$90,000 in Boise City ≈ $93,750 in Worcester
$93,750
Purchasing-power equivalent using BEA RPP 2024 (98.4 → 102.5). BLS OEWS May 2025 wages on linked pages.
Prices in Worcester run +4.2% vs Boise City for equal purchasing power at this salary level.
Same job, both metros
- Marketing Managers in Boise City Marketing Managers in Worcester
- Computer and Information Systems Managers in Boise City Computer and Information Systems Managers in Worcester
- Architectural and Engineering Managers in Boise City Architectural and Engineering Managers in Worcester
- Sales Managers in Boise City Sales Managers in Worcester
- Financial Managers in Boise City Financial Managers in Worcester
- Boise City RPP
- 98.4
- Worcester RPP
- 102.5
- Price gap
- +4.2%
- Base salary
- $90,000
Prices in Worcester run +4.2% versus Boise City on BEA all-items RPP (2024), so overall price levels are higher at the destination. A $90,000 paycheck in Boise City maps to about $93,750 in Worcester for equal purchasing power.
Salary needed in Worcester
| In Boise City | In Worcester |
|---|---|
| $60,000 | $62,500 |
| $90,000 | $93,750 |
| $150,000 | $156,250 |
Equivalent = origin salary × (102.5 ÷ 98.4). Adjust the base with the slider above.
Price level components
| Component | Boise City | Worcester | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| All items | 98.4 | 102.5 | 100 |
| Goods | 96.2 | 97.0 | 100 |
| Housing (rents) | 105.6 | 113.0 | 100 |
| Other services | 99.0 | 101.2 | 100 |
BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, US = 100. Housing is rents; utilities omitted in this view.
Wages in both metros
| Occupation | Boise City | Worcester | Dest. middle half | Dest. OEWS emp. | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing Managers | $159,930 | $199,280 | $151,060 to $227,330 | 590 | +24.6% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $161,990 | $193,890 | $152,850 to $223,100 | 1,150 | +19.7% |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $168,530 | $179,150 | $153,380 to $214,780 | 630 | +6.3% |
| Sales Managers | $141,440 | $162,810 | $119,700 to $216,850 | 950 | +15.1% |
| Financial Managers | $131,130 | $170,940 | $127,950 to $221,320 | 1,560 | +30.4% |
| Managers, All Other | $130,970 | $164,730 | $125,630 to $205,900 | 570 | +25.8% |
| Physician Assistants | $134,800 | $152,860 | $126,250 to $166,650 | 470 | +13.4% |
| Pharmacists | $150,710 | $132,930 | $129,480 to $152,800 | 760 | −11.8% |
BLS OEWS May 2025 metro medians where published for both CBSAs. Employment is OEWS published employment, not job openings.
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FAQ
- What salary do I need in Worcester to match $90,000 in Boise City?
- About $93,750, based on BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) of 98.4 and 102.5. Formula: salary × (RPP_destination / RPP_origin). Not financial advice.
- What do goods, housing, and other RPP components mean?
- BEA publishes component indexes alongside all-items RPP. Goods covers merchandise prices; housing (rents) covers rents; other services covers remaining services. All are indexed to US = 100 for the same vintage year.
- How do OEWS wages relate to this comparison?
- BLS OEWS (May 2025) publishes occupation medians by metro. The wage bridge shows jobs with published medians in both metros, plus middle-half bands and OEWS employment where available. RPP adjusts purchasing power; OEWS reports pay.
- Does this include taxes or benefits?
- No. PayByCity does not model income taxes, childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave. Use the figures as a price-level starting point, not a take-home or total-rewards calculator.
What this covers
Includes
- BEA Regional Price Parities (all items, goods, housing rents, other services)
- BLS OEWS median wages, percentile bands, and employment where published
- Purchasing-power math: salary × (destination RPP ÷ origin RPP)
Does not include
- Federal, state, or local income taxes
- Childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave benefits
- Job openings. OEWS employment is a published stock estimate, not hiring demand
See methodology and disclaimer.