Mathematician salary in Boston, MA

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cambridge, Waltham, Needham.

Median salary$126,960

Middle 50%$83.9k–$189k

vs. national median+7%comparison median $118,726

Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

$50k$75k$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k$225k$250k$275k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $67,834 and $263,619.

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$92,000	$80,000	$109,838	39
FY2021	$87,436	$75,143	$120,000	16
FY2022	$116,263	$84,094	$142,500	27
FY2023	$90,646	$76,125	$107,177	11
FY2024	$84,435	$69,790	$126,453	12
FY2025	–	–	–	8
FY2026	–	–	–	4

Boston's median Mathematician salary of $126,960 is worth about $117,300 at national average prices.

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

All Mathematicians in the Boston, MA area earned a median of $104,190 in May 2025 (40 employed). The H-1B median here is $126,960, 22% higher.

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

Employer	Median	Filings
EY	too few	2
Insycom	too few	2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	too few	2

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

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.