Mid-level UX Designer salary in Boston, MA

Based on 36 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cambridge, Waltham, Andover, Cambridge City, Framingham.

Also listed as: Web Designer, Product Designer

Median salary$96,215
Middle 50%$94.6k–$116.9k
vs. all levels here−17%comparison median $115,918
Filings36FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $89,535 and $191,406.
PercentileSalary
10th$93,496
25th$94,578
50th (median)$96,215
75th$116,875
90th$146,042

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2023: median $85,000 (29 filings) FY2024: median $101,575 (16 filings) FY2025: median $96,840 (14 filings) FY2026: median $95,330 (22 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1 filings FY20 FY2021: 1 filings FY21 FY2022: 3 filings FY22 FY2023: 29 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 22 filings FY26 29
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–––1
FY2021–––1
FY2022–––3
FY2023$85,000$65,520$93,63629
FY2024$101,575$89,125$145,13016
FY2025$96,840$93,992$118,75014
FY2026$95,330$94,578$115,65022

Cost of living

Boston's median mid-level UX Designer salary of $96,215 is worth about $88,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Web and Digital Interface Designers in the Boston, MA area earned a median of $122,270 in May 2025 (2,330 employed). The H-1B median here is $96,215, 21% 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
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo few6
Deloittetoo few2
CarGurustoo few2
Ptctoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $74,940 18
Mid-level · Level II $96,215 36
Senior · Level III $123,099 22
Expert · Level IV $137,238 19

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$73,258$74,94018
Mid-level · Level II$94,578$96,21536
Senior · Level III$115,918$123,09922
Expert · Level IV$137,238$137,23819

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.