Google salaries in Boston, MA

Based on 181 certified H-1B filings by Google in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$173,000
Middle 50%$153k–$193k
vs. all employers here+39%comparison median $124,259
Filings181FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $123,800 and $300,997.
PercentileSalary
10th$141,000
25th$153,000
50th (median)$173,000
75th$193,000
90th$213,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $155k $190k FY2020: median $135,000 (99 filings) FY2021: median $144,000 (131 filings) FY2022: median $151,000 (169 filings) FY2023: median $151,500 (124 filings) FY2024: median $163,000 (103 filings) FY2025: median $169,000 (105 filings) FY2026: median $177,750 (76 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 99 filings FY20 FY2021: 131 filings FY21 FY2022: 169 filings FY22 FY2023: 124 filings FY23 FY2024: 103 filings FY24 FY2025: 105 filings FY25 FY2026: 76 filings FY26 169
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$135,000$113,000$150,00099
FY2021$144,000$127,000$157,750131
FY2022$151,000$134,000$166,000169
FY2023$151,500$139,250$168,000124
FY2024$163,000$150,500$171,575103
FY2025$169,000$154,000$193,000105
FY2026$177,750$151,750$189,50076

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$173,000131
Research Scientist (Computer Science)$248,00015
Sales Engineer$154,00010
Data Scientisttoo few7
Market Research Analysttoo few5
Network Architecttoo few2
Graphic Designertoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Boston, MA.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 1
Mid-level · Level II $167,000 97
Senior · Level III $197,000 47
Expert · Level IV $213,000 22

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.