Medical Technologist salary in Boston, MA

Based on 40 certified H-1B filings in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Everett, Cambridge, Waltham, Newburyport, Beverly.

Also listed as: Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Median salary$80,392
Middle 50%$74.2k–$92.2k
vs. national median+18%comparison median $68,411
Filings40FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $47,466 and $132,571.
PercentileSalary
10th$57,976
25th$74,242
50th (median)$80,392
75th$92,206
90th$103,994

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $75k $100k FY2021: median $63,835 (14 filings) FY2022: median $74,953 (16 filings) FY2023: median $71,718 (31 filings) FY2024: median $87,360 (15 filings) FY2025: median $80,392 (23 filings) FY2026: median $81,120 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 31 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 23 filings FY25 FY2026: 17 filings FY26 31
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–––9
FY2021$63,835$60,581$68,94114
FY2022$74,953$66,901$91,16616
FY2023$71,718$56,576$82,00431
FY2024$87,360$77,667$96,88615
FY2025$80,392$75,893$84,25823
FY2026$81,120$65,000$98,40717

Cost of living

Boston's median Medical Technologist salary of $80,392 is worth about $74,300 at national average prices.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Cambridge Public Health Commission$86,29912
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centertoo few3
Brigham and Women's Hospitaltoo few3
Allotextoo few2
Anna Jaques Hospitaltoo few2
Boston Medical Centertoo few2
Interon Laboratoriestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.