Entry-level Full Stack Developer salary in Boston, MA

Based on 28 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Waltham, Framingham, Quincy, Somerville, Cambridge.

Median salary$98,086
Middle 50%$98.1k–$117.1k
vs. all levels here−25%comparison median $131,082
Filings28FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $63,696 and $139,016.
PercentileSalary
10th$86,920
25th$98,072
50th (median)$98,086
75th$117,075
90th$122,900

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2021: median $85,000 (15 filings) FY2022: median $90,000 (11 filings) FY2025: median $98,072 (16 filings) FY2026: median $107,557 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 9 filings FY23 FY2024: 7 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 16
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$85,000$79,865$94,21315
FY2022$90,000$79,955$93,00011
FY2023–––9
FY2024–––7
FY2025$98,072$98,072$99,32516
FY2026$107,557$91,080$121,25012

Cost of living

Boston's median entry-level Full Stack Developer salary of $98,086 is worth about $90,600 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Fidelity Investmentstoo few3
FeaturesPointtoo few2
Guaranty Fund Management Servicestoo few2
Hitachi Vantaratoo few2
Lendbuzztoo few2
Metropolitan Area Planning Counciltoo 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.