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R Developer Salary in Boston 2026

How much does a R developer expect to make at Boston-based startups? The average expected salary for R developers in Boston-based startups is 138k per year, with a range from 112k to 248k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The salary range for R developers in Boston startups varies depending on factors such as industry, experience, and startup stage.

138.3k

Average Salary

4 years

Average years of experience

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The average salary for a R developer in Boston is$138,300, which is 13.1% higher than the average Boston startup salary of $122,333. R 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

$222,900/yr

Range $204k - $248k

Average

$138,300/yr

Range $130k - $150k

Below Average

$112,700/yr

Range $112k - $115k


Industries

The highest average salary a R developer in Boston can get in Blockchain / Cryptocurrency, that is $189,000. This pay is 14.2% higher than the average R developer salary, which is $165,500. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: Blockchain / Cryptocurrency (avg $189,000 per year), Manufacturing (avg $176,000 per year), Software (avg $170,000 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 R developer in Boston can get with 10+ years of experience, that is $197,500. This pay is 61.4% 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.