How much do Architectural and Engineering Managers make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Percentile spread

For Architectural and Engineering Managers, the published 10th percentile is $138,960 and the 90th percentile is $290,440. The difference is $151,480, which is 73.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $167,540 to the 75th at $226,770, covers $59,230.

The mean annual wage is $205,030, which sits below the median of $205,130. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 19.8% higher than the national median of $171,270 for Architectural and Engineering Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $189,469, which is 10.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.8% higher than the Massachusetts median of $201,430.

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Massachusetts, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $205,130 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Architectural and Engineering Managers at $189,469 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Architectural and Engineering Managers. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 2nd of 19 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Manchester-Nashua, NH is 45 miles away, with a median of $212,050 and employment of 970. That median is 3.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $200,697, against $189,469 here.
• Worcester, MA is 49 miles away, with a median of $179,150 and employment of 630. That median is 12.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $174,741, against $189,469 here.
• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 58 miles away, with a median of $172,640 and employment of 620. That median is 15.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $169,632, against $189,469 here.

Employment share

Architectural and Engineering Managers accounts for 0.25% of wage-and-salary employment in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (6,690 of 2,703,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (220,260 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.75 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.