Healthcare Practitioner salary in Boston, MA

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Median salary$58,282
Middle 50%$55.5k–$80.2k
vs. national median−28%comparison median $81,087
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $54,538 and $112,723.
PercentileSalary
10th$54,538
25th$55,474
50th (median)$58,282
75th$80,156
90th$95,133

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $60k $80k FY2020: median $52,000 (29 filings) FY2021: median $68,120 (19 filings) FY2022: median $68,120 (21 filings) FY2023: median $68,120 (24 filings) FY2024: median $56,160 (16 filings) FY2025: median $58,282 (12 filings) FY2026: median $54,538 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 29 filings FY20 FY2021: 19 filings FY21 FY2022: 21 filings FY22 FY2023: 24 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 29
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$52,000$49,088$71,21529
FY2021$68,120$66,265$72,64519
FY2022$68,120$66,893$68,12021
FY2023$68,120$61,422$74,40924
FY2024$56,160$56,160$85,19016
FY2025$58,282$58,282$58,28212
FY2026$54,538$54,538$91,36510

Cost of living

Boston's median Healthcare Practitioner salary of $58,282 is worth about $53,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other in the Boston, MA area earned a median of $77,670 in May 2025 (320 employed). The H-1B median here is $58,282, 25% lower.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
MCPHS University$58,28216
Tufts Medical Centertoo few4

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $58,282 17
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$58,282$58,28217

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.