Expert Operations Manager salary in Boston, MA

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cambridge, Brookline, Framingham, Waltham, Woburn.

Also listed as: General Manager

Median salary$249,500
Middle 50%$211k–$250k
vs. all levels here+57%comparison median $158,822
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $202,668 and $385,050.
PercentileSalary
10th$209,105
25th$211,029
50th (median)$249,500
75th$250,000
90th$281,700

Cost of living

Boston's median expert Operations Manager salary of $249,500 is worth about $230,500 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 $249,500, 86% 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
TE Connectivitytoo 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.