IT salaries in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Median $136,000 across 5,784 filings, Jul 2023 to Jun 2026.
Calculate take-home pay on the calculator pageMedian
$136,000
Middle 50%
$114,100–$160,600
Filings
5,784
- Median is 6% above the median for all IT roles ($128,000).
- Most filings are wage Level II (35%).
- Amazon.com Services LLC has the most filings (181), with a median of $155,000.
Salaries by job
| Role | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 2,763 | $150,400 |
| Data Scientists | 979 | $129,000 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 885 | $118,500 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 474 | $119,900 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 222 | $122,600 |
| Database Administrators | 133 | $115,100 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 103 | $101,600 |
| Database Architects | 101 | $153,300 |
| Information Security Analysts | 94 | $132,500 |
| Computer Network Architects | 30 | $137,900 |
Top companies
| Company | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 181 | $155,000 |
| COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP | 181 | $115,600 |
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | 161 | $137,700 |
| The MathWorks, Inc. | 160 | $140,500 |
| Wayfair LLC | 115 | $160,300 |
| Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments | 77 | $137,700 |
| Staples, Inc. | 72 | $135,100 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 64 | $149,700 |
| INFOSYS LIMITED | 64 | $96,600 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 60 | $169,900 |
| Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. | 58 | $156,500 |
| Google LLC | 54 | $174,500 |
| COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC | 50 | $127,000 |
| Akamai Technologies, Inc. | 47 | $163,100 |
| TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED | 47 | $96,600 |
| IBM Corporation | 46 | $148,300 |
| InterSystems Corporation | 44 | $120,500 |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | 43 | $159,200 |
| Chewy, Inc. | 40 | $155,900 |
| Deloitte Consulting LLP | 36 | $153,800 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | 36 | $186,500 |
| EMC Corporation | 35 | $176,000 |
| Red Hat, Inc. | 35 | $167,200 |
| WIPRO LIMITED | 35 | $102,800 |
| CVS Shared Services Resources LLC | 32 | $128,800 |
| Accenture LLP | 30 | $153,300 |
| Boston Consulting Group, Inc. | 30 | $151,800 |
| HCL AMERICA INC | 30 | $116,200 |
| Klaviyo, Inc. | 30 | $154,600 |
| SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC. | 30 | $148,000 |
Level I 13%
Level II 35%
Level III 21%
Level IV 21%
Not stated 9%
Take-home pay
| Gross | $136,000 |
| Federal income tax | $21,400 |
| Social Security | $8,400 |
| Medicare | $2,000 |
| State income tax | $6,600 |
| Health insurance (employee share) | $1,400 |
| Take-home per year | $96,200 |
| Take-home per month | $8,000 |
Tax year 2026, single filer.
Local taxes, 401(k), and filing status other than single are not included.
Tax rates checked against IRS, Tax Foundation, and other original sources on Oct 28, 2026.
This is an estimate. Actual taxes depend on your situation. Consult a tax professional before filing.
LCA filings are not hires.
Filed wages are offered base pay, not total compensation.
We did not independently verify the source files. Deduplication and filtering can cause differences from the original data.