The annual salary statistics of computer hardware engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of computer hardware engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $75,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $92,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $113,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $135,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $158,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer hardware engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $158,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $113,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $75,800.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer hardware engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $113,450 | 1.67% | 4.19% |
| 2016 | $111,560 | -2.03% | - |
| 2015 | $113,820 | 0.08% | - |
| 2014 | $113,730 | 2.27% | - |
| 2013 | $111,150 | 2.20% | - |
| 2012 | $108,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $113,450 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for computer hardware engineers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of computer hardware engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 27.3 percent (27.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Worcester and 14.5 percent (14.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Springfield.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
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| Worcester | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
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| Framingham | |
| Springfield |