What data jobs pay in Boston

Data leadership postings in Boston, Massachusetts state the most, a median base salary of $184K. From 244 data job postings that listed a pay range in the last year.
Data leadership107 postings
$184K
Data engineer53 postings
$159K
Data scientist84 postings
$149K
Middle half of postingsMedian

Hiring in Boston right now

Open data jobs on employers' own hiring pages, checked daily.

259
open data jobs
107
employers hiring
38
new in the last 7 days

Who pays the most

Median stated base across each employer's Boston data postings. Of 32 employers with four or more postings that listed pay, these state the most.

  1. 1Klaviyo6 postings with pay$213K
  2. 2AstraZeneca8 postings with pay$209K
  3. 3Takeda Pharmaceutical18 postings with pay$198K
  4. 4Analog4 postings with pay$198K
  5. 5Vertex Pharmaceuticals82 postings with pay$191K
  6. 6Eli Lilly7 postings with pay$181K
  7. 7Iambic Therapeutics5 postings with pay$167K
  8. 8RTX10 postings with pay$156K

Boston and New York side by side

New York postings state more for every role both cities have enough postings to compare.

BostonNew York
$184K
Data leadershipNew York 6% higher
$196K
$159K
Data engineerNew York 17% higher
$186K
$149K
Data scientistNew York 12% higher
$168K

What data jobs pay in New York

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259 data jobs in Boston, newest first. Every one links to the employer's own posting.

83 hybrid27 remote149 on-site or not stated

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Common questions

What do data leaders make in Boston?

Data leadership postings in Boston stated a median base salary of $184K in the last year. The middle half stated $160K to $229K, across 107 postings with a pay range.

What does a data engineer make in Boston?

Data engineer postings in Boston stated a median base salary of $159K in the last year. The middle half stated $124K to $179K, across 53 postings with a pay range.

What does a data scientist make in Boston?

Data scientist postings in Boston stated a median base salary of $149K in the last year. The middle half stated $123K to $185K, across 84 postings with a pay range.

Why are these figures lower than Levels.fyi or Glassdoor?

Those sites show pay that people report, often including stock and bonus. We show the base salary employers state in their own job postings, which is lower but covers every employer that posts a range, and each figure comes with jobs you can apply to today.

Base pay that employers stated in their own Boston postings, first seen since November 2025, one posting per employer and title, at the midpoint of each range. Actual offers can differ. A role needs 40 postings with pay before it appears. Updated . How we count