Entry-level DevOps Engineer salary in Boston, MA

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Quincy, Waltham, Lowell, Newton, Woburn.

Median salary$105,000
Middle 50%$98.1k–$107.6k
vs. all levels here−22%comparison median $134,400
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $86,009 and $120,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$89,654
25th$98,072
50th (median)$105,000
75th$107,557
90th$119,000

Cost of living

Boston's median entry-level DevOps Engineer salary of $105,000 is worth about $97,000 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $105,000 13
Mid-level · Level II $126,250 25
Senior · Level III $150,310 13
Expert · Level IV $178,131 13

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.