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Massachusetts · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in Massachusetts

The median web developer wage in Massachusetts is $47.34 an hour, 6% above the US median. A freelancer there should charge about $60–$95 an hour — $1,100–$1,700 for a five-page site.

Pages

5
What the site needs

What to charge

$1,100–$1,700

About 18 hours at $60–$95 an hour, the freelance rate in Massachusetts. Plus $50–$115 a month for hosting and updates.

Web design rates in Massachusetts

Web designer pay in Massachusetts

Median web developer wage
$47.34/hr
$98,500 a year
Freelance rate
$60–$95
an hour, estimated
Rank among states
10th
of 49 with published data
MassachusettsMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers$47.34$52.181,940
Web and digital interface designers$54.59$58.402,740

A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for Massachusetts.

What to charge for a website in Massachusetts

At $60–$95 an hour. Price the job, not the hours: quote the project, and use these to check you are not working for less than a Massachusetts employee would.

SitePriceMonthly
One-page site$500–$750$50–$115
Five-page business site$1,100–$1,700$50–$115
Five pages with online booking$1,300–$2,100$50–$115
Eight pages, copy written for them$2,350–$3,700$50–$115
Small online shop$1,850–$2,950$50–$115

Prices for a particular business — a restaurant, a dentist, a plumber — are in website cost by business.

States with similar rates

Web design rates in Massachusetts's metro areas

BLS publishes figures for 5 metro areas in Massachusetts:

  • Boston — $52.17 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Worcester — $38.86 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Springfield — $40.32 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Amherst Town — $37.42 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Barnstable Town — $38.68 an hour (median web developer wage)

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Search any town in Massachusetts for local businesses with no website with the free finder, or start with these, counted trade by trade:

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Questions

How much do web designers make in Massachusetts?+

The median web developer wage in Massachusetts is $47.34 an hour, about $98,500 a year (BLS, May 2025). Web and digital interface designers earn a median $54.59 an hour.

How much do freelance web designers charge in Massachusetts?+

About $60–$95 an hour: 1.25 to 2 times the employee wage, which covers self-employment tax, insurance, software and the hours nobody pays for.

How much does a website cost in Massachusetts?+

A five-page small-business website built by a Massachusetts freelancer costs about $1,100–$1,700, plus $50–$115 a month for hosting and updates.

How many web developers work in Massachusetts?+

BLS counts 1,940 employed web developers and 2,740 web and digital interface designers in Massachusetts. Freelancers are not included.

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Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, for web developers (15-1254) and web and digital interface designers (15-1255). Those are employees' wages; freelance rates and prices here are estimates built from them, not BLS figures.