How Much Is Your Paycheck Really Worth in New England?

Your dollar just doesn’t travel as far in New England as your paycheck might suggest.

That’s according to a nifty tool from NPR. The tool uses government data to show how the prices of goods and services in a given state differ from the national average, and then adjusts metro areas’ median incomes to reflect that difference. In all 15 New England metro areas listed, the cost of living adjustment brings workers’ “real’’ incomes down.

The results for all 15 metro areas follow, grouped by state.

Boston

Median income: $37,954

What it feels like: $32,274

Difference: -$5,680

Worcester

Median income: $36,282

What it feels like: $32,657

Difference: -$3,625

Barnstable (Cape Cod)

Median income: $31,424

What it feels like: $29,204

Difference: -$2,220

Springfield, Mass.

Median income: $30,536

What it feels like: $29,908

Difference: -$628

Pittsfield, Mass.

Median income: $27,459

What it feels like: $26,973

Difference: -$486

Providence

Median income: $31,564

What it feels like: $30,004

Difference: -$1,560

Portland, Maine

Median income: $30,357

What it feels like: $28,558

Difference: -$1,799

Bangor, Maine

Median income: $25,577

What it feels like: $25,002

Difference: -$555

Lewiston-Auburn, Maine

Median income: $28,959

What it feels like: $28,901

Difference: -$58

Burlington, Vt.

Median income: $30,656

What it feels like: $28,438

Difference: -$2,218

Bridgeport, Conn.

Median income: $40,413

What it feels like: $31,573

Difference: -$8,840

New Haven-Milford, Conn.

Median income: $35,932

What it feels like: $30,043

Difference: -$5,889

Hartford, Conn.

Median income: $37,769

What it feels like: $35,497

Difference: -$2,272

Norwich, Conn.

Median income: $32,986

What it feels like: $30,886

Difference: -$2,100

Manchester-Nashua, N.H.

Median income: $37,723

What it feels like: $32,860

Difference: -$4,863