BOSTON / SALARY
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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR

Gross income

Net (after tax)

$94,081 USD

£72,268 GBP

New York City

$99,813 USD

$52,000 USD

£39,943 GBP

Average Salary / Boston

Average salary in Boston is $94,081 USD per year. The most typical earning is $52,000 USD. All data are based on 636 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $110,100 USD. Women receive a salary of $76,100 USD.

The most paid careers are Archaeology & History with average income $220,000 USD and Aviation & Shipping with income $136,300 USD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of $131,900 USD. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of $106,800 USD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of $120,700 USD. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive $115,400 USD.

Levels / Boston (Gross USD)

Salary Levels (USD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
$10,000 USD - $14,999 USD	2	100% 0.31%
$15,000 USD - $19,999 USD	0	n/a
$20,000 USD - $24,999 USD	9	99.69% 1.42%
$25,000 USD - $29,999 USD	11	98.27% 1.73%
$30,000 USD - $34,999 USD	22	96.54% 3.46%
$35,000 USD - $39,999 USD	26	93.08% 4.09%
$40,000 USD - $44,999 USD	22	88.99% 3.46%
$45,000 USD - $49,999 USD	27	85.53% 4.25%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
$50,000 USD - $54,999 USD	40	81.29% 6.29%
$55,000 USD - $59,999 USD	27	75% 4.25%
$60,000 USD - $64,999 USD	32	70.75% 5.03%
$65,000 USD - $69,999 USD	27	65.72% 4.25%
$70,000 USD - $74,999 USD	25	61.48% 3.93%
$75,000 USD - $79,999 USD	32	57.55% 5.03%
$80,000 USD - $84,999 USD	27	52.52% 4.25%
$85,000 USD - $89,999 USD	29	48.27% 4.56%
$90,000 USD - $94,999 USD	23	43.71% 3.62%
$95,000 USD - $99,999 USD	16	40.09% 2.52%
$100,000 USD - $104,999 USD	38	37.58% 5.97%
$105,000 USD - $109,999 USD	10	31.6% 1.57%
$110,000 USD - $114,999 USD	18	30.03% 2.83%
$115,000 USD - $119,999 USD	8	27.2% 1.26%
$120,000 USD - $124,999 USD	24	25.94% 3.77%
$125,000 USD - $129,999 USD	11	22.17% 1.73%
$130,000 USD - $134,999 USD	13	20.44% 2.04%
$135,000 USD - $139,999 USD	3	18.4% 0.47%
$140,000 USD - $144,999 USD	10	17.92% 1.57%
$145,000 USD - $149,999 USD	5	16.35% 0.79%
HIGH SALARIES
$150,000 USD - $159,999 USD	26	15.57% 4.09%
$160,000 USD - $169,999 USD	10	11.48% 1.57%
$170,000 USD - $179,999 USD	11	9.91% 1.73%
$180,000 USD - $189,999 USD	8	8.18% 1.26%
$190,000 USD - $199,999 USD	3	6.92% 0.47%
$200,000 USD - $209,999 USD	9	6.45% 1.42%
$210,000 USD - $219,999 USD	3	5.03% 0.47%
$220,000 USD - $229,999 USD	6	4.56% 0.94%
$230,000 USD - $239,999 USD	2	3.62% 0.31%
$240,000 USD - $249,999 USD	1	3.3% 0.16%
$250,000 USD - $349,999 USD	20	3.14% 3.14%

Gender / Boston (Gross USD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	338	$110,100 USD
2	Women	175	$76,100 USD

Education / Boston (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	57	$131,900 USD
2	Masters Degree	171	$106,800 USD
3	Bachelors Degree	268	$89,500 USD
4	Some College	89	$77,300 USD
5	High School	47	$63,100 USD
6	Bellow H. School	4	$58,300 USD

Experience / Boston (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	168	$120,700 USD
2	16-20 Years	50	$115,400 USD
3	12-16 Years	65	$98,900 USD
4	8-12 Years	99	$93,500 USD
5	4-8 Years	97	$86,700 USD
6	2-4 Years	68	$66,100 USD
7	0-1 Year	48	$61,800 USD
8	1-2 Years	41	$54,400 USD

Age / Boston (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	76-99	1	$164,000 USD
2	61-65	23	$130,300 USD
3	51-55	46	$127,400 USD
4	41-45	59	$123,300 USD
5	66-70	10	$109,700 USD
6	46-50	59	$109,400 USD
7	56-60	36	$108,500 USD
8	36-40	62	$99,900 USD
9	31-35	72	$93,100 USD
10	26-30	77	$78,100 USD
11	n/a	124	$75,600 USD
12	21-25	53	$61,400 USD
13	14-20	14	$39,300 USD

Work Type / Boston (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	34	$107,200 USD
2	Permanent	536	$97,300 USD
3	Contract	30	$76,200 USD
4	Part Time	36	$48,300 USD

Career Groups / Boston (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Archaeology & History	1	$220,000 USD
2	Aviation & Shipping	8	$136,300 USD
3	Engineers & Technicians IV	2	$135,000 USD
4	Properties & Real Estates	10	$128,600 USD
5	Engineers & Technicians V	16	$125,700 USD
6	Management & Business	92	$125,600 USD
7	IT & Programming II	33	$124,300 USD
8	Logistics, Road, Railway	1	$120,000 USD
9	Health Care & Medical II	23	$102,900 USD
10	Insurance	13	$102,600 USD
11	Law	10	$102,100 USD
12	IT & Programming	58	$100,400 USD
13	Salesmen & Saleswomen	16	$100,200 USD
14	Finance & Banking	37	$96,500 USD
15	Engineers & Technicians	22	$94,200 USD
16	Health Care & Medical	34	$93,800 USD
17	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	23	$89,700 USD
18	Agriculture & Fishing	2	$89,500 USD
19	Engineers & Technicians II	1	$85,500 USD
20	Security & Fireguard	6	$81,000 USD
21	Sports & Recreation	2	$79,000 USD
22	Human Resources	20	$78,600 USD
23	Construction & Labor Workers	21	$78,200 USD
24	Accounting & Administration	48	$76,400 USD
25	Education & University	43	$72,000 USD
26	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	7	$69,000 USD
27	Architect Constructions	11	$65,200 USD
28	Hotels & Tourism	5	$63,800 USD
29	Public Sector	8	$62,000 USD
30	Fashion	1	$60,000 USD
31	Customer Services	13	$59,100 USD
32	Automobile	3	$59,000 USD
33	Organization & Coordination	15	$51,200 USD
34	Making Design	12	$50,100 USD
35	Engineers & Technicians III	1	$50,000 USD
36	Media	6	$49,100 USD
37	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	6	$45,700 USD
38	Arts, Culture, Performance	5	$43,000 USD
39	Military	1	$32,000 USD

Careers / Boston (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctor	5	$199,000 USD
2	Director	23	$172,600 USD
3	Other IT Career	3	$165,800 USD
4	CEO	8	$163,500 USD
5	Other Management Career	8	$145,100 USD
6	Network Manager	3	$140,300 USD
7	IT Manager	12	$138,200 USD
8	Pilot	4	$138,000 USD
9	General Manager	6	$128,300 USD
10	CPA - Certified Public Accountant	5	$127,500 USD
11	Other Engineer Career	11	$126,500 USD
12	Lead Developer	5	$125,200 USD
13	Accountant Executive	4	$124,800 USD
14	Software Engineer	10	$120,600 USD
15	Lawyer	4	$120,200 USD
16	Lead Salesmen or Saleswomen	5	$117,100 USD
17	Software Developer	10	$116,100 USD
18	Other Sales Career	5	$113,500 USD
19	Finance Manager	4	$111,300 USD
20	Engineer	6	$110,500 USD
21	University Professor	6	$110,200 USD
22	Other Medical Career	7	$109,300 USD
23	Corporate Counsel Lawyer	4	$106,800 USD
24	Electrical Engineer	4	$105,000 USD
25	Network Specialist	4	$100,700 USD
26	Marketing Executive	4	$100,000 USD
27	IT Project Manager	6	$99,500 USD
28	Restaurant Manager	4	$99,500 USD
29	Project Manager	10	$95,000 USD
30	Human Resources Manager	9	$94,900 USD
31	Operations Manager	8	$94,600 USD
32	Manager	11	$93,000 USD
33	Healthcare Management	8	$90,500 USD
34	Salesmen or Saleswomen	3	$84,100 USD
35	Financial Analyst	11	$82,700 USD
36	Other Constr. & Labor Career	5	$79,800 USD
37	Teacher	6	$79,700 USD
38	Java Developer	4	$77,900 USD
39	Mechanical Engineer	3	$77,300 USD
40	System Administrator	3	$77,000 USD
41	Other Architect Career	3	$76,000 USD
42	Research Engineer	3	$76,000 USD
43	Hotel Manager	4	$74,800 USD
44	Registered Nurse	8	$72,600 USD
45	Customer Service Manager	3	$70,300 USD
46	Construction Manager	4	$69,500 USD
47	Executive Secretary	4	$67,000 USD
48	Other Finance Career	8	$65,300 USD
49	Education Coordinator	4	$64,300 USD
50	Other Administration Career	3	$62,000 USD
51	Other Education Career	12	$58,100 USD
52	Non-Profit Organization	4	$57,800 USD
53	Social Worker	3	$56,700 USD
54	Architect	6	$53,300 USD
55	Other Arts Career	4	$45,900 USD
56	College Administrator	3	$45,200 USD
57	Administrative Assistant	7	$44,100 USD
58	Food Service	3	$26,300 USD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Director Strategy

Posted 14 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Strategic planning."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	$180,000 USD

Postdoc

Posted 08 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Doctorate Degree	1-2 Years	Expert	$65,000 USD

Intern

Posted 06 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sports."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Some College	0-1 Year	Basic	$100,000 USD

Continuing Education Teacher

Posted 21 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teach about health insurance and medical care outcomes."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$100,000 USD

Architect Ii

Posted 09 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design and prepare architectural documents for client review in coordination with structural, civil, MEP disciplines."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	$70,000 USD

Actuary

Posted 06 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Pricing, reserving, forecasting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	$112,000 USD

Owner And Ceo

Posted 03 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Running services and software business."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$165,000 USD

Primary Developer

Posted 21 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Develop mobile apps, desktop apps, websites, services, and apis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	High School	8-12 Years	Expert	$150,000 USD

Manager

Posted 14 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	$120,000 USD

System Architect

Posted 17 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project Management, Hardware Installation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	$125,000 USD

Controller

Posted 16 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accounting, HR, Logistic."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$120,000 USD

Chief Scientific Officer

Posted 15 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Ph. D 25+ years experience."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$190,000 USD

Designer

Posted 02 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	$54,000 USD

Automobile Damage Appraiser

Posted 02 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accessing damage & cost to repair."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Some College	1-2 Years	Advanced	$72,000 USD

Data Architect And Manager

Posted 24 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Data architecture, machine learning."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$300,000 USD

Chief Financial Officer

Posted 20 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Finance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	$50,000 USD

Consultant

Posted 18 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Consult."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	$110,000 USD

Lead Salesman

Posted 17 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Selling."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	$115,000 USD

Fp&a Analyst

Posted 17 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Capex, FCF, OCF, SAP."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	$75,800 USD

It Compliance Analyst

Posted 30 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"IT Risk Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	$133,000 USD

Mechanical Engineer I

Posted 19 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	$70,000 USD

Postdoc

Posted 23 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Physics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Doctorate Degree	0-1 Year	Expert	$55,000 USD

Software Engineer

Posted 17 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Programming."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	$105,000 USD

Senior Lead Network Engineer

Posted 15 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design, implementation and maintenance of network infrastructure."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	$147,000 USD

It Manager

Posted 25 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Network management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	$98,000 USD

Professor Of Computer Science

Posted 17 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Education, research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$175,000 USD

Mechanic

Posted 14 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Laboring, carpentry."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Some College	12-16 Years	n/a	$80,000 USD

Project Manager

Posted 04 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Pmp certification exam."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$100,000 USD

Principal Enginner

Posted 10 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Doctorate Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$118,000 USD

Project Engineer

Posted 25 December 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Structural steel design, reinforced concrete design, timber design, ACAD."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$70,000 USD

Analyst

Posted 01 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Databases, operations, analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$75,000 USD

Orthodontist

Posted 17 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Certificate in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Doctorate Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$50,000 USD

Analyst

Posted 19 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Excel, VBA, Stock analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	$75,000 USD

Restaurant

Posted 14 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Hire personal train manage a p&L."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	High School	20+ Years	n/a	$85,000 USD

First Officer

Posted 27 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Airline transport pilot."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$150,000 USD

Accounting Manager

Posted 08 June 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accounting experience."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$62,000 USD

Comp Sci

Posted 25 May 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software Engineer at tech comp."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	$200,000 USD

Architecture

Posted 23 May 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Architect designer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Doctorate Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$46,000 USD

Mechanic

Posted 12 May 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Maintain aircraft."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$121,000 USD

Director

Posted 29 March 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Innovation and Strategy within healthcare."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Doctorate Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$170,000 USD

Therapist

Posted 22 March 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Individual therapy, group therapy, working with kids with trauma and disabilities, family systems therapy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$60,000 USD

Librarian

Posted 19 February 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Organization, management, customer service, technical library computing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$56,000 USD

Executive Assistant

Posted 14 February 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Administrative support to chief executive officer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$81,300 USD

Project Control Specialist

Posted 06 December 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Experienced Project Control Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Financial Analytical Skills, Government, Strategic Planning, Business Process Improvement, and Government Contracting. Strong professional graduated from New England School of Technology, NEIT."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$70,000 USD

Assoc. Director

Posted 10 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Pharmaceuticals."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$200,000 USD

Director Of Rooms

Posted 18 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Responsible for the success and profitability of front office and housekeeping."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$85,000 USD

Professor/ Scientist

Posted 10 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Professor/ scientist since 3 year
PhD in biology -stem cells and developmental biology
postdoc from Harvardds."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$150,000 USD

Medical Assistant

Posted 04 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Working as a medical assistant for 9 years and finishing my nurse degree by december 2019."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	$35,000 USD

Client Manager

Posted 24 September 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing projects of clients assigned to me."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$93,500 USD

Financial Management Consultant

Posted 06 September 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"A person who provides expert advice professionally."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	$80,000 USD

ECONOMY / Boston

The 4 largest industries among Boston's employers are health care, financial services, insurance, and education. The health care industry in Boston employ far more employees than any other sector.

More than 50% of Boston’s employees at largest companies have at least a four year college degree.

The 4 largest employers in Boston are Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Fidelity Investments (FMR Corp., and Boston University.

Unemployment rate in Boston

Average salary in Boston is much higher than national average salary. For example Senior Software Developer in Boston earn around $95,000 on average per year. Executive Assistant earn around $54,000 on average per year.

BOSTON / SALARY UNITED STATES

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