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R Developer Salary in Cambridge 2026

How much does a R developer expect to make at Cambridge-based startups? The average expected salary for R developers in Cambridge-based startups is 193k per year, with a range from 154k to 299k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The salary range for R developers in Cambridge startups varies depending on factors such as industry, experience, and startup stage.

193.3k

Average Salary

5 years

Average years of experience

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The average salary for a R developer in Cambridge is$193,300, which is 71.4% higher than the average Cambridge startup salary of $112,792. R developer salaries in Cambridge 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

$267,100/yr

Range $232k - $299k

Average

$193,300/yr

Range $186k - $205k

Below Average

$168,100/yr

Range $154k - $188k


Industries

The highest average salary a R developer in Cambridge can get in Manufacturing, that is $228,500. This pay is 20.2% higher than the average R developer salary, which is $190,111. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: Manufacturing (avg $228,500 per year), Search (avg $205,000 per year), Maps (avg $205,000 per year).

Tech Stack

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

    $245.5k

  • 2. Perl

    $236.5k

  • 3. Java

    $230k

  • 4. Go

    $230k

  • 5. Keras

    $228.5k

  • 6. Objective-C

    $213k

  • 7. SwiftUI

    $213k

  • 8. Airflow

    $205k

  • 9. PyTorch

    $199.5k

  • 10. TypeScript

    $199k


Years of experience

Below Average

Average

Top of Market

The highest average salary R developer in Cambridge can get with 10+ years of experience, that is $232,000. This pay is 105.7% higher than the average salary in Cambridge startups, which is $112,792. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.