Embedded Software Engineer
Median salary
$114,877
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$94,437 – $147,448
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+0.08%
-2.96% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
322 filings
Embedded Software Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$83,242
P25$94,437
Median$114,877
P75$147,448
P90$180,500
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$86,93072 LCAs
Level II$104,000127 LCAs
Level III$130,00045 LCAs
Level IV$154,84855 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Embedded Software Engineer pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Software Developers 80%Electrical Engineers 9%Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 3%Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 2%Computer Occupations, All Other 2%Engineers, All Other 2%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 80.43% | 259 | $99,920 | $123,900 | $150,506 |
| Electrical Engineers 17-2071 | 9.01% | 29 | $84,302 | $98,550 | $111,675 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 3.42% | 11 | $84,521 | $93,600 | $103,938 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072 | 1.86% | 6 | $102,908 | $109,023 | $136,562 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 1.86% | 6 | $76,250 | $84,075 | $88,150 |
| Engineers, All Other 17-2199 | 1.55% | 5 | $84,926 | $93,600 | $145,000 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Embedded Software Engineer
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caterpillar | 23 | $97,032 | -21.7% |
| Meta | 15 | $214,032 | +72.8% |
| Ford Motor | 13 | $120,349 | -2.9% |
| General Motors | 10 | $155,000 | +25.1% |
| Pentangle Tech | 8 | $101,095 | -18.4% |
| Rivian And Volkswagen | 6 | $154,500 | +24.7% |
| Caterpillar | 6 | $111,675 | +13.3% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Senior Embedded Software Engineer55 LCAs · median $154,000
- Embedded Software Senior Engineer12 LCAs · median $120,893
- Embedded Software Engineer III11 LCAs · median $123,900
- Embedded Software Engineer II8 LCAs · median $112,206