Salaries in Boston.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 1.22x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$402,000

Senior VP of Security

Median of All Roles

$169,000

Defense DevOps Engineer

Entry Level

$41,000

Hotel Clerk / Front Desk

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Boston, MA has a cost-of-living index of 1.22x the national average. The highest-paying role is Senior VP of Security at $402,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $169,000. Boston's job market is powered by world class universities, a thriving biotech corridor, and established finance and healthcare sectors.

About the Boston market

Boston's job market is powered by world class universities, a thriving biotech corridor, and established finance and healthcare sectors. The Kendall Square area is one of the most concentrated biotech hubs globally. Tech salaries in Boston are competitive with West Coast markets, particularly for roles that intersect with life sciences, AI, and robotics.

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Top 50 salaries in Boston

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Senior VP of Security	$402,000	$342,000 – $523,000
2	SVP of Product	$399,000	$339,000 – $519,000
3	SVP of AI Innovation	$395,000	$336,000 – $514,000
4	Senior VP of Product	$394,000	$308,000 – $512,000
5	SVP of Finance	$392,000	$333,000 – $509,000
6	Chief Security Officer	$391,000	$304,000 – $508,000
7	SVP of Data	$391,000	$332,000 – $508,000
8	Chief AI Officer	$390,000	$289,000 – $503,000
9	SVP of Technology	$387,000	$329,000 – $503,000
10	VP of Mobile	$384,000	$327,000 – $500,000
11	VP of Data	$384,000	$327,000 – $500,000
12	VP of Information Technology	$384,000	$327,000 – $500,000
13	Senior VP of Design	$382,000	$299,000 – $497,000
14	Chief Machine Learning Officer	$381,000	$297,000 – $495,000
15	CTO	$381,000	$297,000 – $495,000
16	Chief Architect	$381,000	$324,000 – $495,000
17	VP of Technical Support	$381,000	$324,000 – $495,000
18	VP of Security Engineering	$381,000	$324,000 – $495,000
19	VP of Site Reliability Engineering	$381,000	$324,000 – $495,000
20	SVP of Engineering	$379,000	$322,000 – $493,000
21	VP of Engineering	$377,000	$321,000 – $490,000
22	VP of AI	$377,000	$321,000 – $490,000
23	VP of Finance	$377,000	$320,000 – $490,000
24	VP of Data Science	$373,000	$318,000 – $485,000
25	VP of AI Research	$373,000	$318,000 – $485,000
26	VP of Partner Engineering	$373,000	$318,000 – $485,000
27	VP of Support Engineering	$373,000	$318,000 – $485,000
28	VP of Quality	$373,000	$318,000 – $485,000
29	VP of Data Engineering	$370,000	$315,000 – $481,000
30	VP of Platform Engineering	$370,000	$315,000 – $481,000
31	VP of Security	$370,000	$315,000 – $481,000
32	VP of Network Engineering	$370,000	$315,000 – $481,000
33	SVP of Sales	$370,000	$288,000 – $481,000
34	SVP of Strategy	$370,000	$288,000 – $481,000
35	VP of Core Engineering	$370,000	$315,000 – $481,000
36	Chief Transformation Officer	$368,000	$287,000 – $478,000
37	Chief Strategy Officer	$367,000	$286,000 – $477,000
38	Chief Commercial Officer	$367,000	$286,000 – $478,000
39	VP of Machine Learning	$366,000	$312,000 – $476,000
40	Senior Head of Product	$366,000	$286,000 – $477,000
41	VP of Cloud	$366,000	$312,000 – $476,000
42	VP of Solutions Engineering	$366,000	$312,000 – $476,000
43	Chief Growth Officer	$364,000	$284,000 – $474,000
44	Chief Science Officer	$363,000	$283,000 – $472,000
45	VP of Infrastructure	$362,000	$308,000 – $471,000
46	VP of Developer Experience	$362,000	$308,000 – $471,000
47	Chief Legal Officer	$362,000	$283,000 – $471,000
48	Chief Digital Officer	$362,000	$282,000 – $471,000
49	VP of Information Security	$362,000	$308,000 – $471,000
50	VP of Database Engineering	$362,000	$308,000 – $471,000

Tax considerations

Massachusetts has a flat 5% income tax on most earnings, plus a 4% surtax on income above $1 million. There is no city income tax in Boston, keeping the total burden moderate.

Negotiating in Boston

Emphasize specialized credentials or advanced degrees. Boston employers, especially in biotech and finance, place a premium on educational pedigree and certifications.

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