What are the main factors that influence an Embedded Linux Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Embedded Linux Engineer's salary?

An Embedded Linux Engineer's salary grows with experience: an Embedded Linux Engineer (0-2 years)earns $81,137, an Embedded Software Engineer II (2-4 years)earns $96,057, an Embedded Software Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $117,541, an Embedded Software Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $143,389, an Embedded Software Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $162,730,

What are the highest paying states for an Embedded Linux Engineer?

Embedded Linux Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Embedded Linux Engineer roles are District of Columbia $90,416, California $90,073, Massachusetts $88,873. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Embedded Linux Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Embedded Linux Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Embedded Linux Consulting Engineering Director: $217,067; Linux Engineer: $137,394; Linux Systems Engineer: $116,197; Linux System Engineer: $113,839; Linux Support Engineer: $96,073.

How do different companies affect an Embedded Linux Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Embedded Linux Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Embedded Linux Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does an Embedded Linux Engineer make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for an Embedded Linux Engineer in the United States is $81,662 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $95,307
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,666 to $88,804
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,206

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,804	$7,400	$1,708	$43
Average	$81,662	$6,805	$1,570	$39
25th Percentile	$75,666	$6,305	$1,455	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Embedded Linux Engineer Salaries

An Embedded Linux 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 Linux Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Embedded Linux 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): $81,137
Early Career (1-2 years): $96,057
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $117,541
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $143,389
Expert (over 8 years): $162,730

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Embedded ... Level Embedded Linux Engineer	$81,137
Embedded ... Level Embedded Linux Engineer	$96,057
Embedded ... Level Embedded Linux Engineer	$117,541
Embedded ... Level Embedded Linux Engineer	$143,389
Embedded ... Level Embedded Linux Engineer	$162,730

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

District of Columbia: $90,416.
California: $90,073.
Massachusetts: $88,873.

District of Columbia $90,416

California $90,073

Massachusetts $88,873

Washington $88,546

New Jersey $88,513

Alaska $88,399

Connecticut $87,272

New York $86,815

Hawaii $85,353

Rhode Island $84,667

Maryland $84,202

Minnesota $83,565

Colorado $83,320

Illinois $83,238

Oregon $82,928

Delaware $82,699

New Hampshire $82,555

Virginia $82,234

Pennsylvania $81,295

Nevada $80,821

North Dakota $80,666

Michigan $80,421

Wisconsin $80,331

Vermont $80,151

Texas $79,653

Maine $79,620

Arizona $79,571

Ohio $79,514

Georgia $78,763

Indiana $78,387

Wyoming $78,314

Utah $78,200

Iowa $78,151

Kansas $77,759

Louisiana $77,644

North Carolina $77,603

Missouri $77,587

Florida $77,269

Montana $77,097

Nebraska $76,934

Kentucky $76,844

South Carolina $76,517

Tennessee $76,313

Idaho $76,231

New Mexico $75,635

Oklahoma $75,505

Alabama $75,023

South Dakota $74,214

Arkansas $73,773

West Virginia $73,537

Mississippi $72,826

Top Paying Cities for Embedded Linux 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:

San Jose: $103,000
San Francisco: $101,988
Oakland: $99,726

San Jose, CA $103,000

San Francisco, CA $101,988

Oakland, CA $99,726

New York, NY $94,638

Queens Village, NY $94,026

Paramus, NJ $93,372

Passaic, NJ $93,291

Bergenfield, NJ $93,209

Stamford, CT $93,087

Huntington, NY $93,005

Newark, NJ $92,474

Bridgeport, CT $92,311

New Brunswick, NJ $92,041

Vallejo, CA $91,870

Middlesex, NJ $91,821

Somerset, NJ $91,747

Petaluma, CA $91,559

Santa Cruz, CA $91,241

Boston, MA $91,078

Monterey, CA $90,669

Fairbanks, AK $90,612

Los Angeles, CA $90,457

Washington, DC $90,416

Seattle, WA $90,269

Santa Rosa, CA $90,253

Juneau, AK $90,016

Orange, CA $89,747

Anchorage, AK $89,600

Anaheim, CA $89,542

Santa Ana, CA $89,420

Nassau, NY $89,371

Long Beach, CA $89,338

Danbury, CT $89,314

Santa Maria, CA $89,036

Everett, WA $89,020

Bremerton, WA $88,620

Trenton, NJ $88,464

Sacramento, CA $88,432

San Diego, CA $88,391

Brockton, MA $88,358

Tacoma, WA $88,326

Santa Barbara, CA $88,211

Lowell, MA $87,885

New Suffolk, NY $87,852

Nashua, NH $87,754

Lompoc, CA $87,623

Ventura, CA $87,542

Stockton, CA $87,517

New Haven, CT $87,354

Atlantic City, NJ $87,142

Hartford, CT $86,962

Modesto, CA $86,921

Poughkeepsie, NY $86,741

New Britain, CT $86,701

Olympia, WA $86,586

Kennewick, WA $86,586

New London, CT $86,570

Norwich, CT $86,545

Lawrence, MA $86,505

Bakersfield, CA $86,276

Riverside, CA $86,162

New Bedford, MA $86,162

Richland, WA $86,080

Portsmouth, NH $86,015

Vineland, NJ $85,998

San Bernardino, CA $85,933

Boulder, CO $85,704

Worcester, MA $85,639

Portland, OR $85,565

Saint Paul, MN $85,467

Minneapolis, MN $85,467

Philadelphia, PA $85,353

Honolulu, HI $84,920

Springfield, MA $84,634

Providence, RI $84,626

Chicago, IL $84,390

Bellingham, WA $84,292

Baltimore, MD $84,202

Chico, CA $83,998

Wilmington, DE $83,859

Pittsfield, MA $83,777

Manchester, NH $83,622

Spokane, WA $83,263

Denver, CO $83,254

Albany, NY $82,871

Troy, NY $82,838

Schenectady, NY $82,666

Burlington, VT $82,487

Portland, ME $82,201

Salem, OR $82,136

Yakima, WA $82,119

Ann Arbor, MI $82,095

Rochester, MN $81,866

Fresno, CA $81,825

Reno, NV $81,825

Milwaukee, WI $81,752

Detroit, MI $81,670

Allentown, PA $81,646

Carson City, NV $81,638

Houston, TX $81,515

Colorado Springs, CO $81,507

Syracuse, NY $81,466

Eugene, OR $81,311

Bismarck, ND $81,213

Gary, IN $81,213

Galveston, TX $81,213

Springfield, OR $81,148

Medford, OR $80,952

Fort Collins, CO $80,919

Austin, TX $80,854

Mesa, AZ $80,682

Phoenix, AZ $80,666

Dallas, TX $80,641

Reading, PA $80,592

Saint Cloud, MN $80,560

Concord, NH $80,486

Madison, WI $80,453

Utica, NY $80,233

Raleigh, NC $80,168

Las Vegas, NV $80,159

Rochester, NY $80,102

Des Moines, IA $80,094

Atlanta, GA $79,963

Battle Creek, MI $79,939

Salt Lake City, UT $79,914

Lancaster, PA $79,792

Champaign, IL $79,776

Harrisburg, PA $79,678

Durham, NC $79,604

Kansas City, MO $79,596

Kansas City, KS $79,580

Fort Worth, TX $79,571

Boca Raton, FL $79,539

Cleveland, OH $79,531

Columbus, OH $79,514

Pittsburgh, PA $79,506

Richmond, VA $79,473

Indianapolis, IN $79,457

Cincinnati, OH $79,351

Petersburg, VA $79,228

Billings, MT $79,049

Lansing, MI $79,049

Huntsville, AL $79,049

Lebanon, PA $79,041

Dayton, OH $79,032

Pueblo, CO $79,032

Appleton, WI $79,008

Buffalo, NY $78,975

Racine, WI $78,934

Charlotte, NC $78,926

Saint Louis, MO $78,902

Springfield, IL $78,869

Elkhart, IN $78,853

York, PA $78,853

Gastonia, NC $78,845

Benton Harbor, MI $78,845

Beaumont, TX $78,796

Lorain, OH $78,779

Toledo, OH $78,747

Binghamton, NY $78,706

Rock Hill, SC $78,698

Rockford, IL $78,657

Fargo, ND $78,616

Elyria, OH $78,616

Flagstaff, AZ $78,559

Fort Lauderdale, FL $78,510

Miami, FL $78,461

Duluth, MN $78,330

Bangor, ME $78,224

Cedar Rapids, IA $78,134

Louisville, KY $78,093

Grand Rapids, MI $78,077

Hialeah, FL $78,069

Casper, WY $77,955

Scranton, PA $77,857

New Orleans, LA $77,832

Virginia Beach, VA $77,824

Akron, OH $77,783

Peoria, IL $77,677

Sarasota, FL $77,661

Green Bay, WI $77,603

Baton Rouge, LA $77,563

Charleston, SC $77,546

Nashville, TN $77,522

Jamestown, NY $77,505

Davenport, IA $77,505

Tucson, AZ $77,465

Cheyenne, WY $77,440

Saint Petersburg, FL $77,416

Tampa, FL $77,399

Omaha, NE $77,383

Port Arthur, TX $77,350

Evansville, IN $77,350

Bradenton, FL $77,318

Santa Fe, NM $77,171

Orlando, FL $77,089

Clearwater, FL $76,999

Canton, OH $76,828

La Crosse, WI $76,828

Grand Forks, ND $76,803

Albuquerque, NM $76,779

Tulsa, OK $76,779

Newport News, VA $76,770

High Point, NC $76,746

Ogden, UT $76,713

Corpus Christi, TX $76,648

Laramie, WY $76,599

Norfolk, VA $76,599

Rock Island, IL $76,550

Saginaw, MI $76,534

Jacksonville, FL $76,525

Salisbury, NC $76,509

Memphis, TN $76,493

Moline, IL $76,452

Fort Myers, FL $76,427

Waterloo, IA $76,321

Spartanburg, SC $76,240

Lincoln, NE $76,199

Fort Wayne, IN $76,182

Birmingham, AL $76,093

Cedar Falls, IA $76,076

Provo, UT $76,068

Springfield, OH $76,060

San Antonio, TX $76,044

Greensboro, NC $76,011

South Bend, IN $76,003

Winston Salem, NC $75,995

Boise, ID $75,970

Savannah, GA $75,913

Muskegon, MI $75,766

Lima, OH $75,668

Lake Charles, LA $75,635

Anderson, IN $75,619

Lexington, KY $75,595

Augusta, GA $75,570

Greenville, SC $75,570

Wichita, KS $75,497

Tuscaloosa, AL $75,497

Columbia, SC $75,423

Bloomington, IN $75,219

Roanoke, VA $75,170

Asheville, NC $75,064

Knoxville, TN $74,925

Shreveport, LA $74,917

Wilmington, NC $74,811

Frankfort, KY $74,655

Oklahoma City, OK $74,598

Chillicothe, OH $74,566

Longview, TX $74,557

Topeka, KS $74,533

Mobile, AL $74,410

Terre Haute, IN $74,378

Erie, PA $74,370

Altoona, PA $74,329

Melbourne, FL $74,304

Amarillo, TX $74,272

Killeen, TX $74,247

Fayetteville, AR $74,182

Sioux Falls, SD $74,125

Chattanooga, TN $74,076

Idaho Falls, ID $74,067

Gainesville, FL $73,896

Portsmouth, OH $73,855

Little Rock, AR $73,839

Lynchburg, VA $73,839

Lafayette, LA $73,806

Youngstown, OH $73,806

Temple, TX $73,773

Daytona Beach, FL $73,757

Clarksville, TN $73,749

Pensacola, FL $73,741

Hopkinsville, KY $73,496

Charleston, WV $73,488

Florence, SC $73,447

Sioux City, IA $73,398

Macon, GA $73,161

Tallahassee, FL $73,153

Fayetteville, NC $73,136

Waco, TX $73,120

Wichita Falls, TX $73,120

Pine Bluff, AR $73,087

Vincennes, IN $72,932

Lubbock, TX $72,900

Great Falls, MT $72,851

Alamogordo, NM $72,843

Abilene, TX $72,777

Rapid City, SD $72,671

Monroe, LA $72,671

Albany, GA $72,622

Huntington, WV $72,614

Jackson, MS $72,606

Greenville, MS $72,598

Parkersburg, WV $72,516

Montgomery, AL $72,500

Johnstown, PA $72,483

Springfield, MO $72,418

Biloxi, MS $72,377

Sumter, SC $72,206

Columbus, GA $72,197

Twin Falls, ID $72,148

Pascagoula, MS $72,042

Kingsport, TN $71,830

Gulfport, MS $71,805

Alexandria, LA $71,536

Fort Smith, AR $71,332

El Paso, TX $71,111

Helena, MT $71,005

Las Cruces, NM $70,744

Harlingen, TX $70,515

Pocatello, ID $70,442

Florence, AL $70,417

Brownsville, TX $70,401

Dothan, AL $70,270

Mcallen, TX $70,229

Columbus, MS $69,625

Altus, OK $69,249

Lawton, OK $69,094

Pierre, SD $68,800

What Skills Can Increase an Embedded Linux Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Integrity (Mentioned in 4.18% Job Postings): Is about having strong principles and values, which you demonstrate through your conduct in the work environment. A common integrity definition states that people with integrity do the right thing even when nobody is watching.
Open Source (Mentioned in 4.35% Job Postings): Open source is a term that originally referred to open source software (OSS). Open source software is code that is designed to be publicly accessible—anyone can see, modify, and distribute the code as they see fit
Machine Learning (Mentioned in 2.5% Job Postings): Using mathematical models, data, and algorithms to help a computer learn without direct instruction.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Integrity	4.18%
Open Source	4.35%
Machine Learning	2.5%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Embedded Linux Engineer's salary.

Calibration: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Finance and Accounting: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Calibration	$87,378	7%
Finance and Accounting	$87,378	7%
Insight	$84,928	4%
Artificial Intelligence	$84,928	4%
Accountability	$84,928	4%
Flexibility	$84,112	3%

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

Understanding how an Embedded Linux 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.

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$75,666

Average $81,662/year

$88,804

$6,305

Average $6,805/month

$7,400

$1,455

Average $1,570/week

$1,708

$36

Average $39/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,804	$7,400	$1,708	$43
Average	$81,662	$6,805	$1,570	$39
25th Percentile	$75,666	$6,305	$1,455	$36

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Salaries for an Embedded Linux Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $80,455 in 2023 to around $78,813 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Embedded Linux Engineer salary trends, .

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