Mid-level IT Manager salary in Worcester, MA

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Worcester, MA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Westborough, Shrewsbury, Milford, North Grafton, Southborough.

Also listed as: Engineering Manager, Technical Program Manager

Median salary$148,000
Middle 50%$147.5k–$175k
vs. all levels here−16%comparison median $175,703
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $136,136 and $190,842.
PercentileSalary
10th$137,270
25th$147,472
50th (median)$148,000
75th$175,000
90th$175,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $135k $170k FY2020: median $115,406 (13 filings) FY2021: median $129,000 (11 filings) FY2024: median $155,000 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 6 filings FY22 FY2023: 6 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 5 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 13
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$115,406$110,000$133,00013
FY2021$129,000$129,000$134,50011
FY2022–––6
FY2023–––6
FY2024$155,000$150,554$171,59812
FY2025–––5
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Worcester's median mid-level IT Manager salary of $148,000 is worth about $144,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Worcester = 102.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer and Information Systems Managers in the Worcester, MA area earned a median of $193,890 in May 2025 (1,150 employed). The H-1B median here is $148,000, 24% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
eClinicalWorkstoo few4
Amazontoo few3
Mastektoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $148,000 12
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV $228,600 10

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$147,472$148,00012
Expert · Level IV$190,320$228,60010

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.