Side-by-side distribution
Boston
$150,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 68.9%
- Live roles
- 3,949
San Francisco
$200,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 76.1%
- Live roles
- 13,929
Highest-paying jobs
Sr. Business Development Leader - S&T Market
Senior Manager, Search Marketing
Enterprise Account Executive
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Senior Account Executive, Start-ups (NYC OR Boston)
Strategic Account Executive - Boston (Remote)
Senior Account Executive, Startups(NYC OR Boston)
Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training
VP, Namer Strategic Sales
Head of GovTech Sales
Highest-paying jobs
VP of Growth
Performance Marketing Manager
Grants Manager
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Account Executive
Paid Growth Specialist
Strategic Account Executive - San Francisco (Remote)
Field Applications Engineer
Director Of Influencer Marketing
Director / VP Sales
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Whoop
|
$160,000 | 137 |
Klaviyo
|
$177,000 | 109 |
Motional
|
$200,500 | 73 |
| AX Axon | $179,829 | 71 |
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 65 |
Datadog
|
$163,500 | 58 |
InterSystems
|
$134,750 | 56 |
DIG INN Chefs-In-Training
|
$35,360 | 54 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
OpenAI
|
$307,500 | 482 |
|
Anthropic
|
$360,000 | 316 |
Fluidstack
|
$218,000 | 289 |
DoorDash USA
|
$161,300 | 232 |
Brex
|
$195,264 | 227 |
Databricks
|
$216,740 | 174 |
Airwallex
|
$205,000 | 147 |
Crusoe
|
$210,000 | 139 |
Highest-paying roles in Boston
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $182,500 | 600 |
| DevOps | $172,500 | 126 |
| Data Scientist | $171,150 | 106 |
| UX Designer | $168,000 | 22 |
| Recruiter | $168,000 | 467 |
| Product Manager | $160,871 | 598 |
| Customer Success | $160,000 | 836 |
| Sales | $150,000 | 970 |
| Project Manager | $141,000 | 297 |
| Marketing Manager | $136,000 | 311 |
Highest-paying roles in San Francisco
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $216,000 | 3,000 |
| Data Scientist | $208,750 | 359 |
| DevOps | $205,000 | 288 |
| Product Manager | $195,900 | 2,524 |
| Sales | $195,900 | 3,626 |
| UX Designer | $194,500 | 97 |
| Customer Success | $192,500 | 2,644 |
| Recruiter | $188,000 | 1,557 |
| Marketing Manager | $175,000 | 1,104 |
| Project Manager | $171,250 | 806 |
Boston vs San Francisco: which pays more?
The median for Boston is $150,000 per year (typically $107,343–$195,000), versus $200,000 for San Francisco ($155,000–$250,000). That puts San Francisco about 33% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Boston and San Francisco 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.