Entry-level Operations Manager salary in Boston, MA

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cambridge, Brookline, Framingham, Waltham, Woburn.

Also listed as: General Manager

Median salary$80,893
Middle 50%$70.7k–$100k
vs. all levels here−49%comparison median $158,822
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $69,472 and $158,866.
PercentileSalary
10th$69,525
25th$70,658
50th (median)$80,893
75th$99,999
90th$109,500

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $80k $90k FY2023: median $82,000 (13 filings) FY2025: median $82,020 (12 filings) FY2026: median $78,893 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 5 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 13
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–––8
FY2021–––7
FY2022–––5
FY2023$82,000$73,000$87,16213
FY2024–––9
FY2025$82,020$69,868$99,99712
FY2026$78,893$70,658$95,80010

Cost of living

Boston's median entry-level Operations Manager salary of $80,893 is worth about $74,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All General and Operations Managers in the Boston, MA area earned a median of $133,800 in May 2025 (70,950 employed). The H-1B median here is $80,893, 40% 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
Boston Lab Servicestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $80,893 22
Mid-level · Level II $140,000 13
Senior · Level III $163,675 14
Expert · Level IV $249,500 14

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$69,472$80,89322
Mid-level · Level II$116,979$140,00013
Senior · Level III$163,301$163,67514
Expert · Level IV$209,622$249,50014

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.