Regulatory Affairs Specialist salary in Worcester, MA

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings in the Worcester, MA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Northborough, Westborough, Dudley, Milford.

Also listed as: Compliance Specialist

Median salary$83,817
Middle 50%$62.9k–$87.7k
vs. national median−6%comparison median $89,107
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $57,432 and $147,567.
PercentileSalary
10th$62,000
25th$62,924
50th (median)$83,817
75th$87,695
90th$114,340

Cost of living

Worcester's median Regulatory Affairs Specialist salary of $83,817 is worth about $81,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Regulatory Affairs Specialists in the Worcester, MA area earned a median of $91,730 in May 2025 (830 employed). The H-1B median here is $83,817, 9% lower.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Genzyme Therapeutic Products Limited Partnershiptoo few2
Quality Pharmacytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.