Side-by-side distribution
Massachusetts
$125,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 68.9%
- Live roles
- 3,110
Washington
$149,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 69.2%
- Live roles
- 5,943
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
Machine Learning Research Engineer (LLMs & AI Systems)
General Dentist
Staff Field Application Engineer
Sr. Staff Program Manager & Chief of Staff, Operations
Highest-paying jobs
Project Coordinator 1
Director of Development
Account Executive
SVP, Public Affairs
Managing Director, Digital Strategy
Managing Director, US Market Access
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Vice President of Enterprise Sales, East
Psychiatrist (MD / DO)
VP, Sales - GovTech (CLEAR1 - B2B)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 159 |
Formlabs
|
$130,000 | 85 |
| AX Axon | $179,829 | 75 |
|
JCC Greater Boston
|
$39,260 | 70 |
The Trustees of Reservations
|
$39,520 | 61 |
Centria Autism
|
$50,960 | 58 |
Datadog
|
$147,500 | 53 |
Professional Physical Therapy
|
$95,000 | 49 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 263 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$148,400 | 249 |
Esri
|
$129,740 | 184 |
| AX Axon | $185,250 | 97 |
Databricks
|
$214,700 | 94 |
|
Okta
|
$214,000 | 87 |
NoGigiddy
|
$43,680 | 70 |
Palantir
|
$140,000 | 64 |
Highest-paying roles in Massachusetts
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $173,000 | 363 |
| DevOps | $167,592 | 70 |
| Customer Success | $150,750 | 464 |
| Product Manager | $150,000 | 319 |
| Recruiter | $145,800 | 299 |
| Data Scientist | $143,754 | 46 |
| UX Designer | $142,649 | 7 |
| Financial Analyst | $130,000 | 46 |
| Sales | $128,250 | 614 |
| Project Manager | $125,000 | 188 |
Highest-paying roles in Washington
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | $180,000 | 44 |
| Software Engineer | $179,500 | 782 |
| UX Designer | $170,500 | 25 |
| Product Manager | $165,000 | 627 |
| Customer Success | $156,213 | 1,028 |
| Recruiter | $154,650 | 566 |
| DevOps | $151,800 | 193 |
| Sales | $150,000 | 1,071 |
| Nurse | $148,950 | 67 |
| Project Manager | $140,500 | 377 |
Massachusetts vs Washington: which pays more?
The median for Massachusetts is $125,000 per year (typically $75,000–$177,500), versus $149,500 for Washington ($100,000–$193,000). That puts Washington about 20% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Massachusetts and Washington 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.