Side-by-side distribution
Massachusetts
$125,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 68.9%
- Live roles
- 3,125
New York State
$160,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 75.5%
- Live roles
- 20,707
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
Sr. Staff Program Manager & Chief of Staff, Operations
Psych Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP, Psych APRN)
Machine Learning Research Engineer (LLMs & AI Systems)
Staff Field Application Engineer
Highest-paying jobs
Director, Client Services
Sr. Business Development Leader - S&T Market
Performance Marketing Manager
Chief Legal Officer (CLO) ($1M-$5M salary)
Revenue Leader, Brand Partnerships
Paid Search/SEO Manager
Senior Staff Frontend Engineer ($500k - $1.5m salary)
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Senior Staff React Native Engineer ($500k - 1.5m salary)
Senior Staff Backend Engineer ($500k - $1.5m salary)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 157 |
Formlabs
|
$130,000 | 85 |
| AX Axon | $184,275 | 76 |
|
JCC Greater Boston
|
$39,260 | 70 |
The Trustees of Reservations
|
$40,040 | 62 |
Centria Autism
|
$50,960 | 58 |
Datadog
|
$154,250 | 52 |
Professional Physical Therapy
|
$95,000 | 49 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Fluidstack
|
$217,500 | 296 |
Greenlife Healthcare Staffing
|
$141,440 | 295 |
Anthropic
|
$362,500 | 219 |
Oscar Health
|
$142,649 | 193 |
Brex
|
$192,000 | 191 |
DIG INN Chefs-In-Training
|
$36,400 | 184 |
CoreWeave
|
$203,500 | 175 |
DoorDash USA
|
$138,100 | 172 |
Highest-paying roles in Massachusetts
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $172,750 | 357 |
| DevOps | $169,192 | 68 |
| Customer Success | $152,500 | 472 |
| Product Manager | $150,000 | 322 |
| Recruiter | $145,000 | 311 |
| Data Scientist | $143,754 | 46 |
| UX Designer | $142,649 | 7 |
| Financial Analyst | $130,250 | 50 |
| Sales | $128,934 | 616 |
| Project Manager | $125,000 | 190 |
Highest-paying roles in New York State
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $205,000 | 2,594 |
| Data Scientist | $195,000 | 231 |
| DevOps | $191,100 | 314 |
| Recruiter | $173,225 | 1,900 |
| UX Designer | $172,800 | 120 |
| Product Manager | $165,000 | 3,323 |
| Customer Success | $165,000 | 3,640 |
| Sales | $162,500 | 5,302 |
| Marketing Manager | $145,000 | 2,001 |
| Project Manager | $132,750 | 1,492 |
Massachusetts vs New York State: which pays more?
The median for Massachusetts is $125,000 per year (typically $75,000–$176,725), versus $160,000 for New York State ($105,000–$211,819). That puts New York State about 28% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Massachusetts and New York State 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.