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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 137k 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.

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Average Salary

4 years

Average years of experience

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The average salary for a R developer in Boston is$137,000, which is 1.3% higher than the average Boston startup salary of $135,292. 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

$137,000/yr

Range $112k - $150k

Below Average

$113,400/yr

Range $112k - $115k


Industries

The highest average salary a R developer in Boston can get in Professional Services, that is $272,500. This pay is 55.4% higher than the average R developer salary, which is $175,300. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: Professional Services (avg $272,500 per year), Biotechnology (avg $203,500 per year), Blockchain / Cryptocurrency (avg $189,000 per year).

Tech Stack

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

    $210k

  • 2. Verilog

    $205.5k

  • 3. Keras

    $200k

  • 4. Django

    $190k

  • 5. Gradle

    $189.5k

  • 6. Go

    $179k

  • 7. Vue

    $179k

  • 8. Heroku

    $176.5k

  • 9. DynamoDB

    $176k

  • 10. Spark

    $176k


Years of experience

Below Average

Average

Top of Market

The highest average salary R developer in Boston can get with 10+ years of experience, that is $272,500. This pay is 101.4% higher than the average salary in Boston startups, which is $135,292. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.