Mid-level DevOps Engineer salary in Boston, MA

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Quincy, Waltham, Lowell, Newton, Woburn.

Median salary$126,250
Middle 50%$103k–$140k
vs. all levels here−6%comparison median $134,400
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $92,319 and $188,012.
PercentileSalary
10th$100,658
25th$103,000
50th (median)$126,250
75th$140,000
90th$152,757

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $110k $140k FY2020: median $95,472 (65 filings) FY2021: median $96,860 (46 filings) FY2022: median $100,000 (32 filings) FY2023: median $108,181 (24 filings) FY2024: median $112,986 (16 filings) FY2025: median $123,000 (15 filings) FY2026: median $131,082 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 65 filings FY20 FY2021: 46 filings FY21 FY2022: 32 filings FY22 FY2023: 24 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 65
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$95,472$92,000$104,00065
FY2021$96,860$96,242$99,94446
FY2022$100,000$99,944$120,00032
FY2023$108,181$97,477$110,83824
FY2024$112,986$92,182$115,00016
FY2025$123,000$103,407$140,00015
FY2026$131,082$103,000$132,00010

Cost of living

Boston's median mid-level DevOps Engineer salary of $126,250 is worth about $116,600 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Bright Horizons Children's Centerstoo few2
Granite Telecommunicationstoo few2
SS&C Technologiestoo few2
Veridic Solutionstoo few2

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.