Embedded Software Developer Salary in Massachusetts

How much does an Embedded Software Developer make in Massachusetts?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for an Embedded Software Developer in Massachusetts is $88,469 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $103,251
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,973 to $96,207
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $76,059

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Embedded Software Developer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,207	$8,017	$1,850	$46
Average	$88,469	$7,372	$1,701	$43
25th Percentile	$81,973	$6,831	$1,576	$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): $87,900
Early Career (1-2 years): $104,064
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $127,339
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $155,342
Expert (over 8 years): $176,295

Levels	Salary
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Developer	$87,900
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Developer	$104,064
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Developer	$127,339
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Developer	$155,342
Embedded ... Level Embedded Software Developer	$176,295

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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: $90,006.
California: $89,664.
Massachusetts: $88,469.

District of Columbia $90,006 California $89,664 Massachusetts $88,469 Washington $88,144 New Jersey $88,112 Alaska $87,998 Connecticut $86,876 New York $86,421

Hawaii $84,966 Rhode Island $84,283 Maryland $83,819 Minnesota $83,185 Colorado $82,942 Illinois $82,860 Oregon $82,551 Delaware $82,324

New Hampshire $82,181 Virginia $81,860 Pennsylvania $80,925 Nevada $80,454 North Dakota $80,300 Michigan $80,056 Wisconsin $79,966 Vermont $79,787

Texas $79,292 Maine $79,259 Arizona $79,210 Ohio $79,153 Georgia $78,405 Indiana $78,032 Wyoming $77,958 Utah $77,845

Iowa $77,796 Kansas $77,406 Louisiana $77,292 North Carolina $77,251 Missouri $77,235 Florida $76,918 Montana $76,747 Nebraska $76,585

Kentucky $76,495 South Carolina $76,170 Tennessee $75,967 Idaho $75,885 New Mexico $75,292 Oklahoma $75,162 Alabama $74,682 South Dakota $73,878

Arkansas $73,439 West Virginia $73,203 Mississippi $72,496

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: $84,250
Amherst: $84,006
Barre: $85,006

Agawam, MA $84,250 Amherst, MA $84,006 Barre, MA $85,006 Belchertown, MA $84,112 Blandford, MA $84,031 Bondsville, MA $84,145 Brimfield, MA $83,982 Chester, MA $83,177

Chesterfield, MA $83,543 Chicopee, MA $84,250 Cummington, MA $83,177 Easthampton, MA $84,193 East Longmeadow, MA $84,250 East Otis, MA $84,364 Feeding Hills, MA $84,250 Gilbertville, MA $84,681

Goshen, MA $83,519 Granby, MA $84,226 Granville, MA $84,145 Hadley, MA $84,063 Hampden, MA $84,250 Hardwick, MA $84,738 Hatfield, MA $84,031 Haydenville, MA $83,901

Holyoke, MA $84,250 Huntington, MA $84,063 Leeds, MA $84,031 Leverett, MA $83,982 Ludlow, MA $84,250 Monson, MA $84,145 North Amherst, MA $84,145 Northampton, MA $84,088

Florence, MA $84,088 North Hatfield, MA $84,023 Oakham, MA $85,145 Palmer, MA $84,145 Plainfield, MA $83,177 Russell, MA $84,145 Shutesbury, MA $84,112 Southampton, MA $84,226

South Barre, MA $85,063 South Hadley, MA $84,226 Southwick, MA $84,250 Thorndike, MA $84,145 Three Rivers, MA $84,193 Wales, MA $83,982 Ware, MA $84,706 Warren, MA $84,454

West Chesterfield, MA $83,128 Westfield, MA $84,250 West Hatfield, MA $83,982 West Springfield, MA $84,250 West Warren, MA $84,803 Whately, MA $83,844 Wheelwright, MA $85,031 Wilbraham, MA $84,250

Williamsburg, MA $83,868 Woronoco, MA $84,169 Worthington, MA $83,210 Springfield, MA $84,250 Longmeadow, MA $84,250 Indian Orchard, MA $84,250 Pittsfield, MA $83,397 Adams, MA $83,315

Ashley Falls, MA $84,836 Becket, MA $83,315 Berkshire, MA $83,397 Cheshire, MA $83,397 Dalton, MA $83,397 Glendale, MA $83,372 Great Barrington, MA $83,153 Hinsdale, MA $83,397

Housatonic, MA $83,259 Lanesboro, MA $83,397 Lee, MA $83,372 Lenox, MA $83,397 Lenox Dale, MA $83,397 Middlefield, MA $83,291 Mill River, MA $84,120 Monterey, MA $83,153

North Adams, MA $83,210 North Egremont, MA $83,332 Otis, MA $83,128 Richmond, MA $83,397 Sandisfield, MA $84,437 Savoy, MA $83,291 Sheffield, MA $84,307 South Egremont, MA $83,494

Southfield, MA $84,714 South Lee, MA $83,372 Stockbridge, MA $83,372 Tyringham, MA $83,259 West Stockbridge, MA $83,340 Williamstown, MA $83,210 Windsor, MA $83,372 Greenfield, MA $83,600

Ashfield, MA $83,226 Athol, MA $85,104 Bernardston, MA $83,567 Buckland, MA $83,112 Charlemont, MA $82,917 Colrain, MA $83,194 Conway, MA $83,478 Deerfield, MA $83,624

Drury, MA $82,681 Erving, MA $84,145 Heath, MA $82,917 Lake Pleasant, MA $83,771 Millers Falls, MA $83,698 Monroe Bridge, MA $82,600 Montague, MA $83,771 Gill, MA $84,080

New Salem, MA $84,405 Northfield, MA $84,080 Orange, MA $84,819 Petersham, MA $85,088 Rowe, MA $82,730 Royalston, MA $85,234 Shelburne Falls, MA $83,185 South Deerfield, MA $83,754

Sunderland, MA $83,828 Turners Falls, MA $83,698 Warwick, MA $84,827 Wendell, MA $84,080 Wendell Depot, MA $84,380 Fitchburg, MA $85,909 Ashburnham, MA $85,510 Ashby, MA $87,055

Ayer, MA $87,274 Devens, MA $87,209 Baldwinville, MA $85,372 East Templeton, MA $85,397 Gardner, MA $85,551 Westminster, MA $85,551 Groton, MA $87,356 Harvard, MA $87,348

Hubbardston, MA $85,031 Leominster, MA $85,063 Littleton, MA $87,486 Lunenburg, MA $87,087 Pepperell, MA $87,356 Shirley, MA $87,177 Still River, MA $87,299 Templeton, MA $85,397

Townsend, MA $87,201 West Groton, MA $87,242 West Townsend, MA $87,169 Winchendon, MA $85,210 Winchendon Springs, MA $85,193 Auburn, MA $85,250 North Dartmouth, MA $85,770 South Dartmouth, MA $85,770

North Attleboro, MA $84,218 Plainville, MA $84,161 Attleboro Falls, MA $84,185 North Dighton, MA $84,136 Norton, MA $87,933 Raynham, MA $87,957 Raynham Center, MA $87,957 Rehoboth, MA $84,242

Rochester, MA $85,770 Seekonk, MA $84,242 Swansea, MA $84,161 Berkley, MA $85,819 Taunton, MA $87,876 Westport, MA $85,770 Westport Point, MA $85,770 Berlin, MA $85,193

Cataumet, MA $85,583 Blackstone, MA $84,136 Boylston, MA $85,250 Brookfield, MA $85,088 Charlton, MA $85,193 Charlton City, MA $85,193 Charlton Depot, MA $85,193 Clinton, MA $85,193

East Brookfield, MA $85,169 Douglas, MA $85,112 East Princeton, MA $85,145 Fiskdale, MA $85,006 Grafton, MA $85,250 Holden, MA $85,250 Holland, MA $84,966 Jefferson, MA $85,250

Lancaster, MA $85,112 Leicester, MA $85,250 Linwood, MA $85,063 Manchaug, MA $85,250 Millbury, MA $85,250 Millville, MA $84,055 New Braintree, MA $85,063 Northborough, MA $85,250

Northbridge, MA $85,226 North Brookfield, MA $85,145 North Grafton, MA $85,250 North Oxford, MA $85,250 North Uxbridge, MA $85,063 Oxford, MA $85,226 Princeton, MA $85,169 Rochdale, MA $85,250

Rutland, MA $85,250 Shrewsbury, MA $85,250 Southbridge, MA $85,063 South Grafton, MA $85,250 South Lancaster, MA $85,169 Spencer, MA $85,250 Sterling, MA $85,193 Sturbridge, MA $85,031

Upton, MA $85,193 Uxbridge, MA $85,088 Webster, MA $85,088 Dudley, MA $85,088 Westborough, MA $85,250 West Boylston, MA $85,250 West Brookfield, MA $85,063 West Millbury, MA $85,250

Whitinsville, MA $85,193 Sutton, MA $85,250 Worcester, MA $85,250 East Walpole, MA $87,957 Cherry Valley, MA $85,250 Paxton, MA $85,250 Framingham, MA $87,713 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $87,486

Boxborough, MA $87,429 Acton, MA $87,429 Ashland, MA $85,031 Bedford, MA $87,461 Hanscom Afb, MA $89,006 Bolton, MA $85,088 Carlisle, MA $87,486 Concord, MA $87,404

Fayville, MA $85,088 Holliston, MA $87,656 Hopedale, MA $85,063 Hopkinton, MA $85,112 Hudson, MA $85,112 Marlborough, MA $85,145 Maynard, MA $87,323 Mendon, MA $85,063

Milford, MA $85,063 Natick, MA $90,526 Sherborn, MA $90,477 Southborough, MA $85,112 Foxboro, MA $87,957 Franklin, MA $85,901 Greenbush, MA $87,795 Green Harbor, MA $87,770

Hingham, MA $89,233 Hull, MA $90,664 Humarock, MA $87,795 Mansfield, MA $87,957 Marshfield, MA $87,770 Marshfield Hills, MA $87,770 Medfield, MA $89,160 Medway, MA $87,713

Millis, MA $87,770 Minot, MA $87,795 Norfolk, MA $87,852 North Marshfield, MA $87,770 North Scituate, MA $87,770 Norwell, MA $87,852 Norwood, MA $87,957 Ocean Bluff, MA $87,770

Scituate, MA $87,770 Sharon, MA $87,957 Sheldonville, MA $85,941 South Walpole, MA $87,900 Stoughton, MA $87,957 Walpole, MA $87,933 Westwood, MA $89,242 Wrentham, MA $87,819

Boston, MA $90,664 Roxbury, MA $90,664 Roxbury Crossing, MA $90,664 Dorchester, MA $90,664 Dorchester Center, MA $90,664 Mattapan, MA $90,664 Charlestown, MA $90,664 Jamaica Plain, MA $90,664

Roslindale, MA $90,664 West Roxbury, MA $90,664 Allston, MA $90,664 Brighton, MA $90,664 Hyde Park, MA $90,664 Readville, MA $90,664 Cambridge, MA $90,664 Somerville, MA $90,664

Malden, MA $90,664 Everett, MA $90,664 Chelsea, MA $90,664 Revere, MA $90,664 Winthrop, MA $90,664 Medford, MA $90,664 West Medford, MA $90,664 Quincy, MA $90,664

Melrose, MA $90,664 Stoneham, MA $90,664 Braintree, MA $87,957 Milton, MA $90,664 Milton Village, MA $90,664 Weymouth, MA $87,957 East Weymouth, MA $87,957 South Weymouth, MA $87,957

North Weymouth, MA $87,957 East Boston, MA $90,664 Brockton, MA $87,957 Avon, MA $87,957 Bridgewater, MA $87,957 Bryantville, MA $87,900 Carver, MA $86,608 Duxbury, MA $87,713

East Bridgewater, MA $87,957 Easton, MA $87,957 Elmwood, MA $87,957 Halifax, MA $87,900 Hanover, MA $87,900 Hanson, MA $87,957 Holbrook, MA $87,957 Middleboro, MA $86,689

Manomet, MA $86,843 Lakeville, MA $85,632 Monponsett, MA $87,933 Abington, MA $87,957 North Carver, MA $87,770 North Easton, MA $87,957 North Pembroke, MA $87,876 Pembroke, MA $87,900

Plymouth, MA $86,965 Kingston, MA $87,738 South Carver, MA $85,551 Plympton, MA $87,819 Randolph, MA $87,957 Rockland, MA $87,957 South Easton, MA $87,957 West Bridgewater, MA $87,957

White Horse Beach, MA $86,900 Whitman, MA $87,957 Lexington, MA $90,664 Brookline, MA $90,664 Brookline Village, MA $90,664 Waltham, MA $90,664 North Waltham, MA $90,664 New Town, MA $90,664

Babson Park, MA $90,664 Newton, MA $90,664 Newton Center, MA $90,664 Newtonville, MA $90,664 Newton Highlands, MA $90,664 Newton Lower Falls, MA $90,664 Newton Upper Falls, MA $90,664 West Newton, MA $90,664

Auburndale, MA $90,664 Chestnut Hill, MA $90,664 Waban, MA $90,664 Watertown, MA $90,664 Arlington, MA $90,664 Arlington Heights, MA $90,664 Belmont, MA $90,664 Waverley, MA $90,664

Wellesley Hills, MA $90,664 Wellesley, MA $90,640 Needham, MA $90,664 Weston, MA $90,664 Needham Heights, MA $90,664 Nonantum, MA $90,664 Buzzards Bay, MA $85,527 Lincoln, MA $90,607

Stow, MA $87,323 Sudbury, MA $90,477 Wayland, MA $90,526 Woodville, MA $85,169 Woburn, MA $90,664 Burlington, MA $89,038 Andover, MA $86,112 Billerica, MA $87,486

Chelmsford, MA $87,486 Dracut, MA $87,486 Dunstable, MA $87,356 Haverhill, MA $86,112 Georgetown, MA $86,112 Groveland, MA $86,112 Lawrence, MA $86,112 Methuen, MA $86,112

North Andover, MA $86,112 Lowell, MA $87,486 Merrimac, MA $86,055 North Billerica, MA $87,486 North Chelmsford, MA $87,486 North Reading, MA $86,055 Nutting Lake, MA $87,486 Pinehurst, MA $87,486

Reading, MA $87,998 Tewksbury, MA $87,486 Tyngsboro, MA $87,486 Wakefield, MA $90,640 West Boxford, MA $86,112 Westford, MA $87,486 Wilmington, MA $86,787 Winchester, MA $90,664

Lynn, MA $90,664 Saugus, MA $90,664 Swampscott, MA $90,607 Nahant, MA $90,664 Amesbury, MA $85,673 Beverly, MA $90,445 Boxford, MA $86,112 Byfield, MA $86,055

Danvers, MA $85,974 Essex, MA $86,860 Gloucester, MA $86,990 Hamilton, MA $85,925 Hathorne, MA $85,974 Chilmark, MA $85,307 East Falmouth, MA $85,722 East Sandwich, MA $86,031

East Wareham, MA $85,551 Edgartown, MA $85,364 Falmouth, MA $85,583 Woods Hole, MA $85,583 Menemsha, MA $85,364 Monument Beach, MA $85,551 Nantucket, MA $85,364 North Falmouth, MA $85,608

Oak Bluffs, MA $85,388 Onset, MA $85,608 Pocasset, MA $85,583 Sagamore, MA $86,209 Sagamore Beach, MA $86,209 Sandwich, MA $86,039 Siasconset, MA $85,364 Silver Beach, MA $85,608

Vineyard Haven, MA $85,462 Wareham, MA $85,632 West Chop, MA $85,462 West Falmouth, MA $85,608 West Tisbury, MA $85,364 West Wareham, MA $85,665 Hyannis, MA $85,494 Barnstable, MA $85,779

Brewster, MA $85,364 Centerville, MA $85,746 Chatham, MA $85,364 Cotuit, MA $85,803 Ipswich, MA $85,925 Cummaquid, MA $85,518 Lynnfield, MA $88,290 Manchester, MA $87,193

Marblehead, MA $90,502 Middleton, MA $86,087 Newburyport, MA $85,949 Newbury, MA $86,112 Salisbury, MA $85,397 Peabody, MA $90,559 Prides Crossing, MA $88,160 Rockport, MA $86,982

Rowley, MA $85,974 Salem, MA $90,559 South Hamilton, MA $85,925 Topsfield, MA $86,055 Wenham, MA $85,949 West Newbury, MA $86,112 Accord, MA $87,957 Bellingham, MA $83,998

Brant Rock, MA $87,591 Canton, MA $87,957 Cohasset, MA $89,152 Dedham, MA $90,664 Dover, MA $90,583 East Mansfield, MA $87,957 Dennis, MA $85,364 Dennis Port, MA $85,364

East Dennis, MA $85,364 Eastham, MA $85,364 East Orleans, MA $85,364 Forestdale, MA $85,925 Harwich, MA $85,364 Harwich Port, MA $85,364 Hyannis Port, MA $85,486 Marstons Mills, MA $85,892

Mashpee, MA $85,949 North Chatham, MA $85,364 North Eastham, MA $86,461 North Truro, MA $87,551 Orleans, MA $85,364 Osterville, MA $85,640 Provincetown, MA $87,388 South Chatham, MA $85,364

South Dennis, MA $85,364 South Harwich, MA $85,364 South Orleans, MA $85,364 South Wellfleet, MA $86,461 South Yarmouth, MA $85,364 Truro, MA $86,461 Wellfleet, MA $86,461 West Barnstable, MA $85,933

West Chatham, MA $85,364 West Dennis, MA $85,364 West Harwich, MA $85,364 West Hyannisport, MA $85,673 West Yarmouth, MA $85,364 Yarmouth Port, MA $85,364 Assonet, MA $85,714 Attleboro, MA $84,242

Chartley, MA $87,957 Cuttyhunk, MA $85,632 Dartmouth, MA $85,770 Dighton, MA $84,860 East Freetown, MA $85,770 East Taunton, MA $87,819 Fairhaven, MA $85,770 Fall River, MA $85,770

Somerset, MA $85,689 Marion, MA $85,770 Mattapoisett, MA $85,770 New Bedford, MA $85,770 Acushnet, MA $85,770

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 March 01, 2026

$81,973

Average $88,469/year

$96,207

$6,831

Average $7,372/month

$8,017

$1,576

Average $1,701/week

$1,850

$39

Average $43/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,207	$8,017	$1,850	$46
Average	$88,469	$7,372	$1,701	$43
25th Percentile	$81,973	$6,831	$1,576	$39

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