Senior Cloud Engineer salary in Boston, MA

Based on 18 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cambridge, Waltham, Framingham, Quincy, Burlington.

Median salary$154,803

Middle 50%$148.4k–$159.3k

vs. all levels here+13%comparison median $137,378

Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$120k$130k$140k$150k$160k$170k$180k$190k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $135,606 and $179,158.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$138,610
25th	$148,385
50th (median)	$154,803
75th	$159,250
90th	$173,405

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$121,516	$115,704	$125,750	12
FY2021	$127,500	$116,954	$144,778	10
FY2022	$130,650	$120,850	$147,500	10
FY2023	$142,500	$134,743	$159,000	12
FY2024	$147,846	$135,304	$162,675	22
FY2025	–	–	–	6
FY2026	$155,803	$139,366	$161,250	12

Cost of living

Boston's median senior Cloud Engineer salary of $154,803 is worth about $143,000 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

Employer	Median	Filings
Cambridge Mobile Telematics	too few	3
Google	too few	2
InterSystems	too few	2
Staples	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
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.