Embedded Software Engineer Salary in Massachusetts

How much does an Embedded Software Engineer make in Massachusetts?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Embedded Software Engineer in Massachusetts is $127,352 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $61.

However, an Embedded Software Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $142,494
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $119,488 to $135,278
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $112,328

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Embedded Software Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$135,278	$11,273	$2,601	$65
Average	$127,352	$10,613	$2,449	$61
25th Percentile	$119,488	$9,957	$2,298	$57

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Key Factors That Influence Embedded Software Engineer Salaries

An Embedded Software Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Embedded Software Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Embedded Software Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $87,995
Early Career (1-2 years): $104,159
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $127,443
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $155,463
Expert (over 8 years): $176,466

Levels	Salary
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Engineer	$87,995
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Engineer	$104,159
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Engineer	$127,443
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Engineer	$155,463
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Engineer	$176,466

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How Do Embedded Software Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Embedded Software Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $129,599.
California: $129,108.
Massachusetts: $127,387.

District of Columbia $129,599 California $129,108 Massachusetts $127,387 Washington $126,919 New Jersey $126,872 Alaska $126,708 Connecticut $125,093 New York $124,437

Hawaii $122,342 Rhode Island $121,359 Maryland $120,692 Minnesota $119,779 Colorado $119,428 Illinois $119,310 Oregon $118,866 Delaware $118,538

New Hampshire $118,332 Virginia $117,871 Pennsylvania $116,525 Nevada $115,846 North Dakota $115,623 Michigan $115,272 Wisconsin $115,143 Vermont $114,886

Texas $114,172 Maine $114,125 Arizona $114,055 Ohio $113,973 Georgia $112,896 Indiana $112,358 Wyoming $112,252 Utah $112,088

Iowa $112,018 Kansas $111,456 Louisiana $111,292 North Carolina $111,234 Missouri $111,211 Florida $110,754 Montana $110,508 Nebraska $110,274

Kentucky $110,145 South Carolina $109,677 Tennessee $109,385 Idaho $109,267 New Mexico $108,413 Oklahoma $108,226 Alabama $107,535 South Dakota $106,376

Arkansas $105,744 West Virginia $105,405 Mississippi $104,386

Top Paying Cities for Embedded Software Engineers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Agawam: $121,312
Amherst: $120,961
Barre: $122,401

Agawam, MA $121,312 Amherst, MA $120,961 Barre, MA $122,401 Belchertown, MA $121,113 Blandford, MA $120,996 Bondsville, MA $121,160 Brimfield, MA $120,926 Chester, MA $119,767

Chesterfield, MA $120,294 Chicopee, MA $121,312 Cummington, MA $119,767 Easthampton, MA $121,230 East Longmeadow, MA $121,312 East Otis, MA $121,476 Feeding Hills, MA $121,312 Gilbertville, MA $121,932

Goshen, MA $120,259 Granby, MA $121,277 Granville, MA $121,160 Hadley, MA $121,043 Hampden, MA $121,312 Hardwick, MA $122,014 Hatfield, MA $120,996 Haydenville, MA $120,809

Holyoke, MA $121,312 Huntington, MA $121,043 Leeds, MA $120,996 Leverett, MA $120,926 Ludlow, MA $121,312 Monson, MA $121,160 North Amherst, MA $121,160 Northampton, MA $121,078

Florence, MA $121,078 North Hatfield, MA $120,984 Oakham, MA $122,600 Palmer, MA $121,160 Plainfield, MA $119,767 Russell, MA $121,160 Shutesbury, MA $121,113 Southampton, MA $121,277

South Barre, MA $122,483 South Hadley, MA $121,277 Southwick, MA $121,312 Thorndike, MA $121,160 Three Rivers, MA $121,230 Wales, MA $120,926 Ware, MA $121,968 Warren, MA $121,605

West Chesterfield, MA $119,697 Westfield, MA $121,312 West Hatfield, MA $120,926 West Springfield, MA $121,312 West Warren, MA $122,108 Whately, MA $120,727 Wheelwright, MA $122,436 Wilbraham, MA $121,312

Williamsburg, MA $120,762 Woronoco, MA $121,195 Worthington, MA $119,814 Springfield, MA $121,312 Longmeadow, MA $121,312 Indian Orchard, MA $121,312 Pittsfield, MA $120,083 Adams, MA $119,966

Ashley Falls, MA $122,155 Becket, MA $119,966 Berkshire, MA $120,083 Cheshire, MA $120,083 Dalton, MA $120,083 Glendale, MA $120,048 Great Barrington, MA $119,732 Hinsdale, MA $120,083

Housatonic, MA $119,884 Lanesboro, MA $120,083 Lee, MA $120,048 Lenox, MA $120,083 Lenox Dale, MA $120,083 Middlefield, MA $119,931 Mill River, MA $121,125 Monterey, MA $119,732

North Adams, MA $119,814 North Egremont, MA $119,989 Otis, MA $119,697 Richmond, MA $120,083 Sandisfield, MA $121,581 Savoy, MA $119,931 Sheffield, MA $121,394 South Egremont, MA $120,223

Southfield, MA $121,979 South Lee, MA $120,048 Stockbridge, MA $120,048 Tyringham, MA $119,884 West Stockbridge, MA $120,001 Williamstown, MA $119,814 Windsor, MA $120,048 Greenfield, MA $120,376

Ashfield, MA $119,837 Athol, MA $122,541 Bernardston, MA $120,329 Buckland, MA $119,673 Charlemont, MA $119,392 Colrain, MA $119,790 Conway, MA $120,200 Deerfield, MA $120,411

Drury, MA $119,053 Erving, MA $121,160 Heath, MA $119,392 Lake Pleasant, MA $120,621 Millers Falls, MA $120,516 Monroe Bridge, MA $118,936 Montague, MA $120,621 Gill, MA $121,066

New Salem, MA $121,534 Northfield, MA $121,066 Orange, MA $122,131 Petersham, MA $122,518 Rowe, MA $119,123 Royalston, MA $122,728 Shelburne Falls, MA $119,779 South Deerfield, MA $120,598

Sunderland, MA $120,703 Turners Falls, MA $120,516 Warwick, MA $122,143 Wendell, MA $121,066 Wendell Depot, MA $121,499 Fitchburg, MA $123,700 Ashburnham, MA $123,126 Ashby, MA $125,350

Ayer, MA $125,666 Devens, MA $125,573 Baldwinville, MA $122,927 East Templeton, MA $122,962 Gardner, MA $123,185 Westminster, MA $123,185 Groton, MA $125,783 Harvard, MA $125,772

Hubbardston, MA $122,436 Leominster, MA $122,483 Littleton, MA $125,971 Lunenburg, MA $125,397 Pepperell, MA $125,783 Shirley, MA $125,526 Still River, MA $125,701 Templeton, MA $122,962

Townsend, MA $125,561 West Groton, MA $125,620 West Townsend, MA $125,514 Winchendon, MA $122,693 Winchendon Springs, MA $122,670 Auburn, MA $122,752 North Dartmouth, MA $123,501 South Dartmouth, MA $123,501

North Attleboro, MA $121,265 Plainville, MA $121,183 Attleboro Falls, MA $121,218 North Dighton, MA $121,148 Norton, MA $126,614 Raynham, MA $126,650 Raynham Center, MA $126,650 Rehoboth, MA $121,300

Rochester, MA $123,501 Seekonk, MA $121,300 Swansea, MA $121,183 Berkley, MA $123,571 Taunton, MA $126,533 Westport, MA $123,501 Westport Point, MA $123,501 Berlin, MA $122,670

Cataumet, MA $123,232 Blackstone, MA $121,148 Boylston, MA $122,752 Brookfield, MA $122,518 Charlton, MA $122,670 Charlton City, MA $122,670 Charlton Depot, MA $122,670 Clinton, MA $122,670

East Brookfield, MA $122,635 Douglas, MA $122,553 East Princeton, MA $122,600 Fiskdale, MA $122,401 Grafton, MA $122,752 Holden, MA $122,752 Holland, MA $122,342 Jefferson, MA $122,752

Lancaster, MA $122,553 Leicester, MA $122,752 Linwood, MA $122,483 Manchaug, MA $122,752 Millbury, MA $122,752 Millville, MA $121,031 New Braintree, MA $122,483 Northborough, MA $122,752

Northbridge, MA $122,717 North Brookfield, MA $122,600 North Grafton, MA $122,752 North Oxford, MA $122,752 North Uxbridge, MA $122,483 Oxford, MA $122,717 Princeton, MA $122,635 Rochdale, MA $122,752

Rutland, MA $122,752 Shrewsbury, MA $122,752 Southbridge, MA $122,483 South Grafton, MA $122,752 South Lancaster, MA $122,635 Spencer, MA $122,752 Sterling, MA $122,670 Sturbridge, MA $122,436

Upton, MA $122,670 Uxbridge, MA $122,518 Webster, MA $122,518 Dudley, MA $122,518 Westborough, MA $122,752 West Boylston, MA $122,752 West Brookfield, MA $122,483 West Millbury, MA $122,752

Whitinsville, MA $122,670 Sutton, MA $122,752 Worcester, MA $122,752 East Walpole, MA $126,650 Cherry Valley, MA $122,752 Paxton, MA $122,752 Framingham, MA $126,298 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $125,971

Boxborough, MA $125,889 Acton, MA $125,889 Ashland, MA $122,436 Bedford, MA $125,936 Hanscom Afb, MA $128,160 Bolton, MA $122,518 Carlisle, MA $125,971 Concord, MA $125,854

Fayville, MA $122,518 Holliston, MA $126,217 Hopedale, MA $122,483 Hopkinton, MA $122,553 Hudson, MA $122,553 Marlborough, MA $122,600 Maynard, MA $125,737 Mendon, MA $122,483

Milford, MA $122,483 Natick, MA $130,348 Sherborn, MA $130,278 Southborough, MA $122,553 Foxboro, MA $126,650 Franklin, MA $123,688 Greenbush, MA $126,416 Green Harbor, MA $126,380

Hingham, MA $128,487 Hull, MA $130,547 Humarock, MA $126,416 Mansfield, MA $126,650 Marshfield, MA $126,380 Marshfield Hills, MA $126,380 Medfield, MA $128,382 Medway, MA $126,298

Millis, MA $126,380 Minot, MA $126,416 Norfolk, MA $126,497 North Marshfield, MA $126,380 North Scituate, MA $126,380 Norwell, MA $126,497 Norwood, MA $126,650 Ocean Bluff, MA $126,380

Scituate, MA $126,380 Sharon, MA $126,650 Sheldonville, MA $123,747 South Walpole, MA $126,568 Stoughton, MA $126,650 Walpole, MA $126,614 Westwood, MA $128,499 Wrentham, MA $126,451

Boston, MA $130,547 Roxbury, MA $130,547 Roxbury Crossing, MA $130,547 Dorchester, MA $130,547 Dorchester Center, MA $130,547 Mattapan, MA $130,547 Charlestown, MA $130,547 Jamaica Plain, MA $130,547

Roslindale, MA $130,547 West Roxbury, MA $130,547 Allston, MA $130,547 Brighton, MA $130,547 Hyde Park, MA $130,547 Readville, MA $130,547 Cambridge, MA $130,547 Somerville, MA $130,547

Malden, MA $130,547 Everett, MA $130,547 Chelsea, MA $130,547 Revere, MA $130,547 Winthrop, MA $130,547 Medford, MA $130,547 West Medford, MA $130,547 Quincy, MA $130,547

Melrose, MA $130,547 Stoneham, MA $130,547 Braintree, MA $126,650 Milton, MA $130,547 Milton Village, MA $130,547 Weymouth, MA $126,650 East Weymouth, MA $126,650 South Weymouth, MA $126,650

North Weymouth, MA $126,650 East Boston, MA $130,547 Brockton, MA $126,650 Avon, MA $126,650 Bridgewater, MA $126,650 Bryantville, MA $126,568 Carver, MA $124,707 Duxbury, MA $126,298

East Bridgewater, MA $126,650 Easton, MA $126,650 Elmwood, MA $126,650 Halifax, MA $126,568 Hanover, MA $126,568 Hanson, MA $126,650 Holbrook, MA $126,650 Middleboro, MA $124,824

Manomet, MA $125,046 Lakeville, MA $123,302 Monponsett, MA $126,614 Abington, MA $126,650 North Carver, MA $126,380 North Easton, MA $126,650 North Pembroke, MA $126,533 Pembroke, MA $126,568

Plymouth, MA $125,222 Kingston, MA $126,334 South Carver, MA $123,185 Plympton, MA $126,451 Randolph, MA $126,650 Rockland, MA $126,650 South Easton, MA $126,650 West Bridgewater, MA $126,650

White Horse Beach, MA $125,128 Whitman, MA $126,650 Lexington, MA $130,547 Brookline, MA $130,547 Brookline Village, MA $130,547 Waltham, MA $130,547 North Waltham, MA $130,547 New Town, MA $130,547

Babson Park, MA $130,547 Newton, MA $130,547 Newton Center, MA $130,547 Newtonville, MA $130,547 Newton Highlands, MA $130,547 Newton Lower Falls, MA $130,547 Newton Upper Falls, MA $130,547 West Newton, MA $130,547

Auburndale, MA $130,547 Chestnut Hill, MA $130,547 Waban, MA $130,547 Watertown, MA $130,547 Arlington, MA $130,547 Arlington Heights, MA $130,547 Belmont, MA $130,547 Waverley, MA $130,547

Wellesley Hills, MA $130,547 Wellesley, MA $130,512 Needham, MA $130,547 Weston, MA $130,547 Needham Heights, MA $130,547 Nonantum, MA $130,547 Buzzards Bay, MA $123,150 Lincoln, MA $130,465

Stow, MA $125,737 Sudbury, MA $130,278 Wayland, MA $130,348 Woodville, MA $122,635 Woburn, MA $130,547 Burlington, MA $128,206 Andover, MA $123,993 Billerica, MA $125,971

Chelmsford, MA $125,971 Dracut, MA $125,971 Dunstable, MA $125,783 Haverhill, MA $123,993 Georgetown, MA $123,993 Groveland, MA $123,993 Lawrence, MA $123,993 Methuen, MA $123,993

North Andover, MA $123,993 Lowell, MA $125,971 Merrimac, MA $123,911 North Billerica, MA $125,971 North Chelmsford, MA $125,971 North Reading, MA $123,911 Nutting Lake, MA $125,971 Pinehurst, MA $125,971

Reading, MA $126,708 Tewksbury, MA $125,971 Tyngsboro, MA $125,971 Wakefield, MA $130,512 West Boxford, MA $123,993 Westford, MA $125,971 Wilmington, MA $124,964 Winchester, MA $130,547

Lynn, MA $130,547 Saugus, MA $130,547 Swampscott, MA $130,465 Nahant, MA $130,547 Amesbury, MA $123,360 Beverly, MA $130,231 Boxford, MA $123,993 Byfield, MA $123,911

Danvers, MA $123,794 Essex, MA $125,069 Gloucester, MA $125,257 Hamilton, MA $123,723 Hathorne, MA $123,794 Chilmark, MA $122,834 East Falmouth, MA $123,431 East Sandwich, MA $123,875

East Wareham, MA $123,185 Edgartown, MA $122,916 Falmouth, MA $123,232 Woods Hole, MA $123,232 Menemsha, MA $122,916 Monument Beach, MA $123,185 Nantucket, MA $122,916 North Falmouth, MA $123,267

Oak Bluffs, MA $122,951 Onset, MA $123,267 Pocasset, MA $123,232 Sagamore, MA $124,133 Sagamore Beach, MA $124,133 Sandwich, MA $123,887 Siasconset, MA $122,916 Silver Beach, MA $123,267

Vineyard Haven, MA $123,056 Wareham, MA $123,302 West Chop, MA $123,056 West Falmouth, MA $123,267 West Tisbury, MA $122,916 West Wareham, MA $123,349 Hyannis, MA $123,103 Barnstable, MA $123,513

Brewster, MA $122,916 Centerville, MA $123,466 Chatham, MA $122,916 Cotuit, MA $123,548 Ipswich, MA $123,723 Cummaquid, MA $123,138 Lynnfield, MA $127,130 Manchester, MA $125,549

Marblehead, MA $130,313 Middleton, MA $123,957 Newburyport, MA $123,758 Newbury, MA $123,993 Salisbury, MA $122,962 Peabody, MA $130,395 Prides Crossing, MA $126,942 Rockport, MA $125,245

Rowley, MA $123,794 Salem, MA $130,395 South Hamilton, MA $123,723 Topsfield, MA $123,911 Wenham, MA $123,758 West Newbury, MA $123,993 Accord, MA $126,650 Bellingham, MA $120,949

Brant Rock, MA $126,123 Canton, MA $126,650 Cohasset, MA $128,370 Dedham, MA $130,547 Dover, MA $130,430 East Mansfield, MA $126,650 Dennis, MA $122,916 Dennis Port, MA $122,916

East Dennis, MA $122,916 Eastham, MA $122,916 East Orleans, MA $122,916 Forestdale, MA $123,723 Harwich, MA $122,916 Harwich Port, MA $122,916 Hyannis Port, MA $123,091 Marstons Mills, MA $123,677

Mashpee, MA $123,758 North Chatham, MA $122,916 North Eastham, MA $124,496 North Truro, MA $126,064 Orleans, MA $122,916 Osterville, MA $123,314 Provincetown, MA $125,830 South Chatham, MA $122,916

South Dennis, MA $122,916 South Harwich, MA $122,916 South Orleans, MA $122,916 South Wellfleet, MA $124,496 South Yarmouth, MA $122,916 Truro, MA $124,496 Wellfleet, MA $124,496 West Barnstable, MA $123,735

West Chatham, MA $122,916 West Dennis, MA $122,916 West Harwich, MA $122,916 West Hyannisport, MA $123,360 West Yarmouth, MA $122,916 Yarmouth Port, MA $122,916 Assonet, MA $123,419 Attleboro, MA $121,300

Chartley, MA $126,650 Cuttyhunk, MA $123,302 Dartmouth, MA $123,501 Dighton, MA $122,190 East Freetown, MA $123,501 East Taunton, MA $126,451 Fairhaven, MA $123,501 Fall River, MA $123,501

Somerset, MA $123,384 Marion, MA $123,501 Mattapoisett, MA $123,501 New Bedford, MA $123,501 Acushnet, MA $123,501

Embedded Software Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Embedded Software Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$119,488

Average $127,352/year

$135,278

$9,957

Average $10,613/month

$11,273

$2,298

Average $2,449/week

$2,601

$57

Average $61/hour

$65

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$135,278	$11,273	$2,601	$65
Average	$127,352	$10,613	$2,449	$61
25th Percentile	$119,488	$9,957	$2,298	$57

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