All Occupations in New Bedford, Massachusetts

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$77,540
75th Percentile Wage	$51,260
50th Percentile Wage	$33,440
25th Percentile Wage	$22,420
10th Percentile Wage	$18,560

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,560.

Table 2. Hourly Salary of All Occupations in New Bedford, Massachusetts

Percentile Bracket	Average Hourly Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$37.28
75th Percentile Wage	$24.65
50th Percentile Wage	$16.07
25th Percentile Wage	$10.78
10th Percentile Wage	$8.92

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $37.28. The median hourly salary is $16.07. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.92.

Table 3. Compare All Occupations Salary in New Bedford with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,440 in New Bedford is in the middle of salary range for all occupations in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of all occupations in New Bedford is 30.2 percent (30.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 5.7 percent (5.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy	$47,900
Framingham	$47,280
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy	$45,510
North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$42,840
Worcester	$39,480
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton	$38,960
Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area	$38,930
Peabody	$37,980
Springfield	$37,710
Taunton-Norton-Raynham	$37,620
Barnstable Town	$36,250
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$35,910
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner	$35,080
Pittsfield	$34,770
New Bedford	$33,440
Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$31,550

Table 4. Comparison of All Occupations Salary in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and the Nation

From Table 4, we note that the median annual salary of all occupations in New Bedford is lower than the salary statistics of both state of Massachusetts and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in New Bedford ($33,440) is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that in Massachusetts ($43,420) and 3.8 percent (3.8%) lower than that in the United States ($34,750).

Region	Median annual Salary
Massachusetts	$43,420
USA	$34,750
New Bedford	$33,440