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Boston University Salaries

How much do people at Boston University get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Boston University is $105,092, or $50 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $108,007, or $51 per hour.

At Boston University, the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $221,109 annually and the lowest is an Admin Assistant at $47,094 annually. Average Boston University salaries by department include: Business Development at $107,503, Legal at $118,429, Product at $176,366, and Finance at $79,553. Half of Boston University salaries are above $108,007.

17 employees at Boston University rank their Compensation in the Bottom 20% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 52 ratings) while 14 employees at Boston University rank their Perks And Benefits in the Bottom 45% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 17 ratings).

Salaries contributed from Boston University employees include job titles like Data Scientist, Developer, Marketing Manager, and Data Analyst. Comparably data has a total of 5 salary records from Boston University employees.

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$105,092^*

Average Compensation

$108,007^*

Median Compensation

^* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Boston University Salary Averages By Department

Recent Boston University Salaries Anonymously Contributed

Marketing Manager

Posted more than 30 days ago · Marketing Department

$70,000 Salary + Bonus

Data Scientist

Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department

$98,000 Salary + Bonus

Developer

Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department

$80,000 Salary + Bonus

Data Analyst

Posted more than 30 days ago · Marketing Department

$53,543 Salary + Bonus

Desktop Support

Posted more than 30 days ago · IT Department

$52,296 Salary + Bonus

Boston University Salaries By Department (13)

Product Department

$176,366 Avg. total comp.

Engineering Department

$153,648 Avg. total comp.

Marketing Department

$109,074 Avg. total comp.

Design Department

$122,903 Avg. total comp.

Operations Department

$137,352 Avg. total comp.

Admin Department

$57,182 Avg. total comp.

Business Development Department

$107,503 Avg. total comp.

Finance Department

$79,553 Avg. total comp.

Customer Support Department

$48,870 Avg. total comp.

HR Department

$113,995 Avg. total comp.

IT Department

$113,722 Avg. total comp.

Legal Department

$118,429 Avg. total comp.

Sales Department

$160,798 Avg. total comp.

Product Department (5)

Director of Product

$210,528^*

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$380k

Group Product Manager

$179,164^*

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$93k

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$380k

Senior Product Manager

$149,835^*

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$93k

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$238k

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$380k

Product Manager

$105,230^*

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$93k

$110k

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$238k

$280k

$380k

Jr Product Manager

$94,052^*

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$93k

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Engineering Department (14)

Director of Engineering

$210,589^*

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$80k

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Group Engineering Manager

$189,269^*

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$80k

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Principal Engineer

$152,908^*

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$80k

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Lead Engineer

$135,766^*

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Engineering Manager

$134,771^*

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Senior Developer

$121,321^*

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$80k

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DevOps

$113,933^*

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Mobile Developer

$125,942^*

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$80k

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Sales Engineer

$151,706^*

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$80k

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Senior QA

$102,857^*

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$80k

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$100,256^*

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Jr Developer

$69,176^*

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Marketing Department (15)

Director of Marketing

$198,628^*

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$45k

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Senior Marketing Manager

$113,241^*

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$45k

$59k

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Marketing Manager

$97,978^*

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$45k

$59k

$77k

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Brand Manager

$109,200^*

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$45k

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Content Strategist

$76,837^*

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$45k

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SEM Manager

$82,293^*

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$45k

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Social Media Manager

$72,287^*

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$45k

$59k

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Marketing Operations

$109,530^*

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$45k

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Email Marketer

$80,923^*

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$45k

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Content Manager

$73,162^*

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$45k

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Community Manager

$76,201^*

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$45k

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Business Analyst

$72,002^*

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$45k

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Copywriter

$77,692^*

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$45k

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Marketing Associate

$57,630^*

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$45k

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Design Department (9)

Creative Director

$159,069^*

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$68k

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Principal Designer

$154,058^*

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Senior Designer

$132,252^*

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$68k

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Senior UI/UX Designer

$121,265^*

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$68k

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UI/UX Designer

$85,557^*

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$68k

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Designer

$76,738^*

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$68k

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Web/Visual Designer

$75,578^*

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$68k

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$259k

Graphic Designer

$82,050^*

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$68k

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$259k

Jr Designer

$85,818^*

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$68k

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Operations Department (4)

Director of Operations

$173,245^*

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$72k

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Business Analyst

$72,002^*

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$72k

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Operations Manager

$92,149^*

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$72k

$105k

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Office Manager

$53,751^*

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$72k

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Admin Department (2)

Executive Assistant

$72,926^*

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$35k

$76k

$165k

Admin Assistant

$47,094^*

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$35k

$76k

$165k

Business Development Department (3)

Account Executive

$100,577^*

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$44k

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Business Development Manager

$133,399^*

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Account Manager

$108,007^*

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Finance Department (5)

Accounting Manager

$100,265^*

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$182k

Senior Accountant

$88,689^*

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Accountant

$62,986^*

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Business Analyst

$72,002^*

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$182k

Financial Analyst

$91,076^*

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$182k

Customer Support Department (3)

Customer Service Manager

$70,494^*

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$28k

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$76k

$104k

$112k

Technical Support

$89,797^*

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$28k

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$76k

$104k

$112k

CS Rep

$47,543^*

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$28k

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$76k

$104k

$112k

HR Department (3)

Director of HR

$157,443^*

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$50k

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$149k

$217k

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HR Manager

$112,484^*

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Recruiter

$112,229^*

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IT Department (5)

IT Manager

$119,205^*

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$174k

Project Manager

$125,504^*

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$70k

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$170k

$174k

SysAdmin

$111,300^*

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$70k

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$144k

$170k

$174k

IT Support Engineer

$107,025^*

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$70k

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$144k

$170k

$174k

Legal Department (3)

General Counsel

$177,320^*

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$31k

$59k

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$270k

Corporate Counsel

$161,934^*

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$31k

$59k

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Paralegal

$59,619^*

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$31k

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Sales Department (5)

Director of Sales

$221,109^*

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$90k

$151k

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$272k

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$450k

Sales Manager

$119,071^*

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$90k

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Sales Engineer

$151,706^*

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$90k

$151k

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$272k

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$450k

Sales Rep

$175,470^*

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$90k

$151k

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$272k

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$450k

Sales Associate

$62,792^*

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$90k

$151k

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$272k

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^† Employer contributed salary^* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.