Principal Embedded Software Engineer Salary in Philadelphia, PA

How much does a Principal Embedded Software Engineer make in Philadelphia, PA?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Principal Embedded Software Engineer in Philadelphia, PA is $177,376. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $165,196 to $189,298, with most professionals earning between $154,108 and $200,154.

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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 Philadelphia, PA

Average Base Salary

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165196

189298

177376

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

174308

208127

191375

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 Philadelphia, PA. The base salary for Principal Embedded Software Engineer ranges from $165,196 to $189,298 with the average base salary of $177,376. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $174,308 to $208,127 with the average total cash compensation of $191,375.

View Average Salary for Principal Embedded Software Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$177,376	$165,196 - $189,298
Bonus	$13,999	$9,112 - $18,828
Total Pay	$191,375	$174,308 - $208,127

* 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 Philadelphia, PA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE Camden, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $166,010 - $190,231	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE West Chester, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $163,945 - $187,864	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE Doylestown, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $170,105 - $194,924	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE Trenton, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $170,628 - $195,522	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE Wilmington, DE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $164,258 - $188,223	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE New Castle, DE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $164,258 - $188,223	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA

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