Engineering Jobs in Massachusetts

Engineering hiring in Massachusetts: the current picture

There are 556 live engineering openings in Massachusetts right now, pulled directly from employer career sites. Employers added at least 149 new engineering postings in Massachusetts in the past week — an unusually active market, with a fifth or more of all live listings arriving in the last seven days.

Hiring is concentrated: Anduril Industries alone accounts for roughly 14% of open roles, with Moderna and AECOM2 next in line. Boston has the deepest pool (226 openings), followed by Quincy (38) and Cambridge (35). Of postings that specify a schedule, 99% are full-time. 35 listings are remote-eligible — a small slice (6%) of the market.

Posted pay in Massachusetts roughly mirrors the national picture — 73% of salaried postings advertise $100K or more, versus 75% nationwide. The median posted salary is about $131,000 here, compared with roughly $132,000 across all states.

For context beyond current listings: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates the average annual wage for architecture and engineering occupations in Massachusetts at $117,000 (median $106,000) as of May 2025. Posted salaries on new openings here currently run above that benchmark. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.