Mid-level Frontend Developer salary in Boston, MA

Based on 18 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes North Reading, Quincy, Brookline, Cambridge, Wilmington.

Median salary$153,650
Middle 50%$145.7k–$163.9k
vs. all levels here−4%comparison median $160,000
Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $131,350 and $187,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$134,297
25th$145,700
50th (median)$153,650
75th$163,900
90th$183,990

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $130k $170k FY2021: median $101,377 (14 filings) FY2022: median $104,600 (15 filings) FY2023: median $115,000 (17 filings) FY2024: median $152,900 (12 filings) FY2025: median $152,100 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 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–––8
FY2021$101,377$97,211$132,32514
FY2022$104,600$99,944$167,00015
FY2023$115,000$108,181$135,30417
FY2024$152,900$140,775$156,70012
FY2025$152,100$145,700$163,90013
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Boston's median mid-level Frontend Developer salary of $153,650 is worth about $141,900 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Amazon$163,90013

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 $153,650 18
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.