C++ Embedded - Los Angeles, CA - Entry Level
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
C++
Embedded
Development
United States Location
Los Angeles -
- Riverside - Orange County
CA, USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 1/2/25 to 12/31/25
Salary Average
$25,467
Experience Requirement
Entry Level
Raise +1 Year
$43,165 at 169.49%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of Entry Level: $25,467 is Salary average; 10% of Jobs top $36,719; and, 5% of Jobs top $39,978.
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.
$451,447 = 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 1/2/25 to 12/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $42,847 |
| 5% | $39,978 |
| 10% | $36,719 |
| 25% | $31,357 |
| 33% | $29,184 |
| 50% | $25,467 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at Entry Level Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| Entry Level | $25,467 | $43,165 at 169.49% |
| 1 Year | $68,632 | $27,955 at 40.73% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases rapidly in the first years, rises vigorously with greater experience and grows robustly into 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: $25,467 at the low experience of Entry Level; $149,969 at the average experience of 5 Years and 3 Months; and, $195,460 at the top experience of 10 Years and 5 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
16 Years and 5 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 1/2/25 to 12/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| Entry Level | $25,467 | $43,165 at 169.49% |
| 1 Year | $68,632 | $27,955 at 40.73% |
| 2 Years | $96,587 | $20,580 at 21.31% |
| 3 Years | $117,167 | $16,285 at 13.90% |
| 4 Years | $133,452 | $13,480 at 10.10% |
| 5 Years | $146,932 | $11,503 at 7.83% |
| 6 Years | $158,435 | $10,033 at 6.33% |
| 7 Years | $168,468 | $8,898 at 5.28% |
| 8 Years | $177,366 | $7,996 at 4.51% |
| 9 Years | $185,362 | $7,260 at 3.92% |
| 10 Years | $192,622 | $6,648 at 3.45% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Entry Level | $25,467 | $43,165 at 169.49% |
| Average | 5 Years and 3 Months | $149,969 | $11,096 at 7.40% |
| Top | 10 Years and 5 Months | $195,460 | $6,424 at 3.29% |
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,
- 20.7% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 72.4% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 10.3% of job descriptions;
- Media,
- Advertising, Broadcasting, Entertainment, Marketing, Media, Public Relations, Publishing, Television or Video,
- 55.2% of job descriptions;
- OpenGL,
- 56.9% of job descriptions;
- Firmware,
- 12.1% of job descriptions;
- C programming language,
- 12.1% of job descriptions;
- RTOS (Real Time Operating System),
- 10.3% of job descriptions;
- MATLAB,
- 5.2% of job descriptions.
Location
Los Angeles, CA
- California,
- Adelanto, Agoura, Agoura Hills, Alhambra, Aliso Viejo, Altadena, Anaheim, Apple Valley, Arcadia, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Banning, Barstow, Beaumont, Bell, Bell Gardens, Bellflower, Beverly Hills, Blythe, Brea, Buena Park, Burbank, Calabasas, Calimesa, Camarillo, Canoga Park, Canyon Lake, Capistrano, Carson, Cathedral City, Century City, Cerritos, Chatsworth, Chino, Chino Hills, Claremont, Coachella, Colton, Commerce, Compton, Corona, Costa Mesa, Covina, Culver City, Cypress, Dana Point, Diamond Bar, Downey, Duarte, East Los Angeles, El Monte, El Segundo, Encino, Fillmore, Florence, Fontana, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Gardena, Glendale, Glendora, Hacienda Heights, Hawthorne, Hemet, Hesperia, Hollywood, Huntington Beach, Huntington Park, Indio, Industry, Inglewood, Irvine, La Habra, La Mirada, La Puente, La Quinta, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Lake Elsinore, Lake Forest, Lakewood, Lancaster, Lawndale, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Lynwood, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Marina Del Rey, Maywood, Mission Viejo, Monrovia, Montclair, Montebello, Monterey Park, Moorpark, Moreno Valley, Needles, Newbury Park, Newport Beach, Northridge, Norwalk, Ojai, Ontario, Orange County, Oxnard, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Palmdale, Paramount, Pasadena, Perris, Pico Rivera, Placentia, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, Redondo Beach, Reseda, Rialto, Riverside, Riverside County, Rosemead, Rowland Heights, San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, San Clemente, San Dimas, San Fernando, San Gabriel, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Santa Clarita, Santa Fe Springs, Santa Monica, Santa Paula, Sherman Oaks, Simi Valley, South Gate, Sun City, Sylmar, Temecula, Temple City, Thousand Oaks, Torrance, Tustin, Twentynine Palms, Universal City, Upland, Valencia, Valle Vista, Van Nuys, Veijo, Venice, Ventura, Ventura County, Victorville, Walnut, West Covina, West Hills, West Hollywood, Westlake Village, Westminster, Westmont, Whittier, Willow Brook, Woodland Hills, Yorba Linda, Yucaipa and Yucca Valley.
These locations are all included in the Los Angeles, CA metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).