C++ Embedded Linux - New Orleans, LA - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
C++
Embedded Linux
Development
United States Location
New Orleans
LA
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 3/1/22 to 2/28/23
Salary Average
$100,887
Experience Requirement
6 Years
Raise +1 Year
$4,776 at 4.73%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years: $100,887 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $88,230 & $113,545; and, 5% of Jobs top $131,840.
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% | $137,822 |
| 5% | $131,840 |
| 10% | $124,972 |
| 25% | $113,545 |
| 33% | $108,881 |
| 50% | $100,887 |
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% | $98,530 | $103,244 |
| 25% | $94,910 | $106,864 |
| 33% | $92,893 | $108,881 |
| 50% | $88,230 | $113,545 |
| 67% | $82,596 | $119,178 |
| 95% | $63,952 | $137,822 |
Salary Average =
$100,887
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 | $95,357 | $5,530 at 5.80% |
| 6 Years | $100,887 | $4,776 at 4.73% |
| 7 Years | $105,663 | $4,203 at 3.98% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases gradually in the first years, rises slightly with greater experience and quickly 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: $27,967 at the low experience of Entry Level; $100,887 at the average experience of 6 Years; and, $124,710 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 | $27,967 | $27,144 at 97.06% |
| 1 Year | $55,111 | $15,081 at 27.36% |
| 2 Years | $70,192 | $10,516 at 14.98% |
| 3 Years | $80,708 | $8,083 at 10.02% |
| 4 Years | $88,791 | $6,566 at 7.39% |
| 5 Years | $95,357 | $5,530 at 5.80% |
| 6 Years | $100,887 | $4,776 at 4.73% |
| 7 Years | $105,663 | $4,203 at 3.98% |
| 8 Years | $109,866 | $3,752 at 3.42% |
| 9 Years | $113,618 | $3,390 at 2.98% |
| 10 Years | $117,008 | $3,090 at 2.64% |
| 11 Years | $120,098 | $2,840 at 2.36% |
| 12 Years | $122,938 | $2,626 at 2.14% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Entry Level | $27,967 | $27,144 at 97.06% |
| Average | 6 Years | $100,887 | $4,776 at 4.73% |
| Top | 12 Years and 8 Months | $124,710 | $2,502 at 2.01% |
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
New Orleans, LA
- Louisiana,
- Arabi, Avondale, Bellechasse, Chalmette, Covington, Gretna, Harahan, Harvey, Jefferson County, Kenner, La Place, Marrero, Meraux, Metairie, New Orleans, Orleans County, Plaquemines County, Reserve, River Ridge, Slidell, St Bernard County, St Charles County, St James County, St John Baptist County, St Tammany County, Terrytown and Westwego.
These locations are all included in the New Orleans, LA metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).