C++ Embedded Linux - Albany, NY - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
C++
Embedded Linux
Development
United States Location
Albany - Schenectady - Troy
NY
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 3/1/22 to 2/28/23
Salary Average
$113,498
Experience Requirement
6 Years
Raise +1 Year
$10,399 at 9.16%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years: $113,498 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $99,258 & $127,737; and, 5% of Jobs top $148,320.
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.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $155,049 |
| 5% | $148,320 |
| 10% | $140,593 |
| 25% | $127,737 |
| 33% | $122,491 |
| 50% | $113,498 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 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% | $110,846 | $116,149 |
| 25% | $106,774 | $120,222 |
| 33% | $104,504 | $122,491 |
| 50% | $99,258 | $127,737 |
| 67% | $92,920 | $134,075 |
| 95% | $71,946 | $155,049 |
Salary Average =
$113,498
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 6 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Years | $102,982 | $10,515 at 10.21% |
| 6 Years | $113,498 | $10,399 at 9.16% |
| 7 Years | $123,896 | $10,326 at 8.33% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases gradually 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: $33,364 at the low experience of Entry Level; $113,498 at the average experience of 6 Years; and, $181,995 at the top experience of 12 Years and 8 Months.
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.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| Entry Level | $33,364 | $22,340 at 66.96% |
| 1 Year | $55,704 | $13,703 at 24.60% |
| 2 Years | $69,407 | $11,799 at 17.00% |
| 3 Years | $81,206 | $11,065 at 13.63% |
| 4 Years | $92,271 | $10,711 at 11.61% |
| 5 Years | $102,982 | $10,516 at 10.21% |
| 6 Years | $113,498 | $10,398 at 9.16% |
| 7 Years | $123,896 | $10,326 at 8.33% |
| 8 Years | $134,222 | $10,279 at 7.66% |
| 9 Years | $144,501 | $10,248 at 7.09% |
| 10 Years | $154,749 | $10,227 at 6.61% |
| 11 Years | $164,976 | $10,215 at 6.19% |
| 12 Years | $175,191 | $10,206 at 5.83% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Entry Level | $33,364 | $22,340 at 66.96% |
| Average | 6 Years | $113,498 | $10,398 at 9.16% |
| Top | 12 Years and 8 Months | $181,995 | $10,203 at 5.61% |
Qualifications
Description
Software development, using C++ programming language on an embedded Linux platform, is the position's primary responsibility.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
- C++;
- Embedded;
- Linux;
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- Software-Application Developer,
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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,
- 12.6% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 28% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 53.6% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 19.3% of job descriptions;
- RTOS (Real Time Operating System),
- 33.3% of job descriptions;
- Firmware,
- 28% of job descriptions;
- Kernel,
- 23.2% of job descriptions;
- Device Driver,
- 27.1% of job descriptions;
- DSP (Digital Signal Processing),
- 4.3% of job descriptions;
- Qt,
- 7.2% of job descriptions;
- Wind River VxWorks,
- 30.9% of job descriptions;
- Git,
- 26.1% of job descriptions.
Location
Albany, NY
- New York,
- Albany, Cobleskill, Cohoes, Colonie, Delmar, Latham, Londonville, Montgomery, Niskayuna, Rensselaer, Roessleville, Rotterdam, Saratoga, Saratoga Springs, Schenectady, Schoharie, Scotia, Troy, Watervliet and Westmore.
These locations are all included in the Albany, NY metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).