Cybersecurity salary in Boston
What employers are offering right now, from 16 live Cybersecurity postings in Boston that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.
Median
$216k
a year, base pay
Middle half
$192k–$283k
25th to 75th percentile
Highest posted
$320k
range midpoint
How the offers are spread
$102k
$129k
$157k
$184k
$211k
$238k
$266k
$293k
Cybersecurity pay by level
| Level | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Staff & principal | $280k | 7 |
Top-paying companies for Cybersecurity roles
| Company | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Suno | $320k | 5 |
| Datadog | $216k | 3 |
| Cambridge Mobile Telematics | $192k | 3 |
Highest-paying open Cybersecurity jobs
All 17 open jobs →Staff Software Engineer, Detection & Response
Boston · NYC Full-time $277k – $364k/yr
awsDirect from employer Aug 4
Manager, Customer Success – Cyber
Boston, MA; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY; Seattle, WA; Washington, DC $265k – $320k/yr
visa sponsorshiprecruitingcustomer successsaasDirect from employer 25d ago
Senior / Staff Application Security Engineer
Boston · NYC Full-time $230k – $330k/yr
awsllmDirect from employer Aug 4
Group Product Manager - Code Security
Boston, Massachusetts, USA; New York, New York, USA $244k – $305k/yr
product managementcustomer successdevopssreDirect from employer Jun 23
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Cybersecurity salary: common questions
- What is the average Cybersecurity salary in Boston?
- The median midpoint of 16 live Cybersecurity postings in Boston is $216k a year. Half of them fall between $192k and $283k.
- Which companies pay Cybersecurity roles the most?
- Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Suno ($320k), Datadog ($216k), Cambridge Mobile Telematics ($192k).
- Where do these numbers come from?
- From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.
Other salaries in Boston
- AI & Machine Learning · $235k
- Legal & Compliance · $219k
- Software Engineer · $216k
- Product Manager · $213k
- Engineering Manager · $209k
- Data Scientist · $209k
- Data Analyst · $191k
- Operations · $190k
- DevOps Engineer · $188k
- Data Engineer · $188k
- Solutions Engineer · $177k
- Marketing · $172k
- Program Manager · $167k
- Sales · $161k
- Research Scientist · $159k
- Hardware Engineer · $157k
- Finance & Accounting · $148k
- HR & Recruiting · $143k
- Customer Success · $129k
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