How much does a Lighting Designer make in Boston, MA?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Lighting Designer in Boston, MA is $55,653. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $43,204 to a high of $70,960, with most professionals earning between $49,137 and $63,665.

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Lighting Designer Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Lighting Designer Salary $43,204 Boston,MA March 01, 2025
25th Percentile Lighting Designer Salary $49,137 Boston,MA March 01, 2025
50th Percentile Lighting Designer Salary $55,653 Boston,MA March 01, 2025
75th Percentile Lighting Designer Salary $63,665 Boston,MA March 01, 2025
90th Percentile Lighting Designer Salary $70,960 Boston,MA March 01, 2025
25% $49,137 10% $43,204 90% $70,960 75% $63,665 $55,653 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Lighting Designer ?

A theatre lighting designer (or LD) works with the director, choreographer, set designer, costume designer, and sound designer to create the lighting, atmosphere, and time of day for the production in response to the text, while keeping in mind issues of visibility, safety, and cost. The LD also works closely with the stage manager or show control programming, if show control systems are used in that production. Outside stage lighting, the job of a Lighting Designer can be much more diverse and they can be found working on rock and pop tours, corporate launches, art installation and on massi...

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  1. This Job:

    Lighting Designer

    1 - 3 years experience
    Associate's Degree

  2. Up a level:

    Creative Production Manager

    5 + years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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Average Base Salary

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49137
63665
55653

Average Total Cash Compensation

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49465
64678
56203
These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Lighting Designer in Boston, MA. The base salary for Lighting Designer ranges from $49,137 to $63,665 with the average base salary of $55,653. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $49,465 to $64,678 with the average total cash compensation of $56,203.

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Skills associated with Lighting Designer: Design

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