Marketing Jobs in Boston, MA

Observed government pay data shows Boston is a high-paying market, but the range is wide by sub-role. BLS put market research analysts and marketing specialists at a $102,390 median and $109,840 mean annual wage in the metro in 2025, while marketing managers sat far higher at a $213,910 median and $216,770 mean. Current posting-based signals are directionally similar but should be read separately: local advertised salary ranges center on about $114k to $150k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $80k to $193k, and Massachusetts new-opening offered pay averaged about $99,891 in September 2026 in a statewide sample of n=966.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 211 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $101,140 at the 25th percentile, $130,000 at the median and $172,950 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Boston is still a viable market for Marketing, Communications & Content, but it is not an easy one. Metro unemployment was 4.1% in August 2026, while Massachusetts-wide Marketing, Communications & Content employment was up 3.0% year over year and active postings were up 13.4%, pointing to real demand even as Boston's broader professional and business services base slipped -0.9667% year over year. Local hiring also skews experienced: about 35% of postings are mid-level and about 30% are lead+ roles, versus about 15% entry-level. Most openings are not fully remote, with about 45% on-site, about 45% hybrid, and about 10% remote.

Best positioned: The best odds right now belong to candidates who can show product or growth ownership, strong project management, and data-backed execution in software, life sciences, retail, or education settings.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming Boston's strong salary bands mean broad access; the market pays well, but entry-level supply is thin and employers are selective about specialization.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 276 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Kpmg Us: 7 open roles
2. Harvard Corporation: 4 open roles
3. Ipsen: 4 open roles
4. Publicis Groupe: 4 open roles
5. AstraZeneca Pty: 3 open roles
6. Citizens Bank: 3 open roles
7. Digitas: 3 open roles
8. Disc Medicine: 3 open roles
9. 7AI, Inc.: 2 open roles
10. Agoda: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Boston: 142
• Cambridge: 27
• Waltham: 17
• Needham: 7
• Beverly: 5
• Somerville: 5
• Wilmington: 3
• Burlington: 3

Work arrangement

hybrid 132 (49%), on-site 109 (40%), remote 30 (11%)

Where the demand is

Boston has depth, but not evenly across the category. BLS counted 32,310 market research analysts and marketing specialists in the metro and a 2.07 location quotient in May 2025, which signals a deeper local concentration than the national average for at least one core marketing occupation. In the current posting sample, hiring is spread across more than 700 postings and more than 450 companies over the last 90 days, so this is not a one-employer market. The most-active industries are software development at about 25%, retail at about 15%, pharmaceutical manufacturing at about 15%, biotechnology research at about 10%, and education at about 10%. That mix matters for search strategy. The named employer set includes Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Watts, Flywire, Puma Group, and Veeva Systems among the most consistently active local hirers, and the employer landscape is fragmented rather than dominated by a single brand. In practice, that favors candidates who can work across product, analytics, and stakeholder groups instead of only producing stand-alone creative assets. It also helps explain why project management, data analysis, strategic planning, stakeholder management, digital marketing, and product marketing show up repeatedly in local skill demand. A second concentration point is work design. Boston is not remote-first in this category: the current mix is about 45% on-site, about 45% hybrid, and about 10% remote. If you limit yourself to remote-only applications, you are opting out of most of the local market before the interview process even starts.

• Software and B2B product/growth marketing (high): This is the largest visible local hiring pocket, with software development making up about 25% of postings and product marketing named among the recurring requested skills.
• Life sciences, biotech, and pharma marketing (high): Pharmaceutical manufacturing accounts for about 15% of postings and biotechnology research about 10%, creating opportunity for candidates who can translate technical products into clear market narratives.
• Higher-ed and institutional communications (moderate): Education accounts for about 10% of the active mix, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Corporation appear among consistently active employers in the sample.

Where to focus: Focus first on employers where marketing is tied to product complexity, measurable outcomes, and cross-functional execution, not just content volume.

Roles worth searching next

• Program Manager: The local market already values project management, stakeholder coordination, and launch execution, so strong marketers often have transferable evidence for program work.
• Business Operations Analyst: Candidates with research, analytics, budgeting, and planning experience can reposition toward operations when pure marketing openings are too selective.
• Product Operations Manager: This works well for product marketers and launch-heavy candidates coming from software or technical sectors, which are prominent in the local mix.
• Customer Insights Analyst: Boston's unusually strong concentration in market research and marketing-specialist work means insight generation is a practical bridge for analytically strong marketers.

What postings ask for

• Project management (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most-requested hard skill in the local posting sample, appearing in about 30% of postings, which tells you employers want people who can run launches and cross-functional work, not just create assets. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level candidates who need a practical way to show business readiness.
• Data analysis and data literacy (differentiator | immediate): Data analysis appears in about 15% of local postings, and national marketing commentary keeps emphasizing data fluency and business literacy as the new baseline for effective marketers. Who: Mid-career candidates, analysts, and career switchers coming from research, finance, or operations backgrounds.
• Product marketing (premium | immediate): Product marketing appears among recurring local skills, and the local industry mix is led by software, pharma, and biotech, where messaging, positioning, launches, and stakeholder alignment carry more value than generic brand copy alone. Who: Mid-career marketers and switchers with technical or regulated-industry experience.
• AI fluency, automation, and prompt engineering (premium | immediate): AI skill expectations are moving from nice-to-have to operational requirement: the share of marketing job descriptions mentioning AI tools rose from 5% to 15%, and mentions of automation rose from 13% to 21% between January and May 2026. National career research also says AI was the skill marketers most expected to need within five years, while broader 2026 guidance treats AI literacy and prompt engineering as foundational. Who: Everyone, but especially candidates competing for mid-career and lead roles.
• Search visibility across AEO and GEO (differentiator | near-term): Boston's recent UNBOUND agenda included AEO-focused programming, and national guidance now frames optimization for AI models as Generative Engine Optimization, not just classic SEO. Who: Content strategists, SEO specialists, product marketers, and communications candidates who need a forward-looking edge.
• Stakeholder management and strategic planning (table_stakes | immediate): Local postings repeatedly call for strategic planning and stakeholder management, and national marketing research highlights strategic thinking, business acumen, and decision-making as skills marketers need to develop. Who: Mid-career candidates and aspiring managers.

Questions about this market

What do Marketing, Communications & Content roles pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Observed government pay data shows Boston is a high-paying market, but the range is wide by sub-role. BLS put market research analysts and marketing specialists at a $102,390 median and $109,840 mean annual wage in the metro in 2025, while marketing managers sat far higher at a $213,910 median and $216,770 mean. Current posting-based signals are directionally similar but should be read separately: local advertised salary ranges center on about $114k to $150k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $80k to $193k, and Massachusetts new-opening offered pay averaged about $99,891 in September 2026 in a statewide sample of n=966. Boston can pay materially above national marketing-specialist norms, where the national median for market research analysts and marketing specialists was $78,760 in 2025. That premium is real, but it tends to reward specialization, analytics, and leadership more than generalist content production.

Where is demand for Marketing, Communications & Content roles in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH concentrated?

Boston has depth, but not evenly across the category. BLS counted 32,310 market research analysts and marketing specialists in the metro and a 2.07 location quotient in May 2025, which signals a deeper local concentration than the national average for at least one core marketing occupation. In the current posting sample, hiring is spread across more than 700 postings and more than 450 companies over the last 90 days, so this is not a one-employer market. The most-active industries are software development at about 25%, retail at about 15%, pharmaceutical manufacturing at about 15%, biotechnology research at about 10%, and education at about 10%. That mix matters for search strategy. The named employer set includes Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Watts, Flywire, Puma Group, and Veeva Systems among the most consistently active local hirers, and the employer landscape is fragmented rather than dominated by a single brand. In practice, that favors candidates who can work across product, analytics, and stakeholder groups instead of only producing stand-alone creative assets. It also helps explain why project management, data analysis, strategic planning, stakeholder management, digital marketing, and product marketing show up repeatedly in local skill demand. A second concentration point is work design. Boston is not remote-first in this category: the current mix is about 45% on-site, about 45% hybrid, and about 10% remote. If you limit yourself to remote-only applications, you are opting out of most of the local market before the interview process even starts.

Which employers are hiring the most Marketing, Communications & Content talent in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Recent postings show the most activity from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (10 postings), Watts (10 postings), Flywire (10 postings), Puma Group (10 postings), Veeva Systems (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Marketing, Communications & Content roles in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 45% hybrid, with 45% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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