Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Occupation profile for Senior Embedded Software Engineer covers 121 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $155,999.
- FY2026 certified median
- $155,999
- Total filings
- 121
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $126,250–$173,750
- Top employer
- General Motors
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 36 | $124,391 | $110,260 | $144,251 |
| FY2025 | 47 | $145,000 | $111,892 | $174,000 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 38 | $155,999 | $126,250 | $173,750 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- General Motors9 filings
- LER TechForce, LLC7 filings
- Aptiv Corporation5 filings
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY4 filings
- LHP Engineering Solutions LLC4 filings
- American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.3 filings
- CNH Industrial America LLC3 filings
- DELTA ELECTRONICS AUTOMOTIVE AMERICAS INC.3 filings
- Eaton Corporation3 filings
- Aptiv US Services General Partnership2 filings
Top cities
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 19820 | 15-1252 | $89,877 | $108,950 | $128,003 | $147,077 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-1252 | $137,093 | $165,131 | $193,149 | $221,187 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 15-1252 | $106,787 | $134,202 | $161,637 | $189,051 |
| 2026-27 | Columbus, INArea 18020 | 15-1252 | $85,218 | $96,408 | $107,619 | $118,810 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1252 | $152,797 | $187,075 | $221,374 | $255,653 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-1252 | $114,275 | $138,237 | $162,198 | $186,160 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 15-1252 | $92,789 | $117,083 | $141,398 | $165,693 |
| 2026-27 | Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 39580 | 15-1252 | $89,398 | $112,902 | $136,406 | $159,910 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 15-1252 | $111,613 | $143,104 | $174,595 | $206,086 |
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 15-1252 | $95,202 | $116,896 | $138,590 | $160,285 |