Mid-level Site Reliability Engineer salary in Boston, MA

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cambridge, Burlington, Waltham, Framingham, Quincy.

Median salary$125,000
Middle 50%$103k–$148.4k
vs. all levels here−16%comparison median $148,803
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $94,225 and $173,100.
PercentileSalary
10th$96,616
25th$103,000
50th (median)$125,000
75th$148,364
90th$165,660

Cost of living

Boston's median mid-level Site Reliability Engineer salary of $125,000 is worth about $115,500 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Compunnel Software Grouptoo few3
Microsofttoo few3
Dentsply Sironatoo few2
Geode Capital Managementtoo 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 $125,000 19
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV $175,000 13

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.