Web Developer salary in Boston, MA

Based on 56 certified H-1B filings in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Belmont, Waltham, Acton, Allston, Andover.

Also listed as: Front End Developer, Developer User Interface

Median salary$91,005
Middle 50%$85.3k–$95.7k
vs. national median+7%comparison median $85,000
Filings56FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $67,820 and $151,661.
PercentileSalary
10th$85,280
25th$85,280
50th (median)$91,005
75th$95,680
90th$118,664

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $71,282 (27 filings) FY2021: median $73,008 (19 filings) FY2022: median $76,211 (43 filings) FY2023: median $70,720 (35 filings) FY2024: median $79,040 (22 filings) FY2025: median $85,280 (28 filings) FY2026: median $95,680 (28 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 27 filings FY20 FY2021: 19 filings FY21 FY2022: 43 filings FY22 FY2023: 35 filings FY23 FY2024: 22 filings FY24 FY2025: 28 filings FY25 FY2026: 28 filings FY26 43
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$71,282$71,282$87,04827
FY2021$73,008$72,519$94,50019
FY2022$76,211$64,850$93,66243
FY2023$70,720$70,720$79,04035
FY2024$79,040$78,000$79,04022
FY2025$85,280$85,280$85,28028
FY2026$95,680$95,680$98,54028

Cost of living

Boston's median Web Developer salary of $91,005 is worth about $84,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Web Developers in the Boston, MA area earned a median of $108,520 in May 2025 (1,450 employed). The H-1B median here is $91,005, 16% lower.

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
Horizon International Trd$85,28037
Saggi Solutionstoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $85,280 46
Senior · Level III – 0
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
Mid-level · Level II$84,718$85,28046

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.