Side-by-side distribution
Austin
$160,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 42.9%
- Live roles
- 4,387
Massachusetts
$125,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 68.9%
- Live roles
- 3,110
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 Business Writer
Freelance Finance Content Writer
Chief of Staff
Highest-paying jobs
Director of Annual Giving: JFund
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Strategic Account Executive - Boston (Remote)
Vice President of Enterprise Sales, East
Psychiatrist (MD / DO)
Area Vice President, Strategic Sales
Staff Field Application Engineer
Sr. Staff Program Manager & Chief of Staff, Operations
Psych Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP, Psych APRN)
Machine Learning Research Engineer (LLMs & AI Systems)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Fluidstack
|
$217,500 | 276 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 157 |
Formlabs
|
$130,000 | 85 |
| AX Axon | $183,300 | 72 |
|
JCC Greater Boston
|
$39,260 | 70 |
The Trustees of Reservations
|
$39,520 | 61 |
Centria Autism
|
$50,960 | 58 |
Datadog
|
$154,250 | 52 |
Professional Physical Therapy
|
$95,000 | 49 |
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 | 382 |
| Customer Success | $151,875 | 530 |
| Project Manager | $141,500 | 192 |
| Sales | $140,000 | 670 |
| Marketing Manager | $135,000 | 255 |
Highest-paying roles in Massachusetts
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $173,000 | 356 |
| DevOps | $169,192 | 68 |
| Customer Success | $152,500 | 466 |
| Product Manager | $150,000 | 319 |
| Recruiter | $146,000 | 303 |
| Data Scientist | $143,754 | 46 |
| UX Designer | $142,649 | 7 |
| Financial Analyst | $130,000 | 46 |
| Sales | $128,934 | 615 |
| Project Manager | $125,000 | 188 |
Austin vs Massachusetts: which pays more?
The median for Austin is $160,000 per year (typically $99,963–$215,000), versus $125,000 for Massachusetts ($75,000–$177,500). That puts Austin about 28% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Austin and Massachusetts 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.