Finance pay: Boston and Cambridge vs San Francisco Bay Area

At manager level, the middle posting in San Francisco Bay Area is about 8% higher than in Boston and Cambridge.

The overall figures mix levels: manager and director roles are 86% of postings with pay in Boston and Cambridge and 70% in San Francisco Bay Area, so compare the same level where you can.

Boston and Cambridge, all levels

US$183k

Middle half US$145k to US$234k

about CA$258k. From 29 postings.

San Francisco Bay Area, all levels

US$155k

Middle half US$145k to US$188k

about CA$219k. From 20 postings.

Same level, both cities

GroupMiddle postingMiddle halfPostings
Manager, Boston and CambridgeUS$145kUS$141k to US$163k12
Manager, San Francisco Bay AreaUS$156kUS$151k to US$176k10

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.