Computational pay: Boston and Cambridge vs San Francisco Bay Area
Across all levels, the middle posting in San Francisco Bay Area is about 9% lower than in Boston and Cambridge.
Boston and Cambridge, all levels
US$184k
Middle half US$158k to US$196k
about CA$261k. From 14 postings.
San Francisco Bay Area, all levels
US$168k
Middle half US$160k to US$202k
about CA$237k. From 7 postings.
How these figures work
They come only from pay ranges that employers posted on open jobs listed on PharmoniQ today. Each posting counts once, at the middle of its range. Only yearly pay in the job's own currency is used; hourly postings are left out. A figure shows only when at least 5 postings stand behind it. These are offers employers advertise, not what people in the role earn, and they change as jobs open and close. Currency conversions use today's Bank of Canada rate (1 US dollar = 1.42 Canadian dollars) and are rounded.