Salary Report

Information Technology Job

C++
Embedded
Development

United States Location

Buffalo - Niagara Falls
NY
USA Metropolitan Area

Competitive Position® Salary Report

Data Observed 3/1/22 to 2/28/23

Salary Average

$117,756

Experience Requirement

5 Years and 5 Months

Raise +1 Year

$9,101 at 7.73%

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Salary and Number of Jobs

Graph of succeeding salary information

About Salary and Jobs

Salary Range :

At required Experience of 5 Years & 5 Months: $117,756 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $101,148 & $134,365; and, 5% of Jobs top $158,364.

Number of Jobs :

Most Jobs are available closest to the Salary Average.

Fewer Jobs are available at Lower and Higher Salaries.

Salary End Points :

$26,400 = annual salary at $15 per hour working between: 44 weeks at 40 hours a week, to, 52 weeks at 34 hours a week.

$418,376 = annual salary for the highest paying IT Job in the highest paying US City at the Top 2.5% Experience and Top 2.5% Salary.

Job Market :

Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 3/1/22 to 2/28/23.

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Top Salaries

Top Percentile of Job market Top Salary
2.5% $166,207
5% $158,364
10% $149,356
25% $134,365
33% $128,246
50% $117,756
Top Percentile of Job Market =

Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 Years and 5 Months Experience.

Salary Range and Jobs

Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
Percent of Job Market Salary Range
Low Salary High Salary
10% $114,664 $120,849
25% $109,913 $125,599
33% $107,266 $128,246
50% $101,148 $134,365
67% $93,756 $141,756
95% $69,306 $166,207
Salary Average =

$117,756

Mid Point between each Low/High pair.

Percent of Job Market =

Number of Jobs with Salary between Low/High pair
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 Years and 5 Months Experience.

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Salary and Experience

Graph of succeeding salary information

Salary ±1 Year

Experience Salary Average Raise +1 Year
4 Years and 5 Months $107,196 $10,561 at 9.85%
5 Years and 5 Months $117,756 $9,101 at 7.73%
6 Years and 5 Months $126,857 $7,996 at 6.30%

About Salary and Experience

Salary by Year :

Salary increases extremely rapidly in the first years, rises moderately with greater experience and approaches a ceiling with maturity.

Salary Growth Overall :

The increase in Salary average from low to high experience is more than that in the USA IT job market as a whole.

Salary and Experience Range :

Salary average rises with experience: $13,679 at the low experience of 4 Months; $117,756 at the average experience of 5 Years and 5 Months; and, $157,920 at the top experience of 11 Years and 1 Month.

Experience End Points :

0 = Entry Level.

15 Years and 1 Month = Top 2.5% Experience in the IT Job with the highest required experience in the USA.

Job Market :

Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 3/1/22 to 2/28/23.

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Salary and Experience Range

95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience Salary Average Raise +1 Year
Low 4 Months $13,679 $43,051 at 314.72%
Average 5 Years and 5 Months $117,756 $9,101 at 7.73%
Top 11 Years and 1 Month $157,920 $5,107 at 3.23%

Qualifications

Description

Software development, using C++ programming language on an embedded platform, is the position's primary responsibility.

Skills

The qualifications of this information technology Job:
  • C++;
  • Embedded;
  • Software-Application Developer,
    Agile, Application (App), Back End, Big Data, Cloud, .Net, Embedded, Front End, Full Stack, Machine Learning, Mobile, Portal, Software (SW), User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX) or Web,
    and
    Analyst, Architect, Developer, Engineer, Lead or Programmer.

Characteristics

A+ Skills
Additional IT skills requested in some job descriptions:
Project Lead,
Development Manager, Lead Developer, Project Lead, Project Manager, Project Supervisor, Team Lead, Team Supervisor or Technical Lead,
2.3% of job descriptions;
Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
23.4% of job descriptions;
Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
47.3% of job descriptions;
Security Clearance,
6.8% of job descriptions;
Git,
15.3% of job descriptions;
Jira,
14.4% of job descriptions;
C programming language,
36.9% of job descriptions;
RTOS (Real Time Operating System),
15.8% of job descriptions;
DSP (Digital Signal Processing),
8.1% of job descriptions;
MicroController,
5% of job descriptions;
MATLAB,
7.7% of job descriptions;
Scrum software methodology,
9% of job descriptions.

Location

Buffalo, NY

New York,
Amherst, Buffalo, Cheektowaga, Depew, Erie, Hamburg, Kenmore, Lackawana, Lancaster, Lockport, Niagara Falls, Niagara, North Tonawanda, Seneca, Tonawanda, West Seneca and Williamsville.

These locations are all included in the Buffalo, NY metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).