Salary Report

Information Technology Job

C++
Embedded
Development

United States Location

Huntsville
AL
USA Metropolitan Area

Competitive Position® Salary Report

Data Observed 6/1/24 to 5/30/25

Salary Average

$99,948

Experience Requirement

3 Years

Raise +1 Year

$8,211 at 8.22%

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Salary and Number of Jobs

Graph of succeeding salary information

About Salary and Jobs

Salary Range :

At required Experience of 3 Years: $99,948 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $93,626 & $106,271; and, 5% of Jobs top $115,466.

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.

$425,267 = 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 6/1/24 to 5/30/25.

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Top Salaries

Top Percentile of Job market Top Salary
2.5% $118,499
5% $115,466
10% $112,002
25% $106,271
33% $103,940
50% $99,948
Top Percentile of Job Market =

Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 3 Years Experience.

Salary Range and Jobs

Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
Percent of Job Market Salary Range
Low Salary High Salary
10% $98,772 $101,125
25% $96,964 $102,932
33% $95,957 $103,940
50% $93,626 $106,271
67% $90,804 $109,092
95% $81,397 $118,499
Salary Average =

$99,948

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 3 Years Experience.

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Salary and Experience

Graph of succeeding salary information

Salary ±1 Year

Experience Salary Average Raise +1 Year
2 Years $91,352 $8,596 at 9.41%
3 Years $99,948 $8,211 at 8.22%
4 Years $108,160 $8,019 at 7.41%

About Salary and Experience

Salary by Year :

Salary increases gradually in the first years, rises moderately with greater experience and grows robustly into maturity.

Salary Growth Overall :

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

Salary and Experience Range :

Salary average rises with experience: $74,849 at the low experience of 5 Months; $113,521 at the average experience of 4 Years and 8 Months; and, $146,842 at the top experience of 8 Years and 11 Months.

Experience End Points :

0 = Entry Level.

16 Years and 9 Months = 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 6/1/24 to 5/30/25.

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Salary and Experience Range

95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top

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:
Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
7.7% of job descriptions;
Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
95.6% of job descriptions;
Security Clearance,
5.5% of job descriptions;
Media,
Advertising, Broadcasting, Entertainment, Marketing, Media, Public Relations, Publishing, Television or Video,
84.6% of job descriptions;
OpenGL,
84.6% of job descriptions;
Firmware,
8.8% of job descriptions;
Jira,
3.3% of job descriptions;
Agile software methodology,
5.5% of job descriptions.

Location

Huntsville, AL

Alabama,
Athens, Hunstville, Limestone and Madison.

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