Side-by-side distribution
Massachusetts
$125,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 69.1%
- Live roles
- 3,130
San Francisco
$200,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 76.2%
- Live roles
- 13,896
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)
General Dentist
Highest-paying jobs
VP of Growth
Performance Marketing Manager
Grants Manager
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Senior Account Executive, Startups (San Francisco)
Director Of Influencer Marketing
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Account Executive
Field Applications Engineer
Paid Growth Specialist
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 160 |
Formlabs
|
$128,500 | 87 |
| AX Axon | $176,475 | 78 |
|
JCC Greater Boston
|
$39,260 | 70 |
Centria Autism
|
$50,960 | 62 |
The Trustees of Reservations
|
$39,520 | 62 |
Datadog
|
$154,250 | 54 |
ZoomInfo Technologies LLC
|
$135,450 | 49 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
OpenAI
|
$307,500 | 486 |
Anthropic
|
$360,000 | 317 |
Fluidstack
|
$217,500 | 268 |
DoorDash USA
|
$161,300 | 240 |
Brex
|
$196,000 | 233 |
Databricks
|
$217,600 | 174 |
Airwallex
|
$205,000 | 149 |
Crusoe
|
$210,000 | 138 |
Highest-paying roles in Massachusetts
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $173,000 | 368 |
| DevOps | $166,700 | 69 |
| Data Scientist | $153,254 | 46 |
| Product Manager | $150,000 | 325 |
| Customer Success | $150,000 | 465 |
| Recruiter | $145,400 | 302 |
| UX Designer | $142,649 | 7 |
| Financial Analyst | $130,000 | 46 |
| Sales | $127,750 | 624 |
| Project Manager | $125,000 | 201 |
Highest-paying roles in San Francisco
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $216,000 | 2,985 |
| Data Scientist | $208,297 | 361 |
| DevOps | $205,000 | 278 |
| Sales | $195,500 | 3,627 |
| Product Manager | $195,000 | 2,527 |
| Customer Success | $192,500 | 2,647 |
| UX Designer | $192,250 | 94 |
| Recruiter | $189,000 | 1,560 |
| Marketing Manager | $175,000 | 1,110 |
| Project Manager | $170,900 | 824 |
Massachusetts vs San Francisco: which pays more?
The median for Massachusetts is $125,000 per year (typically $75,000–$177,500), 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.