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Job market report: Boston, MA

Open jobs, pay and living costs in and around Boston, from the listings JoRoute reads from employers' own job boards. Data as of November 5, 2026.

At a glance

  • 943 open listings in Boston; 1,363 jobs within 25 miles.
  • ▲ 202 new in the last 7 days; 16 today.
  • Typical listed pay: $125k a year ($116k at U.S.-average prices). Each employer counts once.
  • Living costs in MA: 8% above the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023 (U.S. average = 100)).
  • No WARN layoff notices placed within 50 miles.
Alabama: 359 jobsAlaska: 285 jobsArizona: 1,400 jobsColorado: 1,181 jobsFlorida: 1,500 jobsGeorgia: 1,160 jobsIndiana: 783 jobsKansas: 295 jobsMaine: 101 jobsMassachusetts: 1,406 jobsMinnesota: 645 jobsNew Jersey: 370 jobsNorth Carolina: 532 jobsNorth Dakota: 207 jobsOklahoma: 702 jobsPennsylvania: 601 jobsSouth Dakota: 215 jobsTexas: 3,664 jobsWyoming: 137 jobsConnecticut: 182 jobsMissouri: 914 jobsWest Virginia: 119 jobsIllinois: 1,499 jobsNew Mexico: 723 jobsArkansas: 205 jobsCalifornia: 7,726 jobsDelaware: 91 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 1,946 jobsHawaii: 342 jobsIowa: 168 jobsKentucky: 279 jobsMaryland: 700 jobsMichigan: 342 jobsMississippi: 173 jobsMontana: 197 jobsNew Hampshire: 80 jobsNew York: 3,724 jobsOhio: 636 jobsOregon: 584 jobsTennessee: 391 jobsUtah: 801 jobsVirginia: 1,155 jobsWashington: 2,845 jobsWisconsin: 226 jobsNebraska: 214 jobsSouth Carolina: 209 jobsIdaho: 219 jobsNevada: 274 jobsVermont: 66 jobsLouisiana: 638 jobsRhode Island: 54 jobsWorcesterProvidenceManchesterLynnWoburnFall RiverNashuaHaverhillLawrenceWalthamWarwickDorchesterGrotonMiddleboroPlymouthWatertownWestboroughCranstonPawtucket Lowell, MA: 4 jobs, ▲ 1 new this weekChelmsford, MA: 3 jobs, ▲ 1 new this weekNorfolk, MA: 6 jobsActon, MA: 2 jobsFramingham, MA: 43 jobs, ▲ 11 new this week, 3 new todayFramingham · 43Maynard, MA: 2 jobsAndover, MA: 3 jobs, ▲ 3 new this week, 1 new todayBrockton, MA: 13 jobs, median listed pay $96k a year, ▲ 8 new this week, 2 new todayBrockton · 13 · $96kTewksbury, MA: 1 jobSalem, MA: 1 jobConcord, MA: 2 jobsBillerica, MA: 10 jobs, median listed pay $51k a yearNatick, MA: 19 jobs, median listed pay $73k a year, ▲ 1 new this weekNatick · 19 · $73kBedford, MA: 14 jobs, median listed pay $80k a year, ▲ 2 new this weekBedford · 14 · $80kWellesley, MA: 2 jobs, ▲ 2 new this week, 2 new todayHanscom Afb, MA: 88 jobs, median listed pay $86k a year, ▲ 6 new this week, 1 new todayHanscom Afb · 88 · $86kBurlington, MA: 2 jobsLynnfield, MA: 7 jobs, ▲ 1 new this weekBraintree, MA: 1 jobDedham, MA: 6 jobsNewton Highlands, MA: 2 jobsWest Roxbury, MA: 16 jobs, median listed pay $142k a year, ▲ 4 new this week, 1 new todayWest Roxbury · 16 · $142kQuincy, MA: 1 jobSaugus, MA: 1 job, ▲ 1 new this weekChestnut Hill, MA: 10 jobs, ▲ 1 new this week, 1 new todayJamaica Plain, MA: 9 jobs, median listed pay $178k a year, ▲ 2 new this week, 1 new todayAllston, MA: 2 jobsChelsea, MA: 1 jobSomerville, MA: 144 jobs, median listed pay $143k a year, ▲ 10 new this weekSomerville · 144 · $143kCambridge, MA: 4 jobs, ▲ 2 new this weekEast Boston, MA: 1 jobBoston, MA: 943 jobs, median listed pay $125k a year, ▲ 202 new this week, 16 new todayBoston · 943 · $125k You: Boston, MA Dashed rings: 13 and 25 miles
Red pins: cities with jobs within 25 miles of Boston; a bigger pin means more jobs.

Most common jobs in Boston

  1. Engineer · 202 listings · typical $165k a year
  2. Manager · 169 listings · typical $148k a year
  3. Software engineer · 88 listings · typical $190k a year
  4. Sales · 83 listings · typical $148k a year
  5. Mechanic and technician · 61 listings · typical $73k a year
  6. Data and analytics · 34 listings · typical $133k a year
  7. Marketing · 32 listings · typical $145k a year
  8. Accounting and finance · 23 listings · typical $145k a year
  9. Project and program manager · 22 listings · typical $132k a year
  10. Electrician · 13 listings · typical $115k a year

Employers hiring most

  1. Klaviyo · 124 jobs
  2. Forest Service · 115 jobs
  3. Department of the Air Force Headquarters · 113 jobs
  4. Datadog · 55 jobs
  5. Axon · 53 jobs
  6. Shield AI · 52 jobs
  7. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · 39 jobs
  8. Formlabs · 38 jobs

Nearby cities

  • Somerville, MA · 144 jobs · 3 mi
  • Hanscom Afb, MA · 88 jobs · 13 mi
  • Framingham, MA · 43 jobs · 21 mi
  • Providence, RI · 19 jobs · 42 mi
  • Natick, MA · 19 jobs · 16 mi
  • West Roxbury, MA · 16 jobs · 8 mi

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