Entry-level Regulatory Affairs Specialist salary in Boston, MA

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cambridge, Waltham, Marlborough, Framingham, Somerville.

Also listed as: Compliance Specialist

Median salary$66,560
Middle 50%$65k–$75k
vs. all levels here−33%comparison median $99,500
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,486 and $114,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$60,486
25th$65,000
50th (median)$66,560
75th$75,000
90th$91,200

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $62,200 (10 filings) FY2021: median $69,503 (10 filings) FY2024: median $75,000 (11 filings) FY2025: median $64,600 (12 filings) FY2026: median $71,400 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 6 filings FY22 FY2023: 3 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 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$62,200$60,000$67,55010
FY2021$69,503$60,600$74,86510
FY2022–––6
FY2023–––3
FY2024$75,000$60,000$75,00011
FY2025$64,600$60,486$67,21512
FY2026$71,400$66,560$85,00013

Cost of living

Boston's median entry-level Regulatory Affairs Specialist salary of $66,560 is worth about $61,500 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Regulatory Affairs Specialists in the Boston, MA area earned a median of $103,940 in May 2025 (10,920 employed). The H-1B median here is $66,560, 36% 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
Nova Biomedicaltoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $66,560 25
Mid-level · Level II $81,713 70
Senior · Level III $107,500 36
Expert · Level IV $140,451 56

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$60,486$66,56025
Mid-level · Level II$81,682$81,71370
Senior · Level III$98,592$107,50036
Expert · Level IV$115,523$140,45156

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.