How much does a Computational Scientist make in Boston, MA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Computational Scientist in Boston, MA is $215,857. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $199,606 to $228,634, with most professionals earning between $184,811 and $240,266.

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Computational Scientist Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Computational Scientist Salary $184,811 Boston,MA April 01, 2025
25th Percentile Computational Scientist Salary $199,606 Boston,MA April 01, 2025
50th Percentile Computational Scientist Salary $215,857 Boston,MA April 01, 2025
75th Percentile Computational Scientist Salary $228,634 Boston,MA April 01, 2025
90th Percentile Computational Scientist Salary $240,266 Boston,MA April 01, 2025
25% $199,606 10% $184,811 90% $240,266 75% $228,634 $215,857 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Computational Scientist ?

A computational scientist is a person skilled in scientific computing. This person is usually a scientist, an engineer, or an Applied mathematician who applies high-performance computing and sometimes cloud computing in different ways to advance the state-of-the-art in their respective applied disciplines; physics, chemistry, social sciences and so forth. Thus scientific computing has increasingly influenced many areas such as economics, biology, law, and medicine to name a few. Because a computational scientist's work is generally applied to science and other disciplines, they not necessaril...

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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Computational Scientist in Boston, MA. The base salary for Computational Scientist ranges from $199,606 to $228,634 with the average base salary of $215,857. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $199,606 to $228,634 with the average total cash compensation of $215,857.
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