Quality control pay: Boston and Cambridge vs San Francisco Bay Area
Across all levels, the middle posting in San Francisco Bay Area is about 23% lower than in Boston and Cambridge.
The overall figures mix levels: manager and director roles are 48% of postings with pay in Boston and Cambridge and 25% in San Francisco Bay Area, so compare the same level where you can.
Boston and Cambridge, all levels
US$133k
Middle half US$96k to US$198k
about CA$186k. From 21 postings.
San Francisco Bay Area, all levels
US$103k
Middle half US$90k to US$168k
about CA$144k. 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 = 1.40 Canadian dollars) and are rounded.