Side-by-side distribution
Boston
$150,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 68.6%
- Live roles
- 3,975
Massachusetts
$125,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 68.9%
- Live roles
- 3,110
Highest-paying jobs
Sr. Business Development Leader - S&T Market
Senior Manager, Search Marketing
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
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 |
|---|---|---|
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 |
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 Boston
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $182,500 | 593 |
| 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 | 842 |
| Sales | $150,000 | 970 |
| Project Manager | $141,250 | 293 |
| Marketing Manager | $137,625 | 314 |
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 |
Boston vs Massachusetts: which pays more?
The median for Boston is $150,000 per year (typically $107,000–$193,050), versus $125,000 for Massachusetts ($75,000–$177,500). That puts Boston about 20% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Boston 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.