Charles River Associates
Management Consulting · Legal Services
46open roles
$153kmedian advertised pay
271 daysmedian time a role stays open
8countries with offices
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.
How Charles River Associates hires
Truth index
C 67/100
Median time to fill
271 days
Ghost roles
47%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
0%
Charles River Associates scores C on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 85 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 47% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 271 days. 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
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In office · 3+ years exp · Master's Degree · Toronto
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$140k – $153k per year · In office · 3+ years exp · Master's Degree · Boston · New York · Washington
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Hybrid · 9+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Munich
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$130k – $153k per year · In office · 8+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Boston · Chicago · Dallas · Houston · Oakland
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$130k – $153k per year · In office · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Boston · New York · Los Angeles · Washington · Salt Lake City
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$130k – $153k per year · In office · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Boston · New York · Washington
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$130k – $153k per year · In office · 4+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Boston · Chicago · Dallas · Houston · Oakland
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$130k – $150k per year · In office · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Boston · Chicago · Dallas
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≈ $54k – $127k per year (Estimated) · In office · PhD · Toronto
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$130k – $153k per year · In office · 5+ years exp · Master's Degree · Washington
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$96k – $105k per year · In office · 3+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · New York · Washington
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$153k
Typical range
$68k – $250k
Open positions
52
49
Jobs
Intern
4.1%
Junior
10.2%
Middle
14.3%
Senior
34.7%
Staff
4.1%
Principal
32.7%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | 2 | $74k | $74k |
| Junior | 5 | $100k | $68k – $105k |
| Middle | 7 | $125k | $105k – $127k |
| Senior | 17 | $153k | $150k – $230k |
| Staff | 2 | $134k | $115k – $153k |
| Principal | 16 | $228k | $170k – $250k |
Highest paying role
Principal (Labor & Employment practice)
$250k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Charles River Associates
By role, level and city, against the market · 52 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
45/100
Stable
Open positions
86
7 opened / 6 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
216 days
faster than 5% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
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.
Early Careers
25% ▲
Legal
19% ▼
Analytics
17% ▼
Biotech
14% ▲
Security
11% ▼
DevOps
3% ▲
Actively hiring for Biotech (+4 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added CMMC to stack
Oct 2026
Added PLEXOS to stack
Oct 2026
Added NERC CIP to stack
Oct 2026
Added PKI to stack
Oct 2026
Added OSPF to stack
Oct 2026
Added ITIL to stack
Oct 2026
Added BGP to stack
Oct 2026
Added Zero Trust to stack
Oct 2026
Added Microsoft Sentinel to stack
Oct 2026
Added Microsoft Defender to stack
Oct 2026
Added IAM to stack
Oct 2026
Added CyberArk to stack
Oct 2026
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Charles River Associates over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
71
Postings analysed
30
Stack modernity
74/100AI adopter
Languages
Python63%
Stata33%
SAS27%
SQL20%
Frameworks & libraries
React.js7%
Tailwind CSS3%
Databases
MS SQL10%
PostgreSQL7%
Cloud & platforms
Azure53%
AWS30%
Active Directory30%
Databricks23%
AI & ML
LLM10%
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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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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
22
Hiring now
16
Countries
8
Busiest office
Boston
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Boston
United States
HQ
United States
45 open roles 17 posted in 90 days 40% engineering 10-50 est. staff $156k Avg Salary
hires for Biotech, Security, Legal
200 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA 02116-5092
Washington
United States
Plant / site
Washington, DC
45 open roles 11 posted in 90 days 31% engineering 10-50 est. staff $165k Avg Salary
hires for Biotech, Legal, Security
Chicago
United States
Regional office
United States
37 open roles 13 posted in 90 days 46% engineering 10-50 est. staff $153k Avg Salary
hires for Security, Legal, Biotech
34th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
New York
United States
Regional office
United States
37 open roles 12 posted in 90 days 32% engineering 10-50 est. staff $158k Avg Salary
hires for Biotech, Legal, Security
35th Floor, New York, NY 10018
Dallas
United States
Engineering / R&D
Dallas, TX
20 open roles 9 posted in 90 days 70% engineering 10-50 est. staff $143k Avg Salary
hires for Security, Legal, Backend
Houston
United States
Regional office
Houston, TX
20 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 1-10 est. staff $160k Avg Salary
hires for Legal, Security, Backend
Oakland
United States
Regional office
Oakland, CA
19 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 53% engineering 1-10 est. staff $156k Avg Salary
hires for Security, Biotech, Analytics
London
United Kingdom
Regional office
Cambridge, United Kingdom
13 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 8% engineering 1-10 est. staff
hires for Legal, Early Careers, Biotech
Toronto
Canada
Regional office
Toronto, Canada
8 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 63% engineering 1-10 est. staff $69k Avg Salary
hires for Security, Biotech, Analytics
Munich
Germany
Regional office
Dusseldorf, Germany
7 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Early Careers, Legal, Biotech
80802 Munich
Los Angeles
United States
Regional office
Los Angeles, CA
6 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 33% engineering 1-10 est. staff $163k Avg Salary
hires for Analytics, Biotech, HR
Brussels
Belgium
Regional office
Brussels, Belgium
6 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Legal, Early Careers, Biotech
Salt Lake City
United States
Regional office
Salt Lake City, UT
6 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 17% engineering 1-10 est. staff $197k Avg Salary
hires for Biotech, Analytics
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Regional office
Cambridge, United Kingdom
4 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Early Careers, Biotech
Tallahassee
United States
Regional office
College Station, TX
3 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 67% engineering 1-10 est. staff $175k Avg Salary
hires for Analytics, HR
Paris
France
Regional office
Brussels, Belgium
2 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 1-10 est. staff
hires for Science & Research, Early Careers
27 Avenue de l’Opéra, 75001 Paris
Zurich
Switzerland
Regional office
Zurich, Switzerland
Sydney
Australia
Regional office
Sydney, Australia
Summit
United States
Regional office
Summit, NJ
College Station
United States
Regional office
College Station, TX