Side-by-side distribution
Austin
$160,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 42.9%
- Live roles
- 4,387
Boston
$150,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 68.6%
- Live roles
- 3,975
Highest-paying jobs
Performance Marketing Manager
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Inside Sales Rep, Austin, Texas
Strategic Account Executive - TOLA (Remote)
Strategic Account Executive
Account Executive, Enterprise
Lead Systems Software Architect
Freelance Finance Content Writer
Freelance Business Writer
Chief of Staff
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Manager, Search Marketing
Sr. Business Development Leader - S&T Market
Enterprise Account Executive
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Strategic Account Executive - Boston (Remote)
Senior Account Executive, Startups(NYC OR Boston)
Senior Account Executive, Start-ups (NYC OR Boston)
Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training
VP, Namer Strategic Sales
Head of GovTech Sales
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Fluidstack
|
$217,500 | 282 |
Neuralink
|
$118,500 | 48 |
|
Braze
|
$146,000 | 47 |
DoorDash USA
|
$145,650 | 46 |
Gong.io
|
$162,500 | 37 |
MongoDB
|
$152,000 | 36 |
Tenstorrent
|
$300,000 | 35 |
NoGigiddy
|
$43,680 | 29 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Whoop
|
$163,750 | 140 |
Klaviyo
|
$177,000 | 108 |
Motional
|
$200,500 | 73 |
| AX Axon | $183,300 | 68 |
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 64 |
InterSystems
|
$137,500 | 59 |
Datadog
|
$166,000 | 57 |
DIG INN Chefs-In-Training
|
$35,360 | 54 |
Highest-paying roles in Austin
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| UX Designer | $205,000 | 15 |
| Software Engineer | $200,000 | 464 |
| Data Scientist | $187,500 | 17 |
| DevOps | $171,750 | 70 |
| Recruiter | $159,050 | 254 |
| Product Manager | $157,250 | 380 |
| Customer Success | $152,500 | 530 |
| Project Manager | $142,000 | 193 |
| Sales | $140,000 | 670 |
| Marketing Manager | $135,000 | 255 |
Highest-paying roles in Boston
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $182,500 | 594 |
| DevOps | $172,500 | 125 |
| Data Scientist | $171,150 | 108 |
| UX Designer | $168,000 | 22 |
| Recruiter | $168,000 | 472 |
| Product Manager | $160,992 | 597 |
| Customer Success | $160,000 | 843 |
| Sales | $150,000 | 970 |
| Project Manager | $141,250 | 293 |
| Marketing Manager | $137,625 | 314 |
Austin vs Boston: which pays more?
The median for Austin is $160,000 per year (typically $99,963–$215,000), versus $150,000 for Boston ($107,000–$193,050). That puts Austin about 7% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Austin and Boston are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.