Charles River Associates
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How Charles River Associates hires
Truth index
C 64/100
Ghost roles
60%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
0%
Charles River Associates scores C on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 62 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 60% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Overview
Charles River Associates (CRA International, Inc.) is a global economic, financial, and strategic management consulting enterprise. The company focuses on providing expert testimony, litigation support, antitrust economics, financial valuation, intellectual property strategy, forensic investigations, and corporate strategy consulting for complex legal, regulatory, and business decisions. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, it operates more than 20 offices across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America, serving major law firms, global corporations, accounting firms, and government agencies worldwide.
News
Advisory Expertise & Specialized Talent Aid CRAI Amid Stiff Rivalry
Charles River benefits from rising advisory demand, a strong talent base and capital returns. Its competition and higher talent costs pressure margins.
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Charles River Associates
Charles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm that offers strategic, economic, and financial expertise to major corporations and other businesses around the...
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Charles River Associates (CRA) Announces Vice President Promotions
Charles River Associates, a worldwide leader in providing economic, financial, and management consulting services, today announced the promotions of four new vice presidents. Andrea Asoni in the Antitrust& Competition Practice; Rachel Berk in the Risk, In
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Stack modernity
70/100
How modern this stack is, based on technology relevance, AI adoption and the share of legacy tools.
In-demand technologies
Python
27 jobs
Required
$103k
-44% vs market
Stata
17 jobs
Required
$100k
+3% vs market
Azure
13 jobs
Required
$151k
-16% vs market
NIST CSF
12 jobs
Required
$153k
-13% vs market
ISO 27001
11 jobs
Required
$153k
-13% vs market
SOC 2
11 jobs
Required
$153k
-24% vs market
HIPAA
11 jobs
Required
$153k
+18% vs market
SAS
11 jobs
Required
$100k
-29% vs market
Salary medians are calculated from this company's open jobs and compared with the market.
Industry adoption
Python
8%
SQL
8%
JavaScript
7%
Microsoft Office
7%
Azure
6%
CI/CD
6%
Share of companies in the same industry that use each technology.
Stack changes
VPN
Sep 2026
DNS
Sep 2026
DHCP
Sep 2026
Active Directory
Sep 2026
Microsoft Office
Sep 2026
Windows
Sep 2026
TCP/IP
Sep 2026
Linux
Sep 2026
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$151k
Typical range
$74k – $250k
Open positions
36
31
Jobs
Intern
6.5%
Junior
19.4%
Middle
12.9%
Senior
29%
Staff
3.2%
Principal
29%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | 2 | $74k | $74k |
| Junior | 6 | $100k | $85k – $127k |
| Middle | 4 | $127k | $127k |
| Senior | 9 | $153k | $153k – $235k |
| Staff | 1 | $170k | $170k |
| Principal | 9 | $190k | $115k – $250k |
Highest paying role
Principal/Digital Forensics, Incident Response & Cybersecurity (Forensic Services practice)
$250k
Normalized to USD per year
Growth
Hiring Momentum
58/100
Growing
Open positions
61
7 opened / 1 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
185 days
faster than 12% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~3 hours
09/25/2026
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Security
24% ▼
Analytics
17% ▲
Legal
17% ▲
Science & Research
14% ▼
Early Careers
14% ▲
Finance
7% ▼
Actively hiring for Analytics (+4 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+7 jobs in a week
Sep 2026
Added VPN to stack
Sep 2026
Added DNS to stack
Sep 2026
Added DHCP to stack
Sep 2026
Added Active Directory to stack
Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Office to stack
Sep 2026
Added Windows to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
22
Hiring now
11
Countries
8
Busiest office
Boston
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Boston
United States
HQ
United States
40 open roles 17 posted in 90 days 73% engineering 50-200 est. staff $153k Avg Salary
hires for Security, Analytics, Legal
200 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA 02116-5092
Toronto
Canada
Engineering / R&D
Toronto, Canada
11 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 82% engineering 10-50 est. staff $98k Avg Salary
hires for Security, Analytics, Legal
London
United Kingdom
Corporate office
London, United Kingdom
6 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 17% engineering 1-10 est. staff
hires for Legal, Analytics, Early Careers
Brussels
Belgium
Corporate office
Brussels, Belgium
4 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Legal, Early Careers
Chicago
United States
Corporate office
United States
4 open roles 10-50 est. staff $191k Avg Salary
hires for Legal
34th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
Munich
Germany
Corporate office
Dusseldorf, Germany
3 open roles 1-10 est. staff
hires for Legal, Early Careers
80802 Munich
Washington
United States
Plant / site
Washington, DC
3 open roles 100% engineering 1-10 est. staff $168k Avg Salary
hires for Analytics
New York
United States
Regional office
United States
2 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 1-10 est. staff $113k Avg Salary
hires for Finance, Science & Research
35th Floor, New York, NY 10018
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Regional office
Cambridge, United Kingdom
2 open roles 100% engineering 1-10 est. staff
hires for Science & Research
Paris
France
Regional office
Paris, France
1 open roles 100% engineering 1-10 est. staff
hires for Science & Research
27 Avenue de l’Opéra, 75001 Paris
Los Angeles
United States
Regional office
Los Angeles, CA
1 open roles 1-10 est. staff $250k Avg Salary
hires for HR
Zurich
Switzerland
Regional office
Zurich, Switzerland
Sydney
Australia
Regional office
Sydney, Australia
Oakland
United States
Regional office
Oakland, CA
Dallas
United States
Regional office
Dallas, TX
Houston
United States
Regional office
Houston, TX
Salt Lake City
United States
Regional office
Salt Lake City, UT
Tallahassee
United States
Regional office
Tallahassee, FL
Summit
United States
Regional office
Summit, NJ
College Station
United States
Regional office
College Station, TX
Jobs
$93k – $98k per year • In office • Bachelor's Degree • Toronto
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≈ $51k – $109k per year (Estimated) • In office • 2+ years exp • Toronto
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$93k – $100k per year • In office • Bachelor's Degree • Boston
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$93k – $100k per year • In office • 1+ year exp • Boston
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$100k – $127k per year • In office • 3+ years exp • Boston
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$60k – $74k per year • In office • Internship • Bachelor's Degree • Boston
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$130k – $153k per year • In office • 7+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Boston
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$140k – $170k per year • Hybrid • 10+ years exp • Boston
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$130k – $150k per year • In office • Boston
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$130k – $153k per year • In office • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Boston
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≈ $87k – $185k per year (Estimated) • In office • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Toronto
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$130k – $153k per year • In office • 5+ years exp • Boston
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