Expert Cloud Engineer salary in Boston, MA

Based on 23 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cambridge, Waltham, Framingham, Quincy, Burlington.

Median salary$172,744
Middle 50%$166.9k–$178.1k
vs. all levels here+26%comparison median $137,378
Filings23FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $115,436 and $192,393.
PercentileSalary
10th$146,800
25th$166,872
50th (median)$172,744
75th$178,131
90th$180,650

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $150k $190k FY2020: median $130,000 (11 filings) FY2021: median $144,000 (13 filings) FY2022: median $139,922 (13 filings) FY2023: median $150,197 (17 filings) FY2024: median $158,340 (11 filings) FY2025: median $172,744 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 11 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 17
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$130,000$115,467$143,52311
FY2021$144,000$135,658$152,00013
FY2022$139,922$139,922$139,92213
FY2023$150,197$139,594$158,01517
FY2024$158,340$157,643$176,50011
FY2025$172,744$170,508$177,08616
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Boston's median expert Cloud Engineer salary of $172,744 is worth about $159,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Boston = 108.3).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Pegasystemstoo few5
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusettstoo few3
Foundation Medicinetoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $122,970 33
Senior · Level III $154,803 18
Expert · Level IV $172,744 23

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.