Expert Solutions Architect salary in Boston, MA

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cambridge, Waltham, Marlborough, Quincy, Ashland.

Median salary$178,131

Middle 50%$166.3k–$196.5k

vs. all levels here+15%comparison median $155,000

Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$140k$150k$160k$170k$180k$190k$200k$210k$220k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $140,733 and $231,389.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$151,923
25th	$166,329
50th (median)	$178,131
75th	$196,483
90th	$209,763

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$132,579	$124,789	$154,206	23
FY2021	$145,000	$118,965	$159,000	26
FY2022	$145,000	$139,961	$167,500	23
FY2023	$171,000	$143,464	$195,286	28
FY2024	$177,928	$158,540	$196,765	15
FY2025	$178,131	$172,000	$194,100	13
FY2026	$178,131	$161,538	$197,655	11

Cost of living

Boston's median expert Solutions Architect salary of $178,131 is worth about $164,500 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

Employer	Median	Filings
Snowflake	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	–	0
Mid-level · Level II	$141,302	40
Senior · Level III	$158,500	43
Expert · Level IV	$178,131	24

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.