Full Stack Developer salary in Boston, MA

Based on 122 certified H-1B filings in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Waltham, Framingham, Quincy, Somerville, Cambridge.

Median salary$131,082
Middle 50%$107.1k–$142.4k
vs. national median+16%comparison median $112,986
Filings122FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,471 and $208,950.
PercentileSalary
10th$98,072
25th$107,077
50th (median)$131,082
75th$142,392
90th$169,160

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $110k $140k FY2020: median $105,000 (92 filings) FY2021: median $99,972 (66 filings) FY2022: median $130,000 (90 filings) FY2023: median $126,611 (71 filings) FY2024: median $122,044 (58 filings) FY2025: median $122,970 (64 filings) FY2026: median $133,059 (58 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 92 filings FY20 FY2021: 66 filings FY21 FY2022: 90 filings FY22 FY2023: 71 filings FY23 FY2024: 58 filings FY24 FY2025: 64 filings FY25 FY2026: 58 filings FY26 92
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$105,000$91,874$120,35392
FY2021$99,972$96,242$123,54566
FY2022$130,000$105,000$140,00090
FY2023$126,611$109,283$135,15271
FY2024$122,044$112,986$146,63558
FY2025$122,970$100,683$143,80864
FY2026$133,059$111,525$142,14158

Cost of living

Boston's median Full Stack Developer salary of $131,082 is worth about $121,100 at national average prices.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Fidelity Investments$134,29638
John Hancock Life Insurance Company (USA)$148,16110
Arche Grouptoo few3
Symbioun Technologiestoo few3
Avco Consultingtoo few2
Commonwealth Equity Servicestoo few2
Digipulse Technologiestoo few2
FeaturesPointtoo few2
FedExtoo few2
FMR LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investmentstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $98,086 28
Mid-level · Level II $128,001 44
Senior · Level III $155,759 12
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.