Principal Embedded Software Engineer Salary in Atlanta, GA

How much does a Principal Embedded Software Engineer make in Atlanta, GA?

As of February 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Principal Embedded Software Engineer in Atlanta, GA is $164,013. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $152,750 to $175,038, with most professionals earning between $142,495 and $185,076.

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Design, document, and develop software for systems in accordance with the Software Development Process and coding standards and guidelines.

January 08, 2023

Participate in design efforts including software architecture, requirements development, software design/code reviews, algorithm architecture alignment reviews, and FPGA interface and Memory mapping.

January 30, 2023

Provide support to other Engineers, Field Application Engineers/Technical Support staff in areas of expertise and domain knowledge.

February 10, 2023

Demonstrated capabilities to develop reliable, low power, and efficient firmware-based systems that meet a wide variety of requirements and feature sets.

February 20, 2023

Development of open standard heterogeneous processing architecture in support of advanced software defined multifunction mission systems.

March 22, 2023

Lead SW Risk Management activities to ensure compliance with applicable design- and process-related standards.

May 04, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Principal Embedded Software Engineer in Atlanta, GA

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164013

Average Total Cash Compensation

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161174

192448

176960

What is the average salary for Principal Embedded Software Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Principal Embedded Software Engineer in Atlanta, GA. The base salary for Principal Embedded Software Engineer ranges from $152,750 to $175,038 with the average base salary of $164,013. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $161,174 to $192,448 with the average total cash compensation of $176,960.

View Average Salary for Principal Embedded Software Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$164,013	$152,750 - $175,038
Bonus	$12,947	$8,425 - $17,410
Total Pay	$176,960	$161,174 - $192,448

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Principal Embedded Software Engineer Salary Near Atlanta, GA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Atlanta, GA
CITY, STATE Roswell, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $152,664 - $174,940	COMPARE TO Atlanta, GA
CITY, STATE Marietta, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $152,810 - $175,108	COMPARE TO Atlanta, GA
CITY, STATE Athens, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $152,155 - $174,357	COMPARE TO Atlanta, GA
CITY, STATE Macon, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $144,930 - $166,077	COMPARE TO Atlanta, GA
CITY, STATE Gadsden, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $146,984 - $168,432	COMPARE TO Atlanta, GA
CITY, STATE Columbus, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $141,901 - $162,607	COMPARE TO Atlanta, GA

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About Atlanta, Georgia

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