Social and Human Service Assistant salary in Boston, MA

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Framingham, Needham, Waltham, Somerville, Canton.

Median salary$47,705
Middle 50%$45k–$51.6k
vs. national median+5%comparison median $45,552
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $41,600 and $72,697.
PercentileSalary
10th$41,725
25th$45,048
50th (median)$47,705
75th$51,610
90th$54,013

Cost of living

Boston's median Social and Human Service Assistant salary of $47,705 is worth about $44,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Social and Human Service Assistants in the Boston, MA area earned a median of $47,530 in May 2025 (6,090 employed). The H-1B median here is $47,705, 0% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Wayside Youth & Family Support Networktoo few8
Walkertoo 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 too few 3
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.