HR pay: Boston and Cambridge vs San Francisco Bay Area
Across all levels, the middle posting is about the same in both places.
The overall figures mix levels: manager and director roles are 93% of postings with pay in Boston and Cambridge and 75% in San Francisco Bay Area, so compare the same level where you can.
Boston and Cambridge, all levels
US$207k
Middle half US$180k to US$270k
about CA$294k. From 14 postings.
San Francisco Bay Area, all levels
US$210k
Middle half US$197k to US$230k
about CA$297k. From 8 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.