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Kotlin Developer Salary in Boston 2026

How much does a Kotlin developer expect to make at Boston-based startups? The average expected salary for Kotlin developers in Boston-based startups is 97k per year, with a range from 5k to 230k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The salary range for Kotlin developers in Boston startups varies depending on factors such as industry, experience, and startup stage.

96.7k

Average Salary

4 years

Average years of experience

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The average salary for a Kotlin developer in Boston is$96,708, which is 20.9% lower than the average Boston startup salary of $122,333. Kotlin developer salaries in Boston are based on exclusive Wellfound data. All data is updated on a weekly basis. Factors that may influence salary include: years of experience, title, size of company, skill-set, and industry.

Top of market

$132,125/yr

Range $72k - $230k

Average

$96,708/yr

Range $39k - $180k

Below Average

$66,750/yr

Range $5k - $160k


Industries

The highest average salary a Kotlin developer in Boston can get in Hospitality, that is $230,000. This pay is 17.9% higher than the average Kotlin developer salary, which is $195,100. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: Hospitality (avg $230,000 per year), Food and Beverages (avg $230,000 per year), SaaS (avg $210,000 per year).

Tech Stack

The top-paying developer skills of 2026 are:
  • 1. Airflow

    $200k

  • 2. Rust

    $193k

  • 3. Verilog

    $190.5k

  • 4. Neo4J

    $190k

  • 5. Django

    $190k

  • 6. Go

    $186k

  • 7. DynamoDB

    $180k

  • 8. Scipy

    $177.5k

  • 9. Heroku

    $176.5k

  • 10. scikit-learn

    $175k


Years of experience

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Average

Top of Market

The highest average salary Kotlin developer in Boston can get with 7-10 years of experience, that is $180,000. This pay is 47.1% higher than the average salary in Boston startups, which is $122,333. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.