Mid-level Java Developer salary in Boston, MA

Based on 38 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Quincy, North Quincy, Framingham, Portsmouth, Malden.

Median salary$122,985
Middle 50%$103k–$131.1k
vs. all levels here−0%comparison median $123,328
Filings38FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $100,630 and $145,008.
PercentileSalary
10th$102,270
25th$103,000
50th (median)$122,985
75th$131,082
90th$132,900

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $110k $140k FY2020: median $92,000 (64 filings) FY2021: median $96,242 (48 filings) FY2022: median $99,944 (40 filings) FY2023: median $108,181 (30 filings) FY2024: median $112,986 (14 filings) FY2025: median $115,000 (17 filings) FY2026: median $131,082 (21 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 64 filings FY20 FY2021: 48 filings FY21 FY2022: 40 filings FY22 FY2023: 30 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 21 filings FY26 64
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$92,000$91,874$96,35064
FY2021$96,242$96,242$99,96348
FY2022$99,944$98,467$104,25040
FY2023$108,181$108,181$112,29930
FY2024$112,986$112,986$120,75014
FY2025$115,000$102,814$122,97017
FY2026$131,082$114,400$131,08221

Cost of living

Boston's median mid-level Java Developer salary of $122,985 is worth about $113,600 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Iris Softwaretoo few4
Anvi Consultingtoo few2
Elite IT Technologiestoo few2
Nextgen IT Solutionstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $122,985 38
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.