Embedded Software Developer Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Embedded Software Developer make in South Dakota?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Embedded Software Developer in South Dakota is $72,932 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $84,923
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $67,418 to $79,208
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $62,398

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Embedded Software Developer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$79,208	$6,601	$1,523	$38
Average	$72,932	$6,078	$1,403	$35
25th Percentile	$67,418	$5,618	$1,296	$32

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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): $72,817
Early Career (1-2 years): $86,193
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $105,461
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $128,648
Expert (over 8 years): $146,028

Levels	Salary
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Developer	$72,817
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Developer	$86,193
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Developer	$105,461
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Developer	$128,648
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Developer	$146,028

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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:

Alcester: $72,315
Aurora: $72,420
Baltic: $73,232

Alcester, SD $72,315 Aurora, SD $72,420 Baltic, SD $73,232 Beresford, SD $72,356 Brandon, SD $73,637 Brookings, SD $72,420 Burbank, SD $72,185 Canistota, SD $72,420

Canton, SD $73,069 Centerville, SD $72,420 Chancellor, SD $72,826 Chester, SD $72,420 Colman, SD $72,420 Colton, SD $72,745 Crooks, SD $73,637 Davis, SD $72,420

Dell Rapids, SD $72,907 Egan, SD $72,420 Elk Point, SD $72,477 Elkton, SD $72,420 Fairview, SD $72,502 Flandreau, SD $72,420 Freeman, SD $72,420 Garretson, SD $73,313

Gayville, SD $72,185 Harrisburg, SD $73,637 Hartford, SD $73,232 Hudson, SD $72,356 Humboldt, SD $72,745 Hurley, SD $72,420 Irene, SD $72,420 Jefferson, SD $72,867

Lennox, SD $73,069 Lesterville, SD $72,420 Lyons, SD $73,394 Madison, SD $72,420 Marion, SD $72,420 Menno, SD $72,420 Mission Hill, SD $72,299 Monroe, SD $72,420

Belle Fourche, SD $70,976 Black Hawk, SD $72,193 Box Elder, SD $72,193 Buffalo, SD $70,976 Buffalo Gap, SD $70,976 Camp Crook, SD $70,976 Caputa, SD $72,112 Custer, SD $70,976

Deadwood, SD $70,976 Edgemont, SD $70,976 Enning, SD $70,976 Fairburn, SD $70,976 Fort Meade, SD $70,976 Hermosa, SD $71,625 Hill City, SD $71,220 Hot Springs, SD $70,976

Howes, SD $70,976 Interior, SD $70,976 Keystone, SD $71,544 Kyle, SD $70,976 Lead, SD $70,976 Ludlow, SD $70,976 Manderson, SD $70,976 Mud Butte, SD $70,976

Nemo, SD $71,544 Newell, SD $70,976 New Underwood, SD $71,625 Nisland, SD $70,976 Oelrichs, SD $70,976 Oglala, SD $70,976 Oral, SD $70,976 Owanka, SD $70,976

Piedmont, SD $71,788 Pine Ridge, SD $70,976 Porcupine, SD $70,976 Pringle, SD $70,976 Quinn, SD $70,976 Redig, SD $70,976 Saint Onge, SD $70,976 Scenic, SD $70,976

Smithwick, SD $70,976 Spearfish, SD $70,976 Sturgis, SD $70,976 Union Center, SD $70,976 Vale, SD $70,976 Wall, SD $70,976 Wasta, SD $70,976 White Owl, SD $70,976

Whitewood, SD $70,976 Wounded Knee, SD $70,976 Leola, SD $73,297 Long Lake, SD $73,297 Mansfield, SD $67,131 Mellette, SD $67,131 Northville, SD $67,131 Onaka, SD $67,131

Orient, SD $67,131 Pierpont, SD $76,882 Redfield, SD $67,131 Rockham, SD $67,131 Roscoe, SD $67,131 Selby, SD $67,131 Seneca, SD $67,131 Stratford, SD $67,131

Tolstoy, SD $67,131 Tulare, SD $67,131 Turton, SD $67,131 Warner, SD $67,131 Westport, SD $72,007 Pierre, SD $68,348 Agar, SD $67,131 Belvidere, SD $67,131

Blunt, SD $68,267 Burke, SD $67,131 Colome, SD $67,131 Dallas, SD $67,131 Draper, SD $67,131 Fort Pierre, SD $68,267 Gregory, SD $67,131 Hamill, SD $67,131

Harrold, SD $67,293 Hayes, SD $67,131 Herrick, SD $67,131 Holabird, SD $67,131 Ideal, SD $67,131 Kadoka, SD $69,054 Kennebec, SD $67,131 Long Valley, SD $69,054

Lower Brule, SD $67,131 Martin, SD $70,976 Midland, SD $67,131 Milesville, SD $69,054 Mission, SD $67,131 Murdo, SD $67,131 Norris, SD $67,131 Okaton, SD $67,131

Okreek, SD $67,131 Onida, SD $67,618 Parmelee, SD $67,131 Philip, SD $69,054 Presho, SD $67,131 Reliance, SD $67,131 Rosebud, SD $67,131 Saint Charles, SD $67,131

Saint Francis, SD $67,131 Tuthill, SD $69,054 Vivian, SD $67,131 Wanblee, SD $70,976 White River, SD $67,131 Winner, SD $67,131 Witten, SD $67,131 Wood, SD $67,131

Mobridge, SD $67,131 Bison, SD $70,976 Bullhead, SD $79,462 Cherry Creek, SD $67,131 Dupree, SD $67,131 Eagle Butte, SD $67,131 Faith, SD $70,976 Glencross, SD $67,131

Glenham, SD $67,131 Herreid, SD $79,462 Isabel, SD $67,131 Keldron, SD $79,462 Lantry, SD $67,131 Lemmon, SD $79,462 Little Eagle, SD $79,462 Lodgepole, SD $75,219

Mc Intosh, SD $79,462 Mc Laughlin, SD $79,462 Meadow, SD $75,219 Morristown, SD $79,462 Mound City, SD $73,297 Pollock, SD $79,462 Prairie City, SD $70,976 Ralph, SD $70,976

Reva, SD $70,976 Ridgeview, SD $67,131 Timber Lake, SD $67,131 Trail City, SD $67,131 Wakpala, SD $73,297 Walker, SD $79,462 Watauga, SD $79,462 Whitehorse, SD $67,131

Rapid City, SD $72,193 Ellsworth Afb, SD $72,193 Allen, SD $70,976 Batesland, SD $70,976 Montrose, SD $72,420 North Sioux City, SD $72,915 Nunda, SD $72,420 Oldham, SD $72,420

Olivet, SD $72,420 Parker, SD $72,420 Ramona, SD $72,420 Renner, SD $73,637 Rowena, SD $73,637 Rutland, SD $72,420 Salem, SD $72,420 Scotland, SD $72,420

Sinai, SD $72,420 Springfield, SD $72,299 Tabor, SD $72,299 Tea, SD $73,556 Trent, SD $72,420 Tyndall, SD $72,420 Utica, SD $72,420 Valley Springs, SD $73,556

Vermillion, SD $72,185 Viborg, SD $72,420 Volga, SD $72,420 Volin, SD $72,420 Wakonda, SD $72,420 Wentworth, SD $72,420 Winfred, SD $72,420 Worthing, SD $73,151

Yankton, SD $72,299 Sioux Falls, SD $73,637 Vienna, SD $72,420 Wallace, SD $72,420 Waubay, SD $76,882 Webster, SD $76,882 White, SD $72,420 Willow Lake, SD $72,420

Wilmot, SD $76,882 Mitchell, SD $72,420 Alexandria, SD $72,420 Alpena, SD $69,776 Armour, SD $72,420 Artesian, SD $72,420 Avon, SD $72,420 Bonesteel, SD $69,776

Bridgewater, SD $72,420 Canova, SD $72,420 Carpenter, SD $72,420 Carthage, SD $72,420 Cavour, SD $72,420 Chamberlain, SD $67,131 Corsica, SD $72,420 Dante, SD $72,420

Delmont, SD $72,420 Dimock, SD $72,420 Emery, SD $72,420 Ethan, SD $72,420 Fairfax, SD $69,776 Fedora, SD $72,420 Fort Thompson, SD $67,131 Fulton, SD $72,420

Gann Valley, SD $67,131 Geddes, SD $69,776 Harrison, SD $72,420 Highmore, SD $67,131 Stephan, SD $67,131 Hitchcock, SD $67,131 Howard, SD $72,420 Huron, SD $69,776

Iroquois, SD $72,420 Kaylor, SD $72,420 Kimball, SD $67,131 Lake Andes, SD $72,420 Lane, SD $69,776 Letcher, SD $72,420 Marty, SD $72,420 Miller, SD $67,131

Mount Vernon, SD $72,420 New Holland, SD $69,776 Oacoma, SD $67,131 Parkston, SD $72,420 Pickstown, SD $72,420 Plankinton, SD $69,776 Platte, SD $69,776 Pukwana, SD $67,131

Ree Heights, SD $67,131 Saint Lawrence, SD $67,131 Spencer, SD $72,420 Stickney, SD $72,420 Tripp, SD $72,420 Virgil, SD $67,131 Wagner, SD $72,420 Wessington, SD $67,131

Wessington Springs, SD $67,131 White Lake, SD $67,131 Wolsey, SD $67,131 Woonsocket, SD $72,420 Yale, SD $72,420 Aberdeen, SD $67,131 Akaska, SD $67,131 Amherst, SD $76,882

Andover, SD $76,882 Ashton, SD $67,131 Barnard, SD $72,007 Bath, SD $72,007 Bowdle, SD $67,131 Brentford, SD $67,131 Britton, SD $76,882 Claremont, SD $76,882

Columbia, SD $72,007 Conde, SD $67,131 Cresbard, SD $67,131 Doland, SD $69,776 Eureka, SD $73,297 Faulkton, SD $67,131 Ferney, SD $72,007 Frankfort, SD $67,131

Frederick, SD $76,882 Gettysburg, SD $67,131 Groton, SD $72,007 Hecla, SD $76,882 Hosmer, SD $67,131 Houghton, SD $76,882 Hoven, SD $67,131 Ipswich, SD $67,131

Java, SD $67,131 Langford, SD $76,882 Lebanon, SD $67,131 Watertown, SD $72,420 Arlington, SD $72,420 Astoria, SD $72,420 Badger, SD $72,420 Big Stone City, SD $76,201

Bradley, SD $72,420 Brandt, SD $72,420 Bristol, SD $76,882 Bruce, SD $72,420 Bryant, SD $72,420 Castlewood, SD $72,420 Claire City, SD $76,882 Clark, SD $72,420

Clear Lake, SD $72,420 Corona, SD $76,882 De Smet, SD $72,420 Eden, SD $76,882 Erwin, SD $72,420 Estelline, SD $72,420 Florence, SD $72,420 Garden City, SD $72,420

Gary, SD $72,420 Goodwin, SD $72,420 Grenville, SD $76,882 Hayti, SD $72,420 Hazel, SD $72,420 Henry, SD $72,420 Kranzburg, SD $72,420 Labolt, SD $72,420

Lake City, SD $76,882 Lake Norden, SD $72,420 Lake Preston, SD $72,420 Marvin, SD $74,651 Milbank, SD $76,201 New Effington, SD $76,882 Ortley, SD $76,882 Peever, SD $76,882

Raymond, SD $69,776 Revillo, SD $72,420 Rosholt, SD $76,882 Roslyn, SD $76,882 Sisseton, SD $76,882 South Shore, SD $72,420 Stockholm, SD $72,420 Strandburg, SD $72,420

Summit, SD $74,651 Toronto, SD $72,420 Twin Brooks, SD $74,651 Veblen, SD $76,882

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

$67,418

Average $72,932/year

$79,208

$5,618

Average $6,078/month

$6,601

$1,296

Average $1,403/week

$1,523

$32

Average $35/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$79,208	$6,601	$1,523	$38
Average	$72,932	$6,078	$1,403	$35
25th Percentile	$67,418	$5,618	$1,296	$32

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