Entry-level Surgeon salary in Boston, MA

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Burlington, Plymouth, Lowell, Dover, Brighton.

Median salary$76,680
Middle 50%$66.6k–$78.5k
vs. all levels here−59%comparison median $187,200
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $66,602 and $100,795.
PercentileSalary
10th$66,602
25th$66,602
50th (median)$76,680
75th$78,540
90th$84,438

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2023: median $79,747 (10 filings) FY2025: median $66,602 (11 filings) FY2026: median $76,680 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 5 filings FY21 FY2022: 5 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 7 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 11
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–––0
FY2021–––5
FY2022–––5
FY2023$79,747$76,680$179,82810
FY2024–––7
FY2025$66,602$66,602$72,57111
FY2026$76,680$76,680$84,43810

Cost of living

Boston's median entry-level Surgeon salary of $76,680 is worth about $70,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Surgeons, All Other in the Boston, MA area earned a median of $239,200+ in May 2025 (520 employed). The H-1B median here is $76,680, 80% 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
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center$72,00015
Mass General Brigham Incorporatedtoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $76,680 21
Mid-level · Level II $320,000 17
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$66,602$76,68021
Mid-level · Level II$107,910$320,00017

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.