Data Engineer salaries in Boston.
What Data Engineer roles in Boston pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$185,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$150k – $222k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
40.6%
349 of 859 roles
Live roles
859
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training
Sales Specialist - Data & AI Security
Head of AI
Senior Principal Software Engineer, GTM
Principal Software Engineer
Principal Engineer, Core Infrastructure
Principal Software Engineer, Enterprise Scalability
Software Engineer: Robotics Controls
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 48 |
Motional
|
$200,500 | 39 |
|
Klaviyo
|
$185,000 | 30 |
InterSystems
|
$114,000 | 22 |
Datadog
|
$213,500 | 17 |
| AX Axon | $183,300 | 17 |
Lightmatter
|
$201,500 | 13 |
CarGurus
|
$126,500 | 13 |
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How much do Data Engineer roles in Boston pay?
The median salary for Data Engineer roles in Boston is $185,000 per year. Most pay falls between $150,000 (25th percentile) and $222,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $119,864 to $266,200.
These figures are computed live from 859 active Data Engineer roles in Boston on JobsRadar, of which 349 (40.6%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Data Engineer roles in Boston include Anthropic, Veeam Software, Cyvl and Toast.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.