Law Clerk salary in Boston, MA

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Framingham, Lexington, Quincy, Burlington, Cambridge.

Also listed as: Judicial Law Clerk

Median salary$64,907

Middle 50%$52k–$80.5k

vs. national median−7%comparison median $70,000

Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $43,576 and $233,500.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$43,628
25th	$52,000
50th (median)	$64,907
75th	$80,530
90th	$207,500

Cost of living

Boston's median Law Clerk salary of $64,907 is worth about $60,000 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Judicial Law Clerks in the Boston, MA area earned a median of $143,350 in May 2025 (380 employed). The H-1B median here is $64,907, 55% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
Centurion Legal Group	too few	2
MT Law	too few	2
Ropes & Gray	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	too few	2
Mid-level · Level II	–	0
Senior · Level III	–	0
Expert · Level IV	–	0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.