Salary Report

Information Technology Job

C++
Embedded
Development

United States Location

Norfolk - Virginia Beach -
- Newport News
VA - NC, USA Metropolitan Area

Competitive Position® Salary Report

Data Observed 1/2/25 to 12/31/25

Salary Average

$25,600

Experience Requirement

2 Months

Raise +1 Year

$23,158 at 90.46%

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Salary and Number of Jobs

Graph of succeeding salary information

About Salary and Jobs

Salary Range :

At required Experience of 2 Months: $25,600 is Salary average; 10% of Jobs top $35,691; and, 5% of Jobs top $38,614.

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.

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Top Salaries

Top Percentile of Job market Top Salary
2.5% $41,187
5% $38,614
10% $35,691
25% $30,883
33% $28,934
50% $25,600
Top Percentile of Job Market =

Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
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Number of all Jobs at 2 Months Experience.

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Salary and Experience

Graph of succeeding salary information

Salary ±1 Year

Experience Salary Average Raise +1 Year
2 Months $25,600 $23,158 at 90.46%
1 Year and 2 Months $48,759 $15,200 at 31.17%

About Salary and Experience

Salary by Year :

Salary increases 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 equal to that in the USA IT job market as a whole.

Salary and Experience Range :

Salary average rises with experience: $20,314 at the low experience of 2 Months; $92,306 at the average experience of 5 Years and 3 Months; and, $118,195 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.

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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 2 Months $20,314 $28,445 at 140.03%
Average 5 Years and 3 Months $92,306 $6,324 at 6.85%
Top 10 Years and 5 Months $118,195 $3,648 at 3.09%

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

Norfolk, VA

North Carolina,
Currituck;
Virginia,
Chesapeake, Gloucester, Hampton, Isle Wight, James City, Mathews, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Smithfield, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, Windsor and York.

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