IT Manager salary in Boston, MA

Based on 540 certified H-1B filings in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cambridge, Burlington, Waltham, Framingham, Quincy.

Also listed as: Engineering Manager, Technical Program Manager

Median salary$194,813
Middle 50%$172.2k–$223.6k
vs. national median−3%comparison median $200,304
Filings540FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $136,000 and $356,260.
PercentileSalary
10th$150,795
25th$172,221
50th (median)$194,813
75th$223,600
90th$250,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$130k $170k $210k FY2020: median $150,000 (411 filings) FY2021: median $159,120 (380 filings) FY2022: median $171,019 (427 filings) FY2023: median $179,587 (277 filings) FY2024: median $184,900 (289 filings) FY2025: median $193,100 (305 filings) FY2026: median $198,393 (235 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 411 filings FY20 FY2021: 380 filings FY21 FY2022: 427 filings FY22 FY2023: 277 filings FY23 FY2024: 289 filings FY24 FY2025: 305 filings FY25 FY2026: 235 filings FY26 427
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$150,000$132,995$169,600411
FY2021$159,120$137,530$180,025380
FY2022$171,019$145,000$196,825427
FY2023$179,587$159,120$206,800277
FY2024$184,900$166,100$208,520289
FY2025$193,100$170,000$218,625305
FY2026$198,393$176,987$232,674235

Cost of living

Boston's median IT Manager salary of $194,813 is worth about $179,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer and Information Systems Managers in the Boston, MA area earned a median of $214,960 in May 2025 (20,530 employed). The H-1B median here is $194,813, 9% 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
Deloitte$192,52952
Amazon$184,90045
EY$236,64323
Wayfair$198,83818
State Street Bank and Trust Company$202,20316
Fidelity Investments$169,29914
eClinicalWorks$177,00011
Takeda Pharmaceuticals$211,96711
Staples$197,43610
The MathWorkstoo few9

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $146,349 64
Mid-level · Level II $183,920 165
Senior · Level III $210,551 86
Expert · Level IV $249,720 105

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$136,656$146,34964
Mid-level · Level II$165,630$183,920165
Senior · Level III$194,626$210,55186
Expert · Level IV$238,285$249,720105

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.