Senior Full Stack Developer salary in Boston, MA

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Waltham, Framingham, Quincy, Somerville, Cambridge.

Median salary$155,759
Middle 50%$152.2k–$171.9k
vs. all levels here+19%comparison median $131,082
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $123,170 and $209,450.
PercentileSalary
10th$148,061
25th$152,183
50th (median)$155,759
75th$171,900
90th$202,175

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $130k $160k FY2020: median $115,000 (23 filings) FY2021: median $123,626 (13 filings) FY2022: median $130,000 (26 filings) FY2023: median $129,189 (23 filings) FY2024: median $145,423 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 23 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 26 filings FY22 FY2023: 23 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 26
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$115,000$110,240$120,70623
FY2021$123,626$119,933$135,00013
FY2022$130,000$127,295$135,00026
FY2023$129,189$129,189$135,30423
FY2024$145,423$135,304$157,12516
FY2025–––8
FY2026–––4

Cost of living

Boston's median senior Full Stack Developer salary of $155,759 is worth about $143,900 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
John Hancock Life Insurance Company (USA)too few4
Commonwealth Equity Servicestoo 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.