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Software Engineer salary in Boston: can you afford rent?
A Software Engineer in Boston typically earns $95,000–$250,000/year, with a median around $150,000/year. Median 1-bedroom rent is $2,900/month.
Affordability verdict
At a typical Software Engineer salary of $150,000/year, spending on median Boston rent ($2,900/mo) would take up 23% of gross income. That's within the recommended 30% threshold — a comfortable situation.
Software Engineer salary range in Boston
$95,000
Entry level
lower quartile
$150,000
Typical
median estimate
$250,000
Experienced
upper quartile
Software engineers design, build, and maintain applications and systems software. Figures are gross annual salary estimates for Boston.
How much rent can a Software Engineer afford?
Rent landscape in Boston
$1,700
Budget
cheapest 10%
$2,900
Median
most common
$4,800
Premium
top 10%
1-bedroom equivalent. US Census ACS 2022 + Greater Boston Housing Report Card · 2022–2023
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