Embedded Software Developer Salary in Colorado

How much does an Embedded Software Developer make in Colorado?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Embedded Software Developer in Colorado is $82,748 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $96,353
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $76,492 to $89,869
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,796

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Embedded Software Developer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,869	$7,489	$1,728	$43
Average	$82,748	$6,896	$1,591	$40
25th Percentile	$76,492	$6,374	$1,471	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Embedded Software Developer Salaries

An Embedded Software Developer'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 Developer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Embedded Software Developer'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): $82,618
Early Career (1-2 years): $97,794
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $119,655
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $145,963
Expert (over 8 years): $165,683

Levels	Salary
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Developer	$82,618
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Developer	$97,794
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Developer	$119,655
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Developer	$145,963
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Developer	$165,683

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How Do Embedded Software Developer 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 Developers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $89,822.
California: $89,481.
Massachusetts: $88,289.

District of Columbia $89,822 California $89,481 Massachusetts $88,289 Washington $87,964 New Jersey $87,932 Alaska $87,818 Connecticut $86,698 New York $86,244

Hawaii $84,792 Rhode Island $84,111 Maryland $83,648 Minnesota $83,015 Colorado $82,772 Illinois $82,691 Oregon $82,383 Delaware $82,155

New Hampshire $82,013 Virginia $81,693 Pennsylvania $80,760 Nevada $80,290 North Dakota $80,135 Michigan $79,892 Wisconsin $79,803 Vermont $79,624

Texas $79,130 Maine $79,097 Arizona $79,048 Ohio $78,992 Georgia $78,245 Indiana $77,872 Wyoming $77,799 Utah $77,685

Iowa $77,637 Kansas $77,247 Louisiana $77,134 North Carolina $77,093 Missouri $77,077 Florida $76,761 Montana $76,590 Nebraska $76,428

Kentucky $76,339 South Carolina $76,014 Tennessee $75,811 Idaho $75,730 New Mexico $75,138 Oklahoma $75,008 Alabama $74,530 South Dakota $73,727

Arkansas $73,288 West Virginia $73,053 Mississippi $72,347

Top Paying Cities for Embedded Software Developers

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:

Glen Haven: $79,900
Hygiene: $85,035
Johnstown: $81,734

Glen Haven, CO $79,900 Hygiene, CO $85,035 Johnstown, CO $81,734 Laporte, CO $80,387 Livermore, CO $80,225 Loveland, CO $80,281 Lyons, CO $84,979 Masonville, CO $80,387

Mead, CO $82,139 Milliken, CO $81,669 Niwot, CO $85,141 Red Feather Lakes, CO $77,994 Severance, CO $80,119 Timnath, CO $80,387 Wellington, CO $80,387 Windsor, CO $80,225

Brighton, CO $82,277 Ault, CO $79,843 Briggsdale, CO $77,921 Carr, CO $76,444 Eastlake, CO $82,602 Eaton, CO $79,389 Evans, CO $81,109 Fort Lupton, CO $82,415

Galeton, CO $78,748 Gilcrest, CO $81,669 Gill, CO $79,373 Greeley, CO $80,857 Henderson, CO $82,488 Hudson, CO $82,366 Keenesburg, CO $82,277 Kersey, CO $80,501

La Salle, CO $81,352 Lucerne, CO $79,738 Nunn, CO $79,900 Orchard, CO $79,576 Pierce, CO $79,900 Ohio City, CO $83,234 Parlin, CO $83,234 Penrose, CO $78,821

Pitkin, CO $83,234 Poncha Springs, CO $83,234 Powderhorn, CO $83,234 Rockvale, CO $78,732 Sargents, CO $83,234 Twin Lakes, CO $83,502 Westcliffe, CO $77,702 Wetmore, CO $78,213

Durango, CO $79,340 Cahone, CO $83,234 Cortez, CO $83,234 Dolores, CO $83,234 Dove Creek, CO $83,234 Egnar, CO $83,234 Hesperus, CO $79,340 Lewis, CO $83,234

Mancos, CO $83,234 Marvel, CO $77,913 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $77,913 Pleasant View, CO $83,234 Rico, CO $83,234 Towaoc, CO $77,913 Yellow Jacket, CO $83,234 Montrose, CO $83,234

Austin, CO $83,234 Bedrock, CO $83,234 Cedaredge, CO $83,234 Cory, CO $83,234 Crawford, CO $83,234 Delta, CO $83,234 Eckert, CO $83,234 Hotchkiss, CO $83,234

Lazear, CO $83,234 Naturita, CO $83,234 Norwood, CO $83,234 Nucla, CO $83,234 Olathe, CO $83,234 Ophir, CO $83,234 Ouray, CO $83,234 Paonia, CO $83,234

Paradox, CO $83,234 Placerville, CO $83,234 Redvale, CO $83,234 Ridgway, CO $83,234 Silverton, CO $83,234 Somerset, CO $83,234 Telluride, CO $83,234 Grand Junction, CO $83,234

Platteville, CO $82,018 Roggen, CO $81,563 Weldona, CO $80,736 Wiggins, CO $80,736 Fort Morgan, CO $80,736 Log Lane Village, CO $80,736 Akron, CO $79,065 Amherst, CO $77,645

Atwood, CO $77,645 Brush, CO $79,065 Crook, CO $75,714 Eckley, CO $79,065 Fleming, CO $77,645 Grover, CO $75,714 Haxtun, CO $77,645 Hereford, CO $75,714

Hillrose, CO $79,065 Holyoke, CO $77,645 Idalia, CO $79,916 Iliff, CO $75,714 Julesburg, CO $75,714 Lindon, CO $81,896 Merino, CO $77,645 New Raymer, CO $77,645

Otis, CO $79,065 Ovid, CO $75,714 Padroni, CO $75,714 Paoli, CO $77,645 Peetz, CO $75,714 Sedgwick, CO $75,714 Snyder, CO $79,065 Sterling, CO $77,645

Stoneham, CO $77,645 Vernon, CO $79,332 Woodrow, CO $81,896 Wray, CO $80,338 Yuma, CO $79,065 Anton, CO $81,896 Arapahoe, CO $78,927 Arriba, CO $80,160

Bethune, CO $79,916 Burlington, CO $79,916 Calhan, CO $80,160 Cascade, CO $80,971 Cheyenne Wells, CO $78,927 Cope, CO $81,028 Cripple Creek, CO $80,428 Divide, CO $80,428

Flagler, CO $79,916 Florissant, CO $80,160 Fountain, CO $80,752 Genoa, CO $80,160 Green Mountain Falls, CO $80,809 Guffey, CO $80,160 Hugo, CO $80,160 Joes, CO $81,028

Karval, CO $78,927 Kirk, CO $81,028 Kit Carson, CO $78,927 Limon, CO $80,160 Lake George, CO $80,160 Manitou Springs, CO $80,971 Matheson, CO $80,160 Peyton, CO $80,265

Ramah, CO $80,160 Rush, CO $79,592 Seibert, CO $79,916 Simla, CO $80,160 Stratton, CO $79,916 U S A F Academy, CO $80,914 Victor, CO $80,484 Vona, CO $79,916

Wild Horse, CO $78,927 Woodland Park, CO $80,590 Yoder, CO $79,470 Colorado Springs, CO $80,971 Clifton, CO $83,234 Fruita, CO $83,234 Gateway, CO $83,234 Glade Park, CO $83,234

Loma, CO $83,234 Mack, CO $83,234 Palisade, CO $83,234 Whitewater, CO $83,234 Glenwood Springs, CO $83,234 Dinosaur, CO $79,706 Aspen, CO $84,046 Snowmass Village, CO $84,046

Avon, CO $83,405 Basalt, CO $83,721 Carbondale, CO $83,170 Collbran, CO $83,234 Craig, CO $82,594 De Beque, CO $83,234 Eagle, CO $82,918 Edwards, CO $83,348

Parachute, CO $83,234 Battlement Mesa, CO $83,234 Gypsum, CO $82,886 Hamilton, CO $82,594 Hayden, CO $82,594 Maybell, CO $82,918 Meeker, CO $82,918 Meredith, CO $83,827

Mesa, CO $83,234 Minturn, CO $83,405 Molina, CO $83,234 New Castle, CO $83,234 Rangely, CO $82,918 Red Cliff, CO $83,405 Rifle, CO $83,234 Silt, CO $83,234

Slater, CO $74,879 Snowmass, CO $83,883 Wolcott, CO $83,080 Woody Creek, CO $84,046 Vail, CO $83,405 Pueblo, CO $78,513 Colorado City, CO $77,702 Aguilar, CO $77,702

Arlington, CO $77,702 Avondale, CO $78,351 Beulah, CO $77,702 Boncarbo, CO $77,702 Boone, CO $78,083 Branson, CO $77,702 Campo, CO $75,414 Cheraw, CO $77,702

Crowley, CO $77,702 Eads, CO $77,702 Fort Lyon, CO $77,702 Fowler, CO $77,702 Gardner, CO $77,702 Granada, CO $77,702 Hartman, CO $77,702 Hasty, CO $77,702

Haswell, CO $77,702 Hoehne, CO $77,702 Holly, CO $77,702 Kim, CO $77,702 La Junta, CO $77,702 Lamar, CO $77,702 Las Animas, CO $77,702 La Veta, CO $77,702

Mc Clave, CO $77,702 Manzanola, CO $77,702 Model, CO $77,702 Olney Springs, CO $77,702 Ordway, CO $77,702 Pritchett, CO $77,702 Rocky Ford, CO $77,702 Rye, CO $77,702

Sheridan Lake, CO $77,702 Springfield, CO $77,702 Sugar City, CO $77,702 Swink, CO $77,702 Trinchera, CO $77,702 Trinidad, CO $77,702 Two Buttes, CO $77,702 Vilas, CO $77,702

Walsenburg, CO $77,702 Walsh, CO $75,414 Weston, CO $77,702 Wiley, CO $77,702 Alamosa, CO $77,702 Antonito, CO $75,446 Arboles, CO $75,446 Arvada, CO $82,707

Aurora, CO $82,650 Bayfield, CO $79,340 Broomfield, CO $83,681 Commerce City, CO $82,707 Dupont, CO $82,707 Eldorado Springs, CO $85,141 Lafayette, CO $85,035 Louisville, CO $85,141

Westminster, CO $82,707 Wheat Ridge, CO $82,707 Agate, CO $81,028 Bennett, CO $81,896 Byers, CO $81,896 Castle Rock, CO $81,271 Deer Trail, CO $81,896 Elbert, CO $80,574

Elizabeth, CO $81,190 Englewood, CO $82,707 Franktown, CO $81,263 Kiowa, CO $81,028 Larkspur, CO $80,679 Littleton, CO $82,650 Lone Tree, CO $82,650 Louviers, CO $82,220

Monument, CO $80,590 Palmer Lake, CO $80,428 Parker, CO $82,082 Sedalia, CO $81,961 Strasburg, CO $81,896 Watkins, CO $82,594 Denver, CO $82,707 Thornton, CO $82,707

Boulder, CO $85,141 Golden, CO $82,650 Alma, CO $82,796 Bailey, CO $82,504 Black Hawk, CO $84,654 Bond, CO $82,756 Breckenridge, CO $82,853 Buffalo Creek, CO $82,009

Burns, CO $82,683 Central City, CO $84,597 Clark, CO $78,732 Climax, CO $82,918 Coalmont, CO $82,164 Como, CO $82,594 Conifer, CO $82,796 Cowdrey, CO $74,879

Dillon, CO $82,918 Dumont, CO $83,259 Evergreen, CO $82,164 Empire, CO $83,202 Fairplay, CO $82,764 Fraser, CO $83,462 Frisco, CO $83,024 Georgetown, CO $83,161

Granby, CO $83,648 Grand Lake, CO $83,186 Grant, CO $82,699 Hartsel, CO $81,993 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $83,170 Idaho Springs, CO $83,226 Idledale, CO $82,488 Indian Hills, CO $82,439

Jamestown, CO $85,141 Jefferson, CO $82,594 Kittredge, CO $82,277 Kremmling, CO $82,594 Leadville, CO $82,910 Mc Coy, CO $82,594 Morrison, CO $82,602 Nederland, CO $85,035

Oak Creek, CO $82,594 Parshall, CO $82,886 Phippsburg, CO $82,594 Pine, CO $82,488 Pinecliffe, CO $85,141 Rand, CO $82,164 Rollinsville, CO $84,979 Shawnee, CO $82,658

Silver Plume, CO $83,145 Steamboat Springs, CO $82,594 Tabernash, CO $83,567 Toponas, CO $82,594 Walden, CO $77,223 Ward, CO $85,084 Winter Park, CO $83,372 Yampa, CO $82,594

Silverthorne, CO $83,024 Longmont, CO $84,922 Allenspark, CO $84,816 Estes Park, CO $81,953 Bellvue, CO $80,387 Berthoud, CO $82,172 Dacono, CO $83,332 Drake, CO $80,062

Erie, CO $84,922 Firestone, CO $82,472 Fort Collins, CO $80,387 Frederick, CO $84,597 Blanca, CO $77,702 Capulin, CO $76,574 Center, CO $77,702 Chama, CO $77,702

Chimney Rock, CO $79,340 Chromo, CO $75,446 Conejos, CO $75,446 Creede, CO $83,234 Crestone, CO $77,702 Del Norte, CO $80,363 Fort Garland, CO $77,702 San Luis, CO $75,446

Homelake, CO $77,702 Hooper, CO $77,702 Ignacio, CO $75,446 Jaroso, CO $75,446 La Jara, CO $76,574 Manassa, CO $76,574 Moffat, CO $77,702 Monte Vista, CO $77,702

Mosca, CO $77,702 Pagosa Springs, CO $75,446 Romeo, CO $76,574 Saguache, CO $80,363 Sanford, CO $76,574 San Pablo, CO $77,702 South Fork, CO $83,234 Villa Grove, CO $80,363

Salida, CO $81,701 Almont, CO $83,234 Buena Vista, CO $83,234 Canon City, CO $79,016 Cimarron, CO $83,234 Coal Creek, CO $78,700 Coaldale, CO $78,927 Cotopaxi, CO $78,927

Crested Butte, CO $83,291 Florence, CO $78,756 Monarch, CO $83,234 Granite, CO $83,032 Gunnison, CO $83,234 Hillside, CO $78,927 Howard, CO $80,160 Lake City, CO $83,234

Nathrop, CO $83,234

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

Understanding how an Embedded Software Developer'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

$76,492

Average $82,748/year

$89,869

$6,374

Average $6,896/month

$7,489

$1,471

Average $1,591/week

$1,728

$37

Average $40/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,869	$7,489	$1,728	$43
Average	$82,748	$6,896	$1,591	$40
25th Percentile	$76,492	$6,374	$1,471	$37

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