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Web Developers

Develop and implement websites, web applications, application databases, and interactive web interfaces. Evaluate code to ensure that it is properly structured, meets industry standards, and is compatible with browsers and devices. Optimize website performance, scalability, and server-side code and processes. May develop website infrastructure and integrate websites with other computer applications.

Also called: Technology Applications Engineer, Web Architect, Web Design Specialist, Web Developer, Webmaster

Median pay in Greater Boston
$108,520
$52.17/hr
Jobs in Greater Boston
1,450
Massachusetts 2024–2034
+3.2%
120 openings a year
Typical U.S. entry requirement
Bachelor's degree

Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.

Pay range in Greater Boston

Yearly pay in Greater Boston by percentile
10th25thMedian75th90th
$62,870$81,740$108,520$146,690$169,520

10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.

What you’d do

  • Write supporting code for Web applications or Web sites.
  • Design, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media.
  • Back up files from Web sites to local directories for instant recovery in case of problems.
  • Select programming languages, design tools, or applications.
  • Evaluate code to ensure that it is valid, is properly structured, meets industry standards, and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems.
  • Develop databases that support Web applications and Web sites.

AI and this job

AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.

Higher exposure80 of 100

The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:

  • AIOE 76
  • Language-model AIOE 69
  • GPTs-are-GPTs 96

Observed AI use today: Substantial (Anthropic Economic Index)

AI exposure for this job is higher, and AI tools are already used a good deal in it. Tools can help write supporting code, build pages, and check code. Federal projections say low-code tools and AI may let other workers do some web tasks, which could slow hiring. Choosing tools and fixing tricky problems still rely on people.

Likely to change

  • Writing supporting code for sites
  • Checking code against standards and browsers

Still relies on people

  • Choosing the right tools for a project
  • Fixing unusual problems and keeping sites running

What federal projections say

“Occupational substitution, capital/labor substitution - share decreases as low- and no-code tools, along with artificial intelligence (AI), increasingly automate web development and increasingly allow other workers to complete web development tasks.”
BLS Employment Projections 2025–35, factors affecting this job (U.S.)

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