Benchmarks · Income · Boston

Average annual income in Boston, by age

Gross annual income from salary, bonus and other regular deposits.

Modeled estimate · federal survey data
Household-level figures (the Fed SCF measures households, grouped by the reference person's age), so they read high for a single person. Why.
Median at 30–33
$118K
U.S. median
$102K
Top 10% in Boston
$256K

The typical annual income in Boston at 30–33 is $118,320, 16% above the national median of $102,000. It climbs from $66,816 at 22–25 to $155,904 at 50 and over. Reaching the top 10% at 30–33 takes about $255,744.

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Income in Boston by age

AgeBoston medianU.S. medianTop 10% in Boston
22–25$66,816$57,600$127,872Full distribution →
26–29$94,656$81,600$191,808Full distribution →
30–33$118,320$102,000$255,744Full distribution →
34–37$136,416$117,600$298,368Full distribution →
38–41$150,336$129,600$340,992Full distribution →
42–45$160,080$138,000$369,408Full distribution →
46–50$167,040$144,000$397,824Full distribution →
50 and over$155,904$134,400$383,616Full distribution →

Each age band links to its full percentile ladder (bottom 10% to top 10%) for Boston.

Income in Boston at 30–33, by industry

IndustryMedianTop 10%
Finance$189,312$428,628Details →
Tech$183,396$414,228Details →
Healthcare$147,900$327,780Details →
Education$92,292$195,432Details →

Income at 30–33 in other metros

San Francisco · $145KNew York City · $131KSeattle · $126KLos Angeles · $120KWashington, DC · $120KBoston · $118KAustin · $112KChicago · $110K

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Net worth at 30–33 →Retirement savings at 30–33 →Investments at 30–33 →Savings rate at 30–33 →Monthly spending at 30–33 →
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Common questions

What is the average annual income in Boston?
At 30–33, the median annual income in Boston is $118,320 and the mean is $130,152. The median is the better "typical" figure: a few very high earners pull the mean up. It rises with age — $66,816 at 22–25 and $155,904 at 50 and over.
How does Boston compare with the national annual income?
At 30–33, the Boston median of $118,320 is 16% above the U.S. median of $102,000. The metro figures adjust the national distribution for local wages and cost of living, so they move together.
What annual income puts you in the top 10% in Boston?
About $255,744 at 30–33. Each age band's page lists the full percentile ladder from the bottom 10% to the top 10%.
Where do these numbers come from?
They are modeled percentile distributions fitted from federal survey microdata — the Federal Reserve's Survey of Consumer Finances, the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, Census ACS and BLS wage data — and they blend toward anonymized, aggregated data from Keeping Up members as each cohort grows. Full methodology at keepingup.com/methodology.

Percentiles are modeled from the Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances, BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, Census ACS and BLS OEWS wage data, adjusted for Boston wages and cost of living, and blend toward anonymized Keeping Up member data as the cohort fills in. Current dollars, household level. Updated June 2026. Methodology.