Microcontrollers salary: $178K median
The median advertised Microcontrollers salary is $178K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $150K to $213K: counted from 310 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $85 an hour or $14,792 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $244K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Microcontrollers jobs
$178Kmedian advertised salary
$150K – $213Kmiddle half of roles
$185Kaverage advertised salary
310roles counted
Microcontrollers salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $222K, 17% more than senior roles ($190K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $190K | $172K–$220K | 104 |
| Lead and above | $222K | $195K–$256K | 63 |
| No level in the title | $154K | $134K–$178K | 134 |
Microcontrollers salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $195K | 69 |
| 🇺🇸California | $186K | 220 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $178K | 305 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $164K | 40 |
| 🇺🇸Seattle, WA | $152K | 21 |
Skills that pay more for Microcontrollers roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rust | $195K | +$18K | 37 |
| RTOS | $195K | +$17K | 96 |
| Mechatronics | $189K | +$11K | 74 |
| Embedded Linux | $187K | +$10K | 92 |
| Sensor fusion | $186K | +$9K | 111 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Sabi | $350K | 4 |
| Shield AI | $260K | 3 |
| xAI | $255K | 3 |
| Apex Technology | $218K | 3 |
| Re:Build Manufacturing | $206K | 3 |
| True Anomaly | $206K | 6 |
| General Matter | $205K | 3 |
| Muon Space | $202K | 9 |
| Astranis | $192K | 6 |
| Figure | $192K | 4 |
| 1X | $185K | 4 |
| Astera Labs | $184K | 5 |
| Whoop | $182K | 4 |
| Anduril Industries | $178K | 99 |
| Cowboyspace | $178K | 3 |
| Motional | $174K | 4 |
| K2 Space | $172K | 9 |
| Lucid Motors | $171K | 3 |
| Rocket Lab | $165K | 5 |
| Archer | $165K | 3 |
| Samsara | $162K | 17 |
| Applied | $160K | 13 |
| SharkNinja | $155K | 4 |
| Blissway | $154K | 4 |
| SpaceX | $145K | 28 |
Highest-paying open Microcontrollers roles
All Microcontrollers jobs- SoC EngineerOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$287K - $485KHybridVerilogFirmwareHardware interfaces
- Firmware Engineer, RoboticsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$380K - $445KRustC++C
- Platform Hardware SecurityAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA$320K - $405KRustCVulnerability management
- Lead Audio EngineerSabi · 🇺🇸San Francisco$300K - $400KHybridLead and aboveASICMicrocontrollers
- Lead Camera EngineerSabi · 🇺🇸San Francisco$300K - $400KHybridLead and aboveOpticsMicrocontrollers
- Hardware Engineer - ElectricalRai · 🇺🇸Cambridge, MA$126K - $358KRustWi-FiFirmware
- Head of Electrical Strategic Supply ChainAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$260K - $345KLead and aboveComputer VisionSecurity clearancePerformance management
- Director, Field Sales EngineeringSamsara · 🇺🇸Remote - US$273K - $342KRemoteLead and aboveMicrocontrollersCAN bus
- Sr. Software Engineer, Linux KernelxAI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA$180K - $330KSeniorC++LinuxC
- Sr. Software Engineer, MediaxAI · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$180K - $330KSeniorRustC++Compilers
- Principal Electrical Engineer - Compute and SensingApptronik · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$295K - $330KLead and aboveDesign systemsHardware interfacesPCB design
- Director, Onboard Core SoftwareMotional · 🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Las Vegas, Nevada…$240K - $330KRemoteLead and aboveMachine LearningLinuxEscalation management
- Principal Embedded Systems Security EngineerTrue Anomaly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA$225K - $330KLead and aboveC++LinuxEmbedded C
- Lead, Electrical Engineering (R5116)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$217K - $325KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceFirmwareFPGA
- Principal Digital Hardware Engineer (FPGA/VHDL)Anduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$241K - $319KLead and aboveVerilogComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Senior Manager, Electrical Engineering - DroneApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$258K - $316KSeniorTest equipmentHardware interfacesPCB design
- Principal Engineer, Electrical (R5909)Shield AI · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA, US$210K - $310KLead and aboveControl systemsPCB designMicrocontrollers
- Staff Firmware Engineer - Motor Controls1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$200K - $300KLead and abovePythonC++MATLAB
- Manufacturing Electrical Test EngineerFigure · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$130K - $300KPythonMechatronicsTest equipment
- Staff Software Engineer, AutonomySwarmaero · Remote$220K - $300KRemoteLead and aboveRustGoC++
Questions about Microcontrollers pay
- What is the average Microcontrollers salary?
- $185K a year on average and $178K at the median, across 310 open Microcontrollers postings at 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 $150K to $213K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Microcontrollers pay?
- Sabi ($350K), Shield AI ($260K), xAI ($255K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a microcontrollers a high-paying job?
- The median Microcontrollers posting advertises $178K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 2% above the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a microcontrollers?
- A tenth of the postings offer $244K a year or more; the highest open Microcontrollers role advertises up to $485K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Microcontrollers salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $178K a year is about $85 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $14,792 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $72 to $102 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Microcontrollers roles?
- Postings that ask for Rust (+$18K, 37 postings), RTOS (+$17K, 96 postings), Mechatronics (+$11K, 74 postings) advertise more than the $178K median of all Microcontrollers postings with pay.
- What does an entry-level microcontrollers make?
- 9 junior and intern Microcontrollers postings state pay, with a median of $130K a year ($63 an hour).
- 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 Microcontrollers roles at companies is $178K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $150K to $213K. Counted from 310 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/microcontrollers/
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