$90,000 in Worcester ≈ $88,595 in Salt Lake City

$88,595

Purchasing-power equivalent using BEA RPP 2024 (102.5 → 100.9). BLS OEWS May 2025 wages on linked pages.

Prices in Salt Lake City run −1.6% vs Worcester for equal purchasing power at this salary level.

Worcester RPP
102.5
Salt Lake City RPP
100.9
Price gap
−1.6%
Base salary
$90,000

Prices in Salt Lake City run −1.6% versus Worcester on BEA all-items RPP (2024), so overall price levels are lower at the destination. A $90,000 paycheck in Worcester maps to about $88,595 in Salt Lake City for equal purchasing power.

Your salary

Needed in Salt Lake City: $88,595

Live math: salary × (100.9 ÷ 102.5). Same formula as the static ladder below.

Salary needed in Salt Lake City

In WorcesterIn Salt Lake City
$60,000$59,063
$90,000$88,595
$150,000$147,659

Equivalent = origin salary × (100.9 ÷ 102.5). Adjust the base with the slider above.

Price level components

ComponentWorcesterSalt Lake CityUS
All items102.5100.9100
Goods97.096.4100
Housing (rents)113.0123.3100
Other services101.299.0100

BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, US = 100. Housing is rents; utilities omitted in this view.

Wages in both metros

OccupationWorcesterSalt Lake CityDest. middle halfDest. OEWS emp.Gap
Computer and Information Systems Managers$193,890$160,810$120,950 to $199,0905,620−17.1%
Architectural and Engineering Managers$179,150$160,250$131,980 to $184,0301,100−10.5%
Marketing Managers$199,280$139,830$105,600 to $184,9503,420−29.8%
Financial Managers$170,940$158,720$125,500 to $207,5205,450−7.1%
Sales Managers$162,810$143,930$100,080 to $197,4005,210−11.6%
Managers, All Other$164,730$140,760$104,260 to $175,7605,330−14.6%
Human Resources Managers$160,470$133,620$104,310 to $171,5201,290−16.7%
Physician Assistants$152,860$130,240$129,070 to $154,010810−14.8%

BLS OEWS May 2025 metro medians where published for both CBSAs. Employment is OEWS published employment, not job openings.

FAQ

What salary do I need in Salt Lake City to match $90,000 in Worcester?
About $88,595, based on BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) of 102.5 and 100.9. 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.