Entry-level Marketing Manager salary in Boston, MA

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cambridge, Framingham, Waltham, Marlborough, East Walpole.

Also listed as: Product Marketing Manager

Median salary$131,747
Middle 50%$123.8k–$136.3k
vs. all levels here−23%comparison median $170,000
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $110,531 and $161,490.
PercentileSalary
10th$115,266
25th$123,750
50th (median)$131,747
75th$136,250
90th$141,300

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $105k $140k FY2020: median $96,425 (16 filings) FY2021: median $84,500 (14 filings) FY2022: median $90,000 (11 filings) FY2023: median $105,000 (11 filings) FY2024: median $108,000 (17 filings) FY2025: median $125,040 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 16 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 17
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$96,425$82,628$102,19016
FY2021$84,500$82,994$100,00514
FY2022$90,000$88,421$108,12511
FY2023$105,000$100,663$128,30011
FY2024$108,000$102,000$110,53117
FY2025$125,040$120,000$133,50011
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Boston's median entry-level Marketing Manager salary of $131,747 is worth about $121,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Marketing Managers in the Boston, MA area earned a median of $213,910 in May 2025 (11,940 employed). The H-1B median here is $131,747, 38% lower.

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
Staplestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $131,747 16
Mid-level · Level II $167,856 27
Senior · Level III $207,500 14
Expert · Level IV $240,989 20

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$110,531$131,74716
Mid-level · Level II$167,856$167,85627
Senior · Level III$203,944$207,50014
Expert · Level IV$219,357$240,98920

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.