Embedded Engineer salary: $196K median
From 79 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
$196Kmedian advertised salary
$160K – $223Kmiddle half of roles
$199Kaverage advertised salary
79roles counted
Embedded Engineer salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $222K, 19% more than senior roles ($187K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $187K | $170K–$208K | 22 |
| Lead and above | $222K | $206K–$235K | 20 |
| No level in title | $182K | $148K–$223K | 37 |
Embedded Engineer salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $200K | 31 |
| 🇺🇸California | $199K | 54 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $196K | 78 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | $351K | 4 |
| 1X | $240K | 3 |
| Lucid Motors | $221K | 3 |
| Samsara | $208K | 5 |
| General Matter | $205K | 3 |
| Lightmatter | $197K | 3 |
| Lunar Energy | $195K | 5 |
| Zoox | $194K | 7 |
| Whoop | $182K | 3 |
| SharkNinja | $170K | 5 |
| SpaceX | $145K | 8 |
Highest-paying open Embedded Engineer roles
All embedded engineer jobs- ASIC Firmware Engineer, ModelingOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$226K - $445KRustC++
- Firmware Engineer, RoboticsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$380K - $445KRustC++
- Staff Firmware Engineer - Motor Controls1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$200K - $300KLeadPythonC++MATLAB
- Staff or Senior Firmware EngineerSamsara · 🇺🇸Remote - SF Bay Area$162K - $290KRemoteLeadGoLinuxAWS
- Staff or Senior Firmware EngineerSamsara · 🇺🇸Remote - SF Bay Area$162K - $290KRemoteLeadGoLinuxAWS
- Staff Firmware Engineer - Charger1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$200K - $280KLeadC++
- Lead Embedded Software EngineerGeneral Matter · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$165K - $280KLeadRustC++
- Senior/Staff Embedded Software Engineer - Camera SystemsSkydio · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States$170K - $278KLeadPythonC++Machine Learning
- Firmware EngineerDensityAI · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$220K - $275KRust
- Embedded Software Engineer - Battery Management SystemsZoox · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA$221K - $265KC++Embedded C
- Embedded Software Engineer, Wireless TechnologiesZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$220K - $265KPythonC++Linux
- Staff Firmware EngineerAgility Robotics · 🇺🇸Hybrid- Fremont, CA$205K - $265KLeadC++LinuxJira
- Senior Embedded Software EngineerNuro · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California (HQ)$176K - $264KSeniorEmbedded C
- Staff Embedded Software Engineer - ADAS/ ADLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$179K - $263KLeadC++Linux
- Staff Embedded Software Engineer – AUTOSAR, Platform SoftwareLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$179K - $263KLeadPythonC++
- Principal Firmware EngineerLunar Energy · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$230K - $260KLead
- Embedded Software Engineer, Motor Control & Real-Time SystemsGeneral Matter · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$150K - $260KRustPythonC++
- Firmware ManagerAgility Robotics · 🇺🇸Hybrid- Fremont, CA$198K - $257KC++JiraAgile
- Embedded Engineer [Office of the CTO]Coinbase · 🇺🇸Remote - USA$218K - $256KRemoteLLM
- Director, Firmware Architecture & DeliverySharkNinja · 🇺🇸Needham, MA, United States$220K - $250KLeadCI/CD
Questions about Embedded Engineer pay
- What is the average Embedded Engineer salary?
- $199K a year on average and $196K at the median, across 79 open Embedded Engineer postings at tech companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $160K to $223K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Embedded Engineer pay?
- OpenAI ($351K), 1X ($240K), Lucid Motors ($221K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Embedded Engineer roles at tech companies is $196K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $160K to $223K. Counted from 79 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Hiring Right Now, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/embedded-engineer/
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