Entry-level Research Manager (Natural Sciences) 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, Waltham, Somerville, Lexington, Bedford.

Also listed as: Clinical Research Coordinator, Clinical Research Manager

Median salary$140,795
Middle 50%$93.4k–$154.6k
vs. all levels here−26%comparison median $190,000
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $93,350 and $193,950.
PercentileSalary
10th$93,350
25th$93,350
50th (median)$140,795
75th$154,608
90th$188,500

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $110k $150k FY2020: median $110,000 (12 filings) FY2021: median $115,000 (33 filings) FY2022: median $97,500 (16 filings) FY2023: median $79,206 (10 filings) FY2025: median $140,795 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 33 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 2 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 3 filings FY26 33
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$110,000$77,737$131,40112
FY2021$115,000$70,300$135,60233
FY2022$97,500$78,250$125,49216
FY2023$79,206$79,206$90,87410
FY2024–––2
FY2025$140,795$93,350$143,00019
FY2026–––3

Cost of living

Boston's median entry-level Research Manager (Natural Sciences) salary of $140,795 is worth about $130,000 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Natural Sciences Managers in the Boston, MA area earned a median of $239,200+ in May 2025 (9,570 employed). The H-1B median here is $140,795, 52% 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
Brigham and Women's Hospitaltoo few6
Takeda Development Center Americastoo few2
Verve Therapeuticstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $140,795 22
Mid-level · Level II $197,500 24
Senior · Level III $235,102 12
Expert · Level IV $278,913 16

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$140,795$140,79522
Mid-level · Level II$192,379$197,50024
Senior · Level III$221,686$235,10212
Expert · Level IV$277,826$278,91316

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.