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Chief Executive Salary in Worcester, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of chief executives in Worcester, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of chief executives in Worcester is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Chief Executives in Worcester, Massachusetts

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$132,720
25th Percentile Wage
$155,500
50th Percentile Wage
$203,230
75th Percentile Wage
No Data
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chief executives in Worcester, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $203,230. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $155,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $132,720.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2019)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chief executives from 2012 to 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$203,230
22.10% 16.24%
2017
$158,310
0.52% -
2016
$157,480
-5.18% -
2015
$165,630
-11.79% -
2013
$185,150
8.06% -
2012
$170,230
- -

Table 2. Compare Chief Executive Salary in Worcester with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $203,230, Worcester is the highest paying city for chief executives in state of Massachusetts, followed by Peabody (median annual salary $201,590). In comparison, the median annual salary of chief executives in Worcester is .8 percent (.8%) higher than that in Peabody.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Worcester
$203,230
Peabody
$201,590
Pittsfield
$184,880
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton
$178,430
Springfield
$163,790
New Bedford
$160,270
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$155,830
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner
$155,200
Barnstable Town
$152,490
Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area
$136,220
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$130,820
North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$129,980
Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$95,910

See also: Top paying jobs in Worcester, Massachusetts.