Software Engineer salary in Boston
Average Base Salary in Boston
$116,263
$14,680
Additional Cash Compensation
$130,943
Total Compensation
Median: 113,000
Min: $45K
Max: $210K
How Much Does a Software Engineer Make in Boston?
The average salary for a Software Engineer in Boston is $116,263. The average additional cash compensation for a Software Engineer in Boston is $14,680. The average total compensation for a Software Engineer in Boston is $130,943. Software Engineer salaries are based on responses gathered by Built In from anonymous Software Engineer employees in Boston.
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Software Engineer jobs in Boston

Software Engineer
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Software Engineer, Cohere Health, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts (Hybrid)
Company Overview:
Cohere Health is illuminating healthcare for patients, their doctors, and all those who are important in a patient’s healthcare experience, both in and out of the doctors office. Founded in August, 2019, we are obsessed with eliminating wasteful friction patients and doctors experience in areas that have nothing to do with health and treatment, particularly

Job Summary: Are you an engineer who is passionate about exploring and applying technology to help solve real world end customer business problems? Are you keen on engaging in an agile process, iteratively delivering, and applying design patterns/architectures correctly? Do you possess a strong desire to learn and contribute solutions and ideas to a broad team?Nuance's Software Engineers/Developers develop next-generation technologies that

Job Summary: Are you an engineer who is passionate about exploring and applying technology to help solve real world end customer business problems? Are you keen on engaging in an agile process, iteratively delivering, and applying design patterns/architectures correctly? Do you possess a strong desire to learn and contribute solutions and ideas to a broad team?Nuance's Software Engineers/Developers develop next-generation technologies that

Software Engineer
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Simply Business is more than our name. It's how we approach insurance: Make it clear. Make it simple. Make it affordable. By combining exceptional talent, technology, data, and knowledge, Simply Business is the go-to online insurance brokerage that protects small businesses and the entrepreneurs who work hard to build them.
We want team members who have the drive to challenge boundaries. If you’re smart and passionate about delivering brilliant

Chewy is seeking a Software Engineer to join our team in Boston, MA. The expectations of the prospective candidate will be the design, development, testing, implementation, and support of applications and related integrations. In this role, the ideal candidate will engage in iterative development, testing, and make contributions to the growth and development of one of Chewy’s fastest growing areas. This energetic individual will partner with both technical and business teams on multiple initiatives and collaborate to deliver new features and enhancements.

To fight more effectively, military services must increase interoperability among legacy and emerging systems capabilities. STR’s team implements a novel software-based solution to this problem, enabling ad-hoc subsystem connectivity through message level translations. We support numerous opportunities to apply this capability across the DoD on various platforms, at military exercises and for mission demonstrations.
The Role:
The project requires

LogRocket’s Engineering team is responsible for architecting and building the system that processes millions of events per day for LogRocket, our service for understanding frontend issues, along with a host of other tools, systems and applications that power our business’s growth day to day. As we continue to grow the company >100% year over year, we have a lot of interesting and complex challenges to solve across our stack and in a variety of different domains (some examples below). To support this growth, we are looking for strong, multi-disciplinary engineers to help us continue building a best-in-class product and team. If you’re looking to make meaningful contributions to a rapidly growing startup, we’d love to discuss some of the problems we’re working on with you and see if there’s a mutual fit!

Based on the evolving situation with Covid-19 we are mostly remote, this includes the hiring process. We are in the process of moving to a hybrid of onsite and remote with some positions remaining 100% remote.Why This Role Is Important To ArcadiaArcadia helps organizations improve the quality of healthcare, and we are seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Test with a high attention to detail and a desire to improve everything they lay their hands

Senior Software Engineer in Test responsibilities include gathering user requirements, defining system functionality through test artifacts, and writing code in various languages, like Java, JavaScript (e.g. Node and modern web frameworks), python, or .NET (e.g. C#). Our ideal candidates are familiar with the software development life cycle (SDLC) from preliminary system analysis to tests and deployment that complies with coding standards and technical design.

Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer - Innovation Enablement
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Do you have the skills and drive to join a tech team that is working to digitally transform a trillion-dollar industry? From test-driving the latest technologies to creating intuitive consumer apps, Liberty Mutual is constantly innovating and creating industry-leading solutions that provide peace of mind for our customers worldwide. The Solaria Engineering team works in close partnership with Solaria Labs, Liberty Mutual's global incubation lab

Sr. Manager - Software Engineer
+58
Center 1 (19052), United States of America, McLean, VirginiaSr. Manager - Software EngineerDo you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment? At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers and disruptors, who solve real problems and meet real customer needs. We are seeking Full Stack

Backend Software Engineer
+45
Do you have the skills-and drive-to join a tech team that's working to digitally transform a trillion-dollar industry? From test-driving the latest technologies to creating intuitive consumer apps, Liberty Mutual is constantly innovating and creating industry-leading solutions that provide peace of mind for our customers worldwide. As a software engineer at Liberty Mutual, you'll apply your talents in an agile environment that has the creative
Software Engineer Salary ranges
The most common Software Engineer salary in Boston is between $120k - $130k.
Average Software Engineer Salary by Company Size
People with the job title Software Engineer make the most at companies with 1,000+ employees, earning $123,397 on average.
Software Engineer Salary by gender
The average Software Engineer salary for women is $116,705 and the average Software Engineer salary for men is $112,835.
Software Engineer Salary by Years of Experience
The average salary for a Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience is $146,873. The average salary for <1 year of experience is $100,626.
Average Dev + Engineer salaries in Boston
Job Title | Average Salary | Salary Range |
---|---|---|
Junior Software Engineer | $91,494 | Min: $60K Max: $155K |
QA Analyst | $95,215 | Min: $73K Max: $117K |
QA Engineer | $108,389 | Min: $75K Max: $151K |
Front End Developer | $109,797 | Min: $70K Max: $175K |
Systems Engineer | $114,018 | Min: $70K Max: $185K |
Software Engineer | $116,263 | Min: $45K Max: $210K |
Automation Engineer | $117,941 | Min: $75K Max: $170K |
Hardware Engineer | $118,867 | Min: $70K Max: $173K |
Data Engineer | $119,597 | Min: $72K Max: $180K |
Sales Engineer | $122,661 | Min: $64K Max: $212K |
Game Developer | $124,000 | Min: $124K Max: $124K |
DevOps Engineer | $126,205 | Min: $85K Max: $167K |
Database Administrator | $129,000 | Min: $115K Max: $142K |
Android Developer | $130,147 | Min: $100K Max: $175K |
Machine Learning Engineer | $131,462 | Min: $107K Max: $180K |
iOS Developer | $133,844 | Min: $80K Max: $179K |
Security Engineer | $134,021 | Min: $88K Max: $200K |
Software Test Engineer | $135,700 | Min: $73K Max: $175K |
Site Reliability Engineer | $143,642 | Min: $110K Max: $205K |
Senior Software Engineer | $144,874 | Min: $90K Max: $290K |
Lead Software Engineer | $149,017 | Min: $80K Max: $190K |
QA Manager | $154,375 | Min: $125K Max: $190K |
Data Engineering Manager | $162,473 | Min: $113K Max: $205K |
Data Architect | $165,818 | Min: $100K Max: $205K |
Engineering Manager | $168,571 | Min: $115K Max: $284K |
Principal Software Engineer | $173,957 | Min: $100K Max: $287K |
Director of Software Engineering | $189,701 | Min: $140K Max: $308K |
Vice President of Engineering | $197,208 | Min: $120K Max: $265K |
CTO (Chief Technology Officer) | $217,542 | Min: $165K Max: $318K |
Skills that affect Software Engineer salaries in Boston
1
Javascript
14% have this skill
2
SQL
13% have this skill
3
Front-end
11% have this skill
4
Python
10% have this skill
5
Java
9% have this skill
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Amazon Web Services
9% have this skill
Recent Software Engineer salaries in Boston
$115,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $115,000 with +$15,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
501-1,000 Employees
Boston
$128,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $128,000
3-5 Years of Experience
Female
201-500 Employees
Boston
$100,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $100,000 with +$10,000 in additional cash compensation
5-7 Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Boston
$120,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $120,000 with +$12,000 in additional cash compensation
< 1 Year of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Boston
$120,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $120,000
1-3 Years of Experience
Female
51-200 Employees
Boston
$125,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $125,000 with +$12,000 in additional cash compensation
3-5 Years of Experience
Female
501-1,000 Employees
Boston
$135,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $135,000
5-7 Years of Experience
Male
51-200 Employees
Boston
$93,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $93,000
1-3 Years of Experience
Female
1,000+ Employees
Boston
$105,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $105,000 with +$25,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
201-500 Employees
Boston
$120,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $120,000 with +$18,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Female
1,000+ Employees
Boston
1-5 Reports
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