Embedded Engineer Salary in Massachusetts

How much does an Embedded Engineer make in Massachusetts?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for an Embedded Engineer in Massachusetts is $87,864 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $102,545
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,412 to $95,549
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $75,538

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Embedded Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,549	$7,962	$1,837	$46
Average	$87,864	$7,322	$1,690	$42
25th Percentile	$81,412	$6,784	$1,566	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Embedded Engineer Salaries

An Embedded 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 Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Embedded 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): $87,299
Early Career (1-2 years): $103,353
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $126,468
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $154,279
Expert (over 8 years): $175,089

Levels	Salary
Embedded ... Level Embedded Engineer	$87,299
Embedded ... Level Embedded Engineer	$103,353
Embedded ... Level Embedded Engineer	$126,468
Embedded ... Level Embedded Engineer	$154,279
Embedded ... Level Embedded Engineer	$175,089

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

District of Columbia: $89,390.
California: $89,051.
Massachusetts: $87,864.

District of Columbia $89,390 California $89,051 Massachusetts $87,864 Washington $87,541 New Jersey $87,509 Alaska $87,396 Connecticut $86,282 New York $85,830

Hawaii $84,385 Rhode Island $83,706 Maryland $83,246 Minnesota $82,616 Colorado $82,374 Illinois $82,293 Oregon $81,987 Delaware $81,761

New Hampshire $81,619 Virginia $81,300 Pennsylvania $80,372 Nevada $79,904 North Dakota $79,750 Michigan $79,508 Wisconsin $79,419 Vermont $79,242

Texas $78,749 Maine $78,717 Arizona $78,668 Ohio $78,612 Georgia $77,869 Indiana $77,498 Wyoming $77,425 Utah $77,312

Iowa $77,264 Kansas $76,876 Louisiana $76,763 North Carolina $76,723 Missouri $76,707 Florida $76,392 Montana $76,222 Nebraska $76,061

Kentucky $75,972 South Carolina $75,649 Tennessee $75,447 Idaho $75,366 New Mexico $74,777 Oklahoma $74,648 Alabama $74,172 South Dakota $73,372

Arkansas $72,936 West Virginia $72,702 Mississippi $72,000

Top Paying Cities for Embedded 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: $83,674
Amherst: $83,432
Barre: $84,425

Agawam, MA $83,674 Amherst, MA $83,432 Barre, MA $84,425 Belchertown, MA $83,537 Blandford, MA $83,456 Bondsville, MA $83,569 Brimfield, MA $83,408 Chester, MA $82,608

Chesterfield, MA $82,972 Chicopee, MA $83,674 Cummington, MA $82,608 Easthampton, MA $83,618 East Longmeadow, MA $83,674 East Otis, MA $83,787 Feeding Hills, MA $83,674 Gilbertville, MA $84,102

Goshen, MA $82,947 Granby, MA $83,650 Granville, MA $83,569 Hadley, MA $83,488 Hampden, MA $83,674 Hardwick, MA $84,158 Hatfield, MA $83,456 Haydenville, MA $83,327

Holyoke, MA $83,674 Huntington, MA $83,488 Leeds, MA $83,456 Leverett, MA $83,408 Ludlow, MA $83,674 Monson, MA $83,569 North Amherst, MA $83,569 Northampton, MA $83,513

Florence, MA $83,513 North Hatfield, MA $83,448 Oakham, MA $84,562 Palmer, MA $83,569 Plainfield, MA $82,608 Russell, MA $83,569 Shutesbury, MA $83,537 Southampton, MA $83,650

South Barre, MA $84,481 South Hadley, MA $83,650 Southwick, MA $83,674 Thorndike, MA $83,569 Three Rivers, MA $83,618 Wales, MA $83,408 Ware, MA $84,126 Warren, MA $83,876

West Chesterfield, MA $82,560 Westfield, MA $83,674 West Hatfield, MA $83,408 West Springfield, MA $83,674 West Warren, MA $84,223 Whately, MA $83,270 Wheelwright, MA $84,449 Wilbraham, MA $83,674

Williamsburg, MA $83,295 Woronoco, MA $83,593 Worthington, MA $82,641 Springfield, MA $83,674 Longmeadow, MA $83,674 Indian Orchard, MA $83,674 Pittsfield, MA $82,826 Adams, MA $82,746

Ashley Falls, MA $84,255 Becket, MA $82,746 Berkshire, MA $82,826 Cheshire, MA $82,826 Dalton, MA $82,826 Glendale, MA $82,802 Great Barrington, MA $82,584 Hinsdale, MA $82,826

Housatonic, MA $82,689 Lanesboro, MA $82,826 Lee, MA $82,802 Lenox, MA $82,826 Lenox Dale, MA $82,826 Middlefield, MA $82,721 Mill River, MA $83,545 Monterey, MA $82,584

North Adams, MA $82,641 North Egremont, MA $82,762 Otis, MA $82,560 Richmond, MA $82,826 Sandisfield, MA $83,860 Savoy, MA $82,721 Sheffield, MA $83,731 South Egremont, MA $82,923

Southfield, MA $84,134 South Lee, MA $82,802 Stockbridge, MA $82,802 Tyringham, MA $82,689 West Stockbridge, MA $82,770 Williamstown, MA $82,641 Windsor, MA $82,802 Greenfield, MA $83,028

Ashfield, MA $82,657 Athol, MA $84,522 Bernardston, MA $82,996 Buckland, MA $82,544 Charlemont, MA $82,350 Colrain, MA $82,625 Conway, MA $82,907 Deerfield, MA $83,052

Drury, MA $82,116 Erving, MA $83,569 Heath, MA $82,350 Lake Pleasant, MA $83,198 Millers Falls, MA $83,125 Monroe Bridge, MA $82,035 Montague, MA $83,198 Gill, MA $83,505

New Salem, MA $83,827 Northfield, MA $83,505 Orange, MA $84,239 Petersham, MA $84,506 Rowe, MA $82,164 Royalston, MA $84,651 Shelburne Falls, MA $82,616 South Deerfield, MA $83,182

Sunderland, MA $83,254 Turners Falls, MA $83,125 Warwick, MA $84,247 Wendell, MA $83,505 Wendell Depot, MA $83,803 Fitchburg, MA $85,321 Ashburnham, MA $84,925 Ashby, MA $86,459

Ayer, MA $86,677 Devens, MA $86,613 Baldwinville, MA $84,788 East Templeton, MA $84,812 Gardner, MA $84,966 Westminster, MA $84,966 Groton, MA $86,758 Harvard, MA $86,750

Hubbardston, MA $84,449 Leominster, MA $84,481 Littleton, MA $86,887 Lunenburg, MA $86,492 Pepperell, MA $86,758 Shirley, MA $86,581 Still River, MA $86,702 Templeton, MA $84,812

Townsend, MA $86,605 West Groton, MA $86,645 West Townsend, MA $86,572 Winchendon, MA $84,627 Winchendon Springs, MA $84,611 Auburn, MA $84,667 North Dartmouth, MA $85,184 South Dartmouth, MA $85,184

North Attleboro, MA $83,642 Plainville, MA $83,585 Attleboro Falls, MA $83,609 North Dighton, MA $83,561 Norton, MA $87,331 Raynham, MA $87,356 Raynham Center, MA $87,356 Rehoboth, MA $83,666

Rochester, MA $85,184 Seekonk, MA $83,666 Swansea, MA $83,585 Berkley, MA $85,232 Taunton, MA $87,275 Westport, MA $85,184 Westport Point, MA $85,184 Berlin, MA $84,611

Cataumet, MA $84,998 Blackstone, MA $83,561 Boylston, MA $84,667 Brookfield, MA $84,506 Charlton, MA $84,611 Charlton City, MA $84,611 Charlton Depot, MA $84,611 Clinton, MA $84,611

East Brookfield, MA $84,586 Douglas, MA $84,530 East Princeton, MA $84,562 Fiskdale, MA $84,425 Grafton, MA $84,667 Holden, MA $84,667 Holland, MA $84,385 Jefferson, MA $84,667

Lancaster, MA $84,530 Leicester, MA $84,667 Linwood, MA $84,481 Manchaug, MA $84,667 Millbury, MA $84,667 Millville, MA $83,480 New Braintree, MA $84,481 Northborough, MA $84,667

Northbridge, MA $84,643 North Brookfield, MA $84,562 North Grafton, MA $84,667 North Oxford, MA $84,667 North Uxbridge, MA $84,481 Oxford, MA $84,643 Princeton, MA $84,586 Rochdale, MA $84,667

Rutland, MA $84,667 Shrewsbury, MA $84,667 Southbridge, MA $84,481 South Grafton, MA $84,667 South Lancaster, MA $84,586 Spencer, MA $84,667 Sterling, MA $84,611 Sturbridge, MA $84,449

Upton, MA $84,611 Uxbridge, MA $84,506 Webster, MA $84,506 Dudley, MA $84,506 Westborough, MA $84,667 West Boylston, MA $84,667 West Brookfield, MA $84,481 West Millbury, MA $84,667

Whitinsville, MA $84,611 Sutton, MA $84,667 Worcester, MA $84,667 East Walpole, MA $87,356 Cherry Valley, MA $84,667 Paxton, MA $84,667 Framingham, MA $87,113 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $86,887

Boxborough, MA $86,831 Acton, MA $86,831 Ashland, MA $84,449 Bedford, MA $86,863 Hanscom Afb, MA $88,397 Bolton, MA $84,506 Carlisle, MA $86,887 Concord, MA $86,807

Fayville, MA $84,506 Holliston, MA $87,057 Hopedale, MA $84,481 Hopkinton, MA $84,530 Hudson, MA $84,530 Marlborough, MA $84,562 Maynard, MA $86,726 Mendon, MA $84,481

Milford, MA $84,481 Natick, MA $89,907 Sherborn, MA $89,858 Southborough, MA $84,530 Foxboro, MA $87,356 Franklin, MA $85,313 Greenbush, MA $87,194 Green Harbor, MA $87,170

Hingham, MA $88,623 Hull, MA $90,044 Humarock, MA $87,194 Mansfield, MA $87,356 Marshfield, MA $87,170 Marshfield Hills, MA $87,170 Medfield, MA $88,550 Medway, MA $87,113

Millis, MA $87,170 Minot, MA $87,194 Norfolk, MA $87,251 North Marshfield, MA $87,170 North Scituate, MA $87,170 Norwell, MA $87,251 Norwood, MA $87,356 Ocean Bluff, MA $87,170

Scituate, MA $87,170 Sharon, MA $87,356 Sheldonville, MA $85,353 South Walpole, MA $87,299 Stoughton, MA $87,356 Walpole, MA $87,331 Westwood, MA $88,631 Wrentham, MA $87,218

Boston, MA $90,044 Roxbury, MA $90,044 Roxbury Crossing, MA $90,044 Dorchester, MA $90,044 Dorchester Center, MA $90,044 Mattapan, MA $90,044 Charlestown, MA $90,044 Jamaica Plain, MA $90,044

Roslindale, MA $90,044 West Roxbury, MA $90,044 Allston, MA $90,044 Brighton, MA $90,044 Hyde Park, MA $90,044 Readville, MA $90,044 Cambridge, MA $90,044 Somerville, MA $90,044

Malden, MA $90,044 Everett, MA $90,044 Chelsea, MA $90,044 Revere, MA $90,044 Winthrop, MA $90,044 Medford, MA $90,044 West Medford, MA $90,044 Quincy, MA $90,044

Melrose, MA $90,044 Stoneham, MA $90,044 Braintree, MA $87,356 Milton, MA $90,044 Milton Village, MA $90,044 Weymouth, MA $87,356 East Weymouth, MA $87,356 South Weymouth, MA $87,356

North Weymouth, MA $87,356 East Boston, MA $90,044 Brockton, MA $87,356 Avon, MA $87,356 Bridgewater, MA $87,356 Bryantville, MA $87,299 Carver, MA $86,015 Duxbury, MA $87,113

East Bridgewater, MA $87,356 Easton, MA $87,356 Elmwood, MA $87,356 Halifax, MA $87,299 Hanover, MA $87,299 Hanson, MA $87,356 Holbrook, MA $87,356 Middleboro, MA $86,096

Manomet, MA $86,250 Lakeville, MA $85,047 Monponsett, MA $87,331 Abington, MA $87,356 North Carver, MA $87,170 North Easton, MA $87,356 North Pembroke, MA $87,275 Pembroke, MA $87,299

Plymouth, MA $86,371 Kingston, MA $87,138 South Carver, MA $84,966 Plympton, MA $87,218 Randolph, MA $87,356 Rockland, MA $87,356 South Easton, MA $87,356 West Bridgewater, MA $87,356

White Horse Beach, MA $86,306 Whitman, MA $87,356 Lexington, MA $90,044 Brookline, MA $90,044 Brookline Village, MA $90,044 Waltham, MA $90,044 North Waltham, MA $90,044 New Town, MA $90,044

Babson Park, MA $90,044 Newton, MA $90,044 Newton Center, MA $90,044 Newtonville, MA $90,044 Newton Highlands, MA $90,044 Newton Lower Falls, MA $90,044 Newton Upper Falls, MA $90,044 West Newton, MA $90,044

Auburndale, MA $90,044 Chestnut Hill, MA $90,044 Waban, MA $90,044 Watertown, MA $90,044 Arlington, MA $90,044 Arlington Heights, MA $90,044 Belmont, MA $90,044 Waverley, MA $90,044

Wellesley Hills, MA $90,044 Wellesley, MA $90,020 Needham, MA $90,044 Weston, MA $90,044 Needham Heights, MA $90,044 Nonantum, MA $90,044 Buzzards Bay, MA $84,942 Lincoln, MA $89,988

Stow, MA $86,726 Sudbury, MA $89,858 Wayland, MA $89,907 Woodville, MA $84,586 Woburn, MA $90,044 Burlington, MA $88,429 Andover, MA $85,523 Billerica, MA $86,887

Chelmsford, MA $86,887 Dracut, MA $86,887 Dunstable, MA $86,758 Haverhill, MA $85,523 Georgetown, MA $85,523 Groveland, MA $85,523 Lawrence, MA $85,523 Methuen, MA $85,523

North Andover, MA $85,523 Lowell, MA $86,887 Merrimac, MA $85,466 North Billerica, MA $86,887 North Chelmsford, MA $86,887 North Reading, MA $85,466 Nutting Lake, MA $86,887 Pinehurst, MA $86,887

Reading, MA $87,396 Tewksbury, MA $86,887 Tyngsboro, MA $86,887 Wakefield, MA $90,020 West Boxford, MA $85,523 Westford, MA $86,887 Wilmington, MA $86,193 Winchester, MA $90,044

Lynn, MA $90,044 Saugus, MA $90,044 Swampscott, MA $89,988 Nahant, MA $90,044 Amesbury, MA $85,087 Beverly, MA $89,826 Boxford, MA $85,523 Byfield, MA $85,466

Danvers, MA $85,386 Essex, MA $86,266 Gloucester, MA $86,395 Hamilton, MA $85,337 Hathorne, MA $85,386 Chilmark, MA $84,724 East Falmouth, MA $85,135 East Sandwich, MA $85,442

East Wareham, MA $84,966 Edgartown, MA $84,780 Falmouth, MA $84,998 Woods Hole, MA $84,998 Menemsha, MA $84,780 Monument Beach, MA $84,966 Nantucket, MA $84,780 North Falmouth, MA $85,022

Oak Bluffs, MA $84,804 Onset, MA $85,022 Pocasset, MA $84,998 Sagamore, MA $85,620 Sagamore Beach, MA $85,620 Sandwich, MA $85,450 Siasconset, MA $84,780 Silver Beach, MA $85,022

Vineyard Haven, MA $84,877 Wareham, MA $85,047 West Chop, MA $84,877 West Falmouth, MA $85,022 West Tisbury, MA $84,780 West Wareham, MA $85,079 Hyannis, MA $84,909 Barnstable, MA $85,192

Brewster, MA $84,780 Centerville, MA $85,160 Chatham, MA $84,780 Cotuit, MA $85,216 Ipswich, MA $85,337 Cummaquid, MA $84,934 Lynnfield, MA $87,687 Manchester, MA $86,597

Marblehead, MA $89,883 Middleton, MA $85,499 Newburyport, MA $85,361 Newbury, MA $85,523 Salisbury, MA $84,812 Peabody, MA $89,939 Prides Crossing, MA $87,557 Rockport, MA $86,387

Rowley, MA $85,386 Salem, MA $89,939 South Hamilton, MA $85,337 Topsfield, MA $85,466 Wenham, MA $85,361 West Newbury, MA $85,523 Accord, MA $87,356 Bellingham, MA $83,424

Brant Rock, MA $86,992 Canton, MA $87,356 Cohasset, MA $88,542 Dedham, MA $90,044 Dover, MA $89,963 East Mansfield, MA $87,356 Dennis, MA $84,780 Dennis Port, MA $84,780

East Dennis, MA $84,780 Eastham, MA $84,780 East Orleans, MA $84,780 Forestdale, MA $85,337 Harwich, MA $84,780 Harwich Port, MA $84,780 Hyannis Port, MA $84,901 Marstons Mills, MA $85,305

Mashpee, MA $85,361 North Chatham, MA $84,780 North Eastham, MA $85,870 North Truro, MA $86,952 Orleans, MA $84,780 Osterville, MA $85,055 Provincetown, MA $86,790 South Chatham, MA $84,780

South Dennis, MA $84,780 South Harwich, MA $84,780 South Orleans, MA $84,780 South Wellfleet, MA $85,870 South Yarmouth, MA $84,780 Truro, MA $85,870 Wellfleet, MA $85,870 West Barnstable, MA $85,345

West Chatham, MA $84,780 West Dennis, MA $84,780 West Harwich, MA $84,780 West Hyannisport, MA $85,087 West Yarmouth, MA $84,780 Yarmouth Port, MA $84,780 Assonet, MA $85,127 Attleboro, MA $83,666

Chartley, MA $87,356 Cuttyhunk, MA $85,047 Dartmouth, MA $85,184 Dighton, MA $84,280 East Freetown, MA $85,184 East Taunton, MA $87,218 Fairhaven, MA $85,184 Fall River, MA $85,184

Somerset, MA $85,103 Marion, MA $85,184 Mattapoisett, MA $85,184 New Bedford, MA $85,184 Acushnet, MA $85,184

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

Understanding how an Embedded 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 March 01, 2026

$81,412

Average $87,864/year

$95,549

$6,784

Average $7,322/month

$7,962

$1,566

Average $1,690/week

$1,837

$39

Average $42/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,549	$7,962	$1,837	$46
Average	$87,864	$7,322	$1,690	$42
25th Percentile	$81,412	$6,784	$1,566	$39

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