High paying management jobs in Worcester, MA

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Worcester, MA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Worcester, MA run 2.5% above the national average (2024), so a Worcester, MA salary is worth about 0.98× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Worcester, MA · Employed

1Natural Sciences Managers$212,600
Bachelor's degree
$129,220 – $312,790490
2Marketing Managers$199,280
Bachelor's degree
$99,620 – $284,350590
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$193,890
Bachelor's degree
$113,850 – $291,4401,150
4Architectural and Engineering Managers$179,150
Bachelor's degree
$129,010 – $260,000630
5Financial Managers$170,940
Bachelor's degree
$98,860 – $316,3501,560
6Managers, All Other$164,730
Bachelor's degree
$99,230 – $294,620570
7Sales Managers$162,810
Bachelor's degree
$72,550 – $314,900950
8Human Resources Managers$160,470
Bachelor's degree
$94,570 – $296,420460
9Purchasing Managers$157,810
Bachelor's degree
$80,410 – $228,900130
10Public Relations Managers$156,850
Bachelor's degree
$81,420 – $297,790130
11Construction Managers$140,570
Bachelor's degree
$99,680 – $207,410880
12Industrial Production Managers$138,430
Bachelor's degree
$99,200 – $215,490590
13Fundraising Managers$134,020
Bachelor's degree
$83,520 – $209,820170
14Medical and Health Services Managers$125,890
Bachelor's degree
$78,490 – $224,3401,770
15Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$120,480
Master's degree
$86,520 – $160,9801,270
16Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$115,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$75,380 – $210,250380
17General and Operations Managers$111,900
Bachelor's degree
$54,080 – $249,9907,910
18Facilities Managers$108,820
Bachelor's degree
$73,620 – $178,900520
19Administrative Services Managers$106,150
Bachelor's degree
$65,700 – $177,650680
20Education Administrators, Postsecondary$104,910
Master's degree
$69,850 – $186,570800
21Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$93,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,760 – $167,660310
22Food Service Managers$83,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,140 – $119,840340
23Social and Community Service Managers$77,500
Bachelor's degree
$59,160 – $121,5601,040
24Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$70,560
Bachelor's degree
$47,070 – $98,650220

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianWorcester, MA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$212,600	$129,220 – $312,790	490
2	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$199,280	$99,620 – $284,350	590
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$193,890	$113,850 – $291,440	1,150
4	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$179,150	$129,010 – $260,000	630
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$170,940	$98,860 – $316,350	1,560
6	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$164,730	$99,230 – $294,620	570
7	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$162,810	$72,550 – $314,900	950
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$160,470	$94,570 – $296,420	460
9	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$157,810	$80,410 – $228,900	130
10	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$156,850	$81,420 – $297,790	130
11	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,570	$99,680 – $207,410	880
12	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$138,430	$99,200 – $215,490	590
13	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,020	$83,520 – $209,820	170
14	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$125,890	$78,490 – $224,340	1,770
15	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$120,480	$86,520 – $160,980	1,270
16	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$115,180	$75,380 – $210,250	380
17	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$111,900	$54,080 – $249,990	7,910
18	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,820	$73,620 – $178,900	520
19	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,150	$65,700 – $177,650	680
20	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$104,910	$69,850 – $186,570	800
21	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$93,630	$57,760 – $167,660	310
22	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,570	$49,140 – $119,840	340
23	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$77,500	$59,160 – $121,560	1,040
24	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$70,560	$47,070 – $98,650	220

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Worcester, MA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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