Mid-level Lawyer salary in Boston, MA

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cambridge, Waltham, Everett, Burlington, Lexington.

Also listed as: Attorney, Associate Lawyer

Median salary$260,000
Middle 50%$169.8k–$260k
vs. all levels here+16%comparison median $225,000
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $145,568 and $370,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$162,215
25th$169,819
50th (median)$260,000
75th$260,000
90th$310,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$140k $210k $280k FY2020: median $190,000 (13 filings) FY2021: median $165,000 (15 filings) FY2022: median $215,000 (14 filings) FY2023: median $215,000 (24 filings) FY2024: median $232,500 (16 filings) FY2025: median $260,000 (12 filings) FY2026: median $225,000 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 24 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 24
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$190,000$190,000$255,00013
FY2021$165,000$140,053$185,00015
FY2022$215,000$161,250$225,00014
FY2023$215,000$142,818$295,00024
FY2024$232,500$202,500$272,50016
FY2025$260,000$241,800$310,00012
FY2026$225,000$166,573$260,00014

Cost of living

Boston's median mid-level Lawyer salary of $260,000 is worth about $240,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Lawyers in the Boston, MA area earned a median of $183,350 in May 2025 (20,080 employed). The H-1B median here is $260,000, 42% higher.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Ropes & Graytoo few4
Goodwin Proctertoo few2
Latham & Watkinstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $146,177 39
Mid-level · Level II $260,000 26
Senior · Level III $255,000 14
Expert · Level IV $435,000 10

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$99,840$146,17739
Mid-level · Level II$163,030$260,00026
Senior · Level III$196,602$255,00014
Expert · Level IV$289,390$435,00010

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.