Mid-level Engineering Director 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 Marlborough, Waltham, Cambridge, Boxborough, Danvers.

Also listed as: Architectural and Engineering Manager, Manager Hardware Engineering

Median salary$180,178
Middle 50%$167.8k–$185.6k
vs. all levels here−3%comparison median $185,000
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $162,198 and $225,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$162,198
25th$167,814
50th (median)$180,178
75th$185,640
90th$202,700

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $160k $200k FY2020: median $150,000 (19 filings) FY2022: median $142,480 (23 filings) FY2023: median $150,000 (13 filings) FY2024: median $168,219 (16 filings) FY2025: median $185,000 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 19 filings FY20 FY2021: 5 filings FY21 FY2022: 23 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 23
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$150,000$137,440$156,00019
FY2021–––5
FY2022$142,480$141,428$150,11923
FY2023$150,000$142,480$152,00013
FY2024$168,219$155,000$189,77516
FY2025$185,000$162,200$193,00017
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Boston's median mid-level Engineering Director salary of $180,178 is worth about $166,400 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Architectural and Engineering Managers in the Boston, MA area earned a median of $205,130 in May 2025 (6,690 employed). The H-1B median here is $180,178, 12% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $143,312 16
Mid-level · Level II $180,178 25
Senior · Level III $194,002 14
Expert · Level IV $223,638 16

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$137,426$143,31216
Mid-level · Level II$162,198$180,17825
Senior · Level III$194,002$194,00214
Expert · Level IV$220,210$223,63816

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.