Chemical Engineers Salary in Worcester, MA

Chemical Engineers pay range in Worcester

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $75,700 a year or less, while the top 10% make $164,820 or more. The middle half of chemical engineers in Worcester earn between $97,560 and $127,190.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Chemical Engineers salary after taxes in Worcester

On the average salary of $114,600, a single filer in Worcester takes home about $84,041 a year, or $7,003 a month and $3,232 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave premiums are not included.

Is Worcester a good place for chemical engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Worcester area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.5), so the average $114,600 buys what about $111,780 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Worcester ($57,830). A typical home costs $482,611, or 4.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Chemical Engineers salary in other Massachusetts cities

Worcester ranks 3rd of 3 Massachusetts metro areas for this job; Springfield pays the most ($119,270).

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Highest-paying cities for chemical engineers

Houston, TX pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($155,750).

Chemical Engineers salary by city

Related jobs in Worcester

• Computer Hardware Engineers$158,400 a year
• Electrical Engineers$127,780 a year
• Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$120,050 a year
• Materials Engineers$116,390 a year
• Mechanical Engineers$114,130 a year
• Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$113,980 a year
• Engineers, All Other$113,140 a year
• Industrial Engineers$112,110 a year

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