Entry-level Systems Analyst salary in Boston, MA

Based on 38 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Waltham, Quincy, Cambridge, Burlington, Wellesley.

Also listed as: Business Systems Analyst

Median salary$89,500

Middle 50%$86.1k–$93.8k

vs. all levels here−25%comparison median $120,000

Filings38FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $81,681 and $108,000.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$83,450
25th	$86,064
50th (median)	$89,500
75th	$93,773
90th	$97,930

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	$66,894	$66,040	$70,000	54
FY2021	$74,160	$68,250	$81,500	29
FY2022	$75,987	$72,200	$81,925	34
FY2023	$83,500	$77,422	$93,565	42
FY2024	$83,385	$78,686	$87,500	30
FY2025	$88,000	$83,725	$93,555	23
FY2026	$92,700	$87,180	$94,675	15

Cost of living

Boston's median entry-level Systems Analyst salary of $89,500 is worth about $82,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Analysts in the Boston, MA area earned a median of $129,180 in May 2025 (17,470 employed). The H-1B median here is $89,500, 31% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
Amazon	too few	4
InterSystems	too few	2
Jamsan Hotel Management	too few	2
Vnc	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	$89,500	38
Mid-level · Level II	$106,434	150
Senior · Level III	$126,630	62
Expert · Level IV	$160,000	90

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$83,450	$89,500	38
Mid-level · Level II	$106,434	$106,434	150
Senior · Level III	$126,630	$126,630	62
Expert · Level IV	$146,806	$160,000	90

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.