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Rust Developer Salary in Boston 2026

How much does a Rust developer expect to make at Boston-based startups? The average expected salary for Rust developers in Boston-based startups is 203k per year, with a range from 149k to 256k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The salary range for Rust developers in Boston startups varies depending on factors such as industry, experience, and startup stage.

203.1k

Average Salary

5 years

Average years of experience

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The average salary for a Rust developer in Boston is$203,100, which is 66.0% higher than the average Boston startup salary of $122,333. Rust 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

$253,800/yr

Range $251k - $256k

Average

$203,100/yr

Range $193k - $210k

Below Average

$171,400/yr

Range $149k - $210k


Industries

The highest average salary a Rust developer in Boston can get in Virtual Reality, that is $222,000. This pay is 0.1% higher than the average Rust developer salary, which is $221,850. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: Virtual Reality (avg $222,000 per year), Sensors (avg $222,000 per year), Computer Vision (avg $222,000 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 Rust developer in Boston can get with 10+ years of experience, that is $256,000. This pay is 109.3% 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.