Side-by-side distribution
Massachusetts
$125,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 69%
- Live roles
- 3,118
San Francisco
$200,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 76.1%
- Live roles
- 13,929
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
Machine Learning Research Engineer (LLMs & AI Systems)
Psych Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP, Psych APRN)
Highest-paying jobs
VP of Growth
Performance Marketing Manager
Grants Manager
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Paid Growth Specialist
Director Of Influencer Marketing
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Account Executive
Director / VP Sales
Strategic Account Executive - San Francisco (Remote)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 159 |
Formlabs
|
$129,250 | 86 |
| AX Axon | $179,829 | 75 |
|
JCC Greater Boston
|
$39,260 | 70 |
The Trustees of Reservations
|
$39,520 | 62 |
Centria Autism
|
$50,960 | 58 |
Datadog
|
$147,500 | 53 |
Professional Physical Therapy
|
$95,000 | 49 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
OpenAI
|
$307,500 | 482 |
Anthropic
|
$352,500 | 319 |
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 Massachusetts
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $173,000 | 365 |
| DevOps | $167,592 | 70 |
| Customer Success | $150,250 | 461 |
| Product Manager | $150,000 | 319 |
| Recruiter | $145,400 | 302 |
| Data Scientist | $143,754 | 46 |
| UX Designer | $142,649 | 7 |
| Financial Analyst | $130,000 | 46 |
| Sales | $128,000 | 618 |
| Project Manager | $125,000 | 192 |
Highest-paying roles in San Francisco
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $216,000 | 3,000 |
| Data Scientist | $209,000 | 359 |
| DevOps | $205,000 | 286 |
| Sales | $196,000 | 3,629 |
| Product Manager | $195,800 | 2,525 |
| UX Designer | $194,500 | 97 |
| Customer Success | $192,500 | 2,645 |
| Recruiter | $188,000 | 1,557 |
| Marketing Manager | $175,000 | 1,105 |
| Project Manager | $171,250 | 806 |
Massachusetts vs San Francisco: which pays more?
The median for Massachusetts is $125,000 per year (typically $75,000–$177,698), versus $200,000 for San Francisco ($155,000–$250,000). That puts San Francisco about 60% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Massachusetts 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.