Embedded Software Developer Salary in Massachusetts

How much does an Embedded Software Developer make in Massachusetts?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Embedded Software Developer in Massachusetts is $88,264 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $102,776
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,591 to $95,860
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $75,516

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Embedded Software Developer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,860	$7,988	$1,843	$46
Average	$88,264	$7,355	$1,697	$42
25th Percentile	$81,591	$6,799	$1,569	$39

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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): $88,126
Early Career (1-2 years): $104,314
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $127,632
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $155,694
Expert (over 8 years): $176,728

Levels	Salary
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Developer	$88,126
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Developer	$104,314
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Developer	$127,632
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Developer	$155,694
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Developer	$176,728

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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:

Agawam: $84,078
Amherst: $83,835
Barre: $84,833

Agawam, MA $84,078 Amherst, MA $83,835 Barre, MA $84,833 Belchertown, MA $83,940 Blandford, MA $83,859 Bondsville, MA $83,973 Brimfield, MA $83,810 Chester, MA $83,007

Chesterfield, MA $83,372 Chicopee, MA $84,078 Cummington, MA $83,007 Easthampton, MA $84,021 East Longmeadow, MA $84,078 East Otis, MA $84,192 Feeding Hills, MA $84,078 Gilbertville, MA $84,508

Goshen, MA $83,348 Granby, MA $84,054 Granville, MA $83,973 Hadley, MA $83,892 Hampden, MA $84,078 Hardwick, MA $84,565 Hatfield, MA $83,859 Haydenville, MA $83,729

Holyoke, MA $84,078 Huntington, MA $83,892 Leeds, MA $83,859 Leverett, MA $83,810 Ludlow, MA $84,078 Monson, MA $83,973 North Amherst, MA $83,973 Northampton, MA $83,916

Florence, MA $83,916 North Hatfield, MA $83,851 Oakham, MA $84,971 Palmer, MA $83,973 Plainfield, MA $83,007 Russell, MA $83,973 Shutesbury, MA $83,940 Southampton, MA $84,054

South Barre, MA $84,889 South Hadley, MA $84,054 Southwick, MA $84,078 Thorndike, MA $83,973 Three Rivers, MA $84,021 Wales, MA $83,810 Ware, MA $84,532 Warren, MA $84,281

West Chesterfield, MA $82,959 Westfield, MA $84,078 West Hatfield, MA $83,810 West Springfield, MA $84,078 West Warren, MA $84,630 Whately, MA $83,673 Wheelwright, MA $84,857 Wilbraham, MA $84,078

Williamsburg, MA $83,697 Woronoco, MA $83,997 Worthington, MA $83,040 Springfield, MA $84,078 Longmeadow, MA $84,078 Indian Orchard, MA $84,078 Pittsfield, MA $83,226 Adams, MA $83,145

Ashley Falls, MA $84,662 Becket, MA $83,145 Berkshire, MA $83,226 Cheshire, MA $83,226 Dalton, MA $83,226 Glendale, MA $83,202 Great Barrington, MA $82,983 Hinsdale, MA $83,226

Housatonic, MA $83,088 Lanesboro, MA $83,226 Lee, MA $83,202 Lenox, MA $83,226 Lenox Dale, MA $83,226 Middlefield, MA $83,121 Mill River, MA $83,948 Monterey, MA $82,983

North Adams, MA $83,040 North Egremont, MA $83,161 Otis, MA $82,959 Richmond, MA $83,226 Sandisfield, MA $84,265 Savoy, MA $83,121 Sheffield, MA $84,135 South Egremont, MA $83,324

Southfield, MA $84,541 South Lee, MA $83,202 Stockbridge, MA $83,202 Tyringham, MA $83,088 West Stockbridge, MA $83,170 Williamstown, MA $83,040 Windsor, MA $83,202 Greenfield, MA $83,429

Ashfield, MA $83,056 Athol, MA $84,930 Bernardston, MA $83,397 Buckland, MA $82,942 Charlemont, MA $82,748 Colrain, MA $83,024 Conway, MA $83,307 Deerfield, MA $83,453

Drury, MA $82,512 Erving, MA $83,973 Heath, MA $82,748 Lake Pleasant, MA $83,600 Millers Falls, MA $83,526 Monroe Bridge, MA $82,431 Montague, MA $83,600 Gill, MA $83,908

New Salem, MA $84,232 Northfield, MA $83,908 Orange, MA $84,646 Petersham, MA $84,914 Rowe, MA $82,561 Royalston, MA $85,060 Shelburne Falls, MA $83,015 South Deerfield, MA $83,583

Sunderland, MA $83,656 Turners Falls, MA $83,526 Warwick, MA $84,654 Wendell, MA $83,908 Wendell Depot, MA $84,208 Fitchburg, MA $85,733 Ashburnham, MA $85,336 Ashby, MA $86,877

Ayer, MA $87,096 Devens, MA $87,031 Baldwinville, MA $85,198 East Templeton, MA $85,222 Gardner, MA $85,376 Westminster, MA $85,376 Groton, MA $87,177 Harvard, MA $87,169

Hubbardston, MA $84,857 Leominster, MA $84,889 Littleton, MA $87,307 Lunenburg, MA $86,909 Pepperell, MA $87,177 Shirley, MA $86,999 Still River, MA $87,120 Templeton, MA $85,222

Townsend, MA $87,023 West Groton, MA $87,064 West Townsend, MA $86,991 Winchendon, MA $85,035 Winchendon Springs, MA $85,019 Auburn, MA $85,076 North Dartmouth, MA $85,595 South Dartmouth, MA $85,595

North Attleboro, MA $84,046 Plainville, MA $83,989 Attleboro Falls, MA $84,013 North Dighton, MA $83,965 Norton, MA $87,753 Raynham, MA $87,777 Raynham Center, MA $87,777 Rehoboth, MA $84,070

Rochester, MA $85,595 Seekonk, MA $84,070 Swansea, MA $83,989 Berkley, MA $85,644 Taunton, MA $87,696 Westport, MA $85,595 Westport Point, MA $85,595 Berlin, MA $85,019

Cataumet, MA $85,409 Blackstone, MA $83,965 Boylston, MA $85,076 Brookfield, MA $84,914 Charlton, MA $85,019 Charlton City, MA $85,019 Charlton Depot, MA $85,019 Clinton, MA $85,019

East Brookfield, MA $84,995 Douglas, MA $84,938 East Princeton, MA $84,971 Fiskdale, MA $84,833 Grafton, MA $85,076 Holden, MA $85,076 Holland, MA $84,792 Jefferson, MA $85,076

Lancaster, MA $84,938 Leicester, MA $85,076 Linwood, MA $84,889 Manchaug, MA $85,076 Millbury, MA $85,076 Millville, MA $83,883 New Braintree, MA $84,889 Northborough, MA $85,076

Northbridge, MA $85,052 North Brookfield, MA $84,971 North Grafton, MA $85,076 North Oxford, MA $85,076 North Uxbridge, MA $84,889 Oxford, MA $85,052 Princeton, MA $84,995 Rochdale, MA $85,076

Rutland, MA $85,076 Shrewsbury, MA $85,076 Southbridge, MA $84,889 South Grafton, MA $85,076 South Lancaster, MA $84,995 Spencer, MA $85,076 Sterling, MA $85,019 Sturbridge, MA $84,857

Upton, MA $85,019 Uxbridge, MA $84,914 Webster, MA $84,914 Dudley, MA $84,914 Westborough, MA $85,076 West Boylston, MA $85,076 West Brookfield, MA $84,889 West Millbury, MA $85,076

Whitinsville, MA $85,019 Sutton, MA $85,076 Worcester, MA $85,076 East Walpole, MA $87,777 Cherry Valley, MA $85,076 Paxton, MA $85,076 Framingham, MA $87,534 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $87,307

Boxborough, MA $87,250 Acton, MA $87,250 Ashland, MA $84,857 Bedford, MA $87,283 Hanscom Afb, MA $88,824 Bolton, MA $84,914 Carlisle, MA $87,307 Concord, MA $87,226

Fayville, MA $84,914 Holliston, MA $87,477 Hopedale, MA $84,889 Hopkinton, MA $84,938 Hudson, MA $84,938 Marlborough, MA $84,971 Maynard, MA $87,145 Mendon, MA $84,889

Milford, MA $84,889 Natick, MA $90,341 Sherborn, MA $90,292 Southborough, MA $84,938 Foxboro, MA $87,777 Franklin, MA $85,725 Greenbush, MA $87,615 Green Harbor, MA $87,591

Hingham, MA $89,051 Hull, MA $90,479 Humarock, MA $87,615 Mansfield, MA $87,777 Marshfield, MA $87,591 Marshfield Hills, MA $87,591 Medfield, MA $88,978 Medway, MA $87,534

Millis, MA $87,591 Minot, MA $87,615 Norfolk, MA $87,672 North Marshfield, MA $87,591 North Scituate, MA $87,591 Norwell, MA $87,672 Norwood, MA $87,777 Ocean Bluff, MA $87,591

Scituate, MA $87,591 Sharon, MA $87,777 Sheldonville, MA $85,766 South Walpole, MA $87,721 Stoughton, MA $87,777 Walpole, MA $87,753 Westwood, MA $89,059 Wrentham, MA $87,640

Boston, MA $90,479 Roxbury, MA $90,479 Roxbury Crossing, MA $90,479 Dorchester, MA $90,479 Dorchester Center, MA $90,479 Mattapan, MA $90,479 Charlestown, MA $90,479 Jamaica Plain, MA $90,479

Roslindale, MA $90,479 West Roxbury, MA $90,479 Allston, MA $90,479 Brighton, MA $90,479 Hyde Park, MA $90,479 Readville, MA $90,479 Cambridge, MA $90,479 Somerville, MA $90,479

Malden, MA $90,479 Everett, MA $90,479 Chelsea, MA $90,479 Revere, MA $90,479 Winthrop, MA $90,479 Medford, MA $90,479 West Medford, MA $90,479 Quincy, MA $90,479

Melrose, MA $90,479 Stoneham, MA $90,479 Braintree, MA $87,777 Milton, MA $90,479 Milton Village, MA $90,479 Weymouth, MA $87,777 East Weymouth, MA $87,777 South Weymouth, MA $87,777

North Weymouth, MA $87,777 East Boston, MA $90,479 Brockton, MA $87,777 Avon, MA $87,777 Bridgewater, MA $87,777 Bryantville, MA $87,721 Carver, MA $86,431 Duxbury, MA $87,534

East Bridgewater, MA $87,777 Easton, MA $87,777 Elmwood, MA $87,777 Halifax, MA $87,721 Hanover, MA $87,721 Hanson, MA $87,777 Holbrook, MA $87,777 Middleboro, MA $86,512

Manomet, MA $86,666 Lakeville, MA $85,457 Monponsett, MA $87,753 Abington, MA $87,777 North Carver, MA $87,591 North Easton, MA $87,777 North Pembroke, MA $87,696 Pembroke, MA $87,721

Plymouth, MA $86,788 Kingston, MA $87,558 South Carver, MA $85,376 Plympton, MA $87,640 Randolph, MA $87,777 Rockland, MA $87,777 South Easton, MA $87,777 West Bridgewater, MA $87,777

White Horse Beach, MA $86,723 Whitman, MA $87,777 Lexington, MA $90,479 Brookline, MA $90,479 Brookline Village, MA $90,479 Waltham, MA $90,479 North Waltham, MA $90,479 New Town, MA $90,479

Babson Park, MA $90,479 Newton, MA $90,479 Newton Center, MA $90,479 Newtonville, MA $90,479 Newton Highlands, MA $90,479 Newton Lower Falls, MA $90,479 Newton Upper Falls, MA $90,479 West Newton, MA $90,479

Auburndale, MA $90,479 Chestnut Hill, MA $90,479 Waban, MA $90,479 Watertown, MA $90,479 Arlington, MA $90,479 Arlington Heights, MA $90,479 Belmont, MA $90,479 Waverley, MA $90,479

Wellesley Hills, MA $90,479 Wellesley, MA $90,455 Needham, MA $90,479 Weston, MA $90,479 Needham Heights, MA $90,479 Nonantum, MA $90,479 Buzzards Bay, MA $85,352 Lincoln, MA $90,422

Stow, MA $87,145 Sudbury, MA $90,292 Wayland, MA $90,341 Woodville, MA $84,995 Woburn, MA $90,479 Burlington, MA $88,856 Andover, MA $85,936 Billerica, MA $87,307

Chelmsford, MA $87,307 Dracut, MA $87,307 Dunstable, MA $87,177 Haverhill, MA $85,936 Georgetown, MA $85,936 Groveland, MA $85,936 Lawrence, MA $85,936 Methuen, MA $85,936

North Andover, MA $85,936 Lowell, MA $87,307 Merrimac, MA $85,879 North Billerica, MA $87,307 North Chelmsford, MA $87,307 North Reading, MA $85,879 Nutting Lake, MA $87,307 Pinehurst, MA $87,307

Reading, MA $87,818 Tewksbury, MA $87,307 Tyngsboro, MA $87,307 Wakefield, MA $90,455 West Boxford, MA $85,936 Westford, MA $87,307 Wilmington, MA $86,609 Winchester, MA $90,479

Lynn, MA $90,479 Saugus, MA $90,479 Swampscott, MA $90,422 Nahant, MA $90,479 Amesbury, MA $85,498 Beverly, MA $90,260 Boxford, MA $85,936 Byfield, MA $85,879

Danvers, MA $85,798 Essex, MA $86,682 Gloucester, MA $86,812 Hamilton, MA $85,749 Hathorne, MA $85,798 Chilmark, MA $85,133 East Falmouth, MA $85,547 East Sandwich, MA $85,855

East Wareham, MA $85,376 Edgartown, MA $85,190 Falmouth, MA $85,409 Woods Hole, MA $85,409 Menemsha, MA $85,190 Monument Beach, MA $85,376 Nantucket, MA $85,190 North Falmouth, MA $85,433

Oak Bluffs, MA $85,214 Onset, MA $85,433 Pocasset, MA $85,409 Sagamore, MA $86,033 Sagamore Beach, MA $86,033 Sandwich, MA $85,863 Siasconset, MA $85,190 Silver Beach, MA $85,433

Vineyard Haven, MA $85,287 Wareham, MA $85,457 West Chop, MA $85,287 West Falmouth, MA $85,433 West Tisbury, MA $85,190 West Wareham, MA $85,490 Hyannis, MA $85,319 Barnstable, MA $85,603

Brewster, MA $85,190 Centerville, MA $85,571 Chatham, MA $85,190 Cotuit, MA $85,628 Ipswich, MA $85,749 Cummaquid, MA $85,344 Lynnfield, MA $88,110 Manchester, MA $87,015

Marblehead, MA $90,317 Middleton, MA $85,912 Newburyport, MA $85,774 Newbury, MA $85,936 Salisbury, MA $85,222 Peabody, MA $90,373 Prides Crossing, MA $87,980 Rockport, MA $86,804

Rowley, MA $85,798 Salem, MA $90,373 South Hamilton, MA $85,749 Topsfield, MA $85,879 Wenham, MA $85,774 West Newbury, MA $85,936 Accord, MA $87,777 Bellingham, MA $83,827

Brant Rock, MA $87,412 Canton, MA $87,777 Cohasset, MA $88,970 Dedham, MA $90,479 Dover, MA $90,398 East Mansfield, MA $87,777 Dennis, MA $85,190 Dennis Port, MA $85,190

East Dennis, MA $85,190 Eastham, MA $85,190 East Orleans, MA $85,190 Forestdale, MA $85,749 Harwich, MA $85,190 Harwich Port, MA $85,190 Hyannis Port, MA $85,311 Marstons Mills, MA $85,717

Mashpee, MA $85,774 North Chatham, MA $85,190 North Eastham, MA $86,285 North Truro, MA $87,372 Orleans, MA $85,190 Osterville, MA $85,465 Provincetown, MA $87,210 South Chatham, MA $85,190

South Dennis, MA $85,190 South Harwich, MA $85,190 South Orleans, MA $85,190 South Wellfleet, MA $86,285 South Yarmouth, MA $85,190 Truro, MA $86,285 Wellfleet, MA $86,285 West Barnstable, MA $85,757

West Chatham, MA $85,190 West Dennis, MA $85,190 West Harwich, MA $85,190 West Hyannisport, MA $85,498 West Yarmouth, MA $85,190 Yarmouth Port, MA $85,190 Assonet, MA $85,538 Attleboro, MA $84,070

Chartley, MA $87,777 Cuttyhunk, MA $85,457 Dartmouth, MA $85,595 Dighton, MA $84,687 East Freetown, MA $85,595 East Taunton, MA $87,640 Fairhaven, MA $85,595 Fall River, MA $85,595

Somerset, MA $85,514 Marion, MA $85,595 Mattapoisett, MA $85,595 New Bedford, MA $85,595 Acushnet, MA $85,595

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

$81,591

Average $88,264/year

$95,860

$6,799

Average $7,355/month

$7,988

$1,569

Average $1,697/week

$1,843

$39

Average $42/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,860	$7,988	$1,843	$46
Average	$88,264	$7,355	$1,697	$42
25th Percentile	$81,591	$6,799	$1,569	$39

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