--- title: Boston, MA Jobs — Hiring Trends & Top Companies description: Find jobs in Boston, Massachusetts across healthcare, finance, biotech, education, and tech. Explore current openings and pay benchmarks by employer. type: location_city url: https://www.foundrole.com/locations/massachusetts/boston date: 2026-09-28T19:12:54Z og_description: Boston, MA jobs include healthcare, finance, biotech, education, and tech. See salary benchmarks, top companies, and open roles across the city. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/lpvbya.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: United States url: https://www.foundrole.com/locations - label: Massachusetts url: https://www.foundrole.com/locations/massachusetts --- # Boston, MA Jobs — Hiring Trends & Top Companies **State:** [Massachusetts Jobs Hiring Now | Salary, Industries, Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/massachusetts?utm_source=ai_markdown) **Country:** [Top Job Trends By Locations](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) **Open jobs:** 15,213 **Hiring momentum:** -3.0% — 1,960 new postings in the last 28 days vs 2,020 in the 28 days before, on career sites tracked through both periods ## Summary - Postings on employer career sites published Jun 1 – Sep 28, 2026: 23,582 - Median salary: $115K - Salary range (P25–P75): $68K – $165K - Remote share: 8.8% ## Market Insights — September 2026 *Based on 23,582 postings published Jun 1 – Sep 28, 2026 • Updated September 28, 2026* - Pay in Boston, MA runs 64% above the United States median ($115K vs $70K). - Industries with the most postings in Boston, MA: Software Development (8% of all postings), followed by Diversified Financial Services and IT Services and Consulting. - New postings for Boston, MA held steady in the last 28 days (1960 vs 2020 in the 28 days before). *Numbers above are computed from postings on employer career sites published in the window shown below, closed ones included. Salary figures use posted ranges where available; the market median is the median of the country the pay is quoted in, as its location page shows it. Confidence reflects sample size and signal stability vs the prior month.* ## Top industries in Boston, MA | Industry | Total jobs | Median salary | |---|---|---| | Software Development | 1907 | $160K | | Financial Services | 1635 | $129K | | IT Services & Consulting | 1173 | $100K | | Hospitals & Health Care | 1033 | $85K | | Biotechnology Research | 1030 | $183K | | Business Consulting & Services | 928 | $160K | | Hospitality | 659 | $55K | | Retail | 529 | $46K | | Transportation & Logistics | 487 | $169K | | Technology, Information & Internet | 449 | $128K | ## Top roles hiring in Boston, MA | Role | Total jobs | Median salary | |---|---|---| | Software Developer / Engineer | 874 | $169K | | Registered Nurse | 588 | $127K | | Account Executive | 417 | $137K | | Product Manager | 398 | $169K | | Retail Sales Associate | 377 | $41K | | Artificial Intelligence Engineer | 320 | $181K | | Account Manager | 292 | $125K | | Project Manager | 224 | $122K | | Researcher / Research Associate | 213 | $63K | | Security Officer | 183 | $48K | ## Top hiring companies in Boston, MA | Company | Total jobs | |---|---| | [Amazon Jobs & Careers — E-Commerce & Cloud](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/amazon?utm_source=ai_markdown) | 436 | | [Vertex Pharmaceuticals Jobs & Careers — Biotech](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/vertex-pharmaceuticals?utm_source=ai_markdown) | 331 | **H1B sponsorship (FY2025 Q4 – FY2026 Q3):** 809 employers filed 4292 petitions; 7% of the employers hiring here now are among them. ## Top visa sponsors in Boston, MA | Company | Workers | Median filed wage | |---|---|---| | General Hospital | 326 | $100K | | Amazon | 1012 | $144K | | Wayfair | 422 | $114K | | EY | 139 | $130K | | Children's Hospital | 136 | $85K | ## Nearby cities hiring | City | Distance | Total jobs | Median salary | |---|---|---|---| | [Cambridge, MA Jobs — Open Roles & Pay Trends](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/massachusetts/cambridge?utm_source=ai_markdown) | 2.6 mi | 4202 | $151K | | [Hiring in Somerville, MA — Top Employers & Pay Data](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/massachusetts/somerville?utm_source=ai_markdown) | 2.9 mi | 1353 | $98K | | [Hiring in Brookline, MA — Salary & Top Employers](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/massachusetts/brookline?utm_source=ai_markdown) | 3.6 mi | 300 | $49K | [All H1B sponsors in Boston, MA](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors/boston-ma?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What industries are hiring most in Boston, MA? Healthcare, finance, biotech, higher education, technology, and hospitality are among the biggest hiring sectors in Boston. The city's economy is diversified enough that job seekers can move between research, office, clinical, service, and public-sector work without leaving the metro. ### What is the typical salary for jobs in Boston, MA? Boston salaries often run above most Massachusetts markets, especially in finance, software, biotech, and specialized healthcare roles. Service and support jobs still make up a large share of openings, so the salary benchmarks on this page are useful for comparing pay by role and industry. ### Who are the top employers hiring in Boston, MA? Top employers in Boston often include major hospital systems, universities, financial institutions, public agencies, and fast-growing tech companies. The employer section on this page is based on live job activity, which makes it a faster way to spot who is actively hiring. ### Are remote jobs common in Boston, MA? Boston has one of the stronger remote and hybrid job pools in New England, especially in software, finance, marketing, and professional services. On-site work still dominates in hospitals, labs, hospitality, and city operations, so filtering by work type can narrow the market quickly. ### Which parts of Boston have the most job concentration? Downtown, the Seaport, Longwood, and university-adjacent districts usually account for a large share of Boston's job concentration. Those clusters combine office, clinical, research, and hospitality demand, which is why many candidates search by neighborhood as well as by employer. ## Related - [Browse all locations](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Search jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs?utm_source=ai_markdown)