
C++ Embedded Linux - Raleigh, NC - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
C++
Embedded Linux
Development
United States Location
Raleigh - Durham - Chapel Hill
NC
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 8/1/21 to 7/31/22
Salary Average
$114,393
Experience Requirement
5 Years and 7 Months
Raise +1 Year
$5,320 at 4.65%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years & 7 Months: $114,393 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $95,840 & $132,947; and, 5% of Jobs top $159,819.
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.
$336,030 = 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 8/1/21 to 7/31/22.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
---|---|
2.5% | $168,631 |
5% | $159,819 |
10% | $149,719 |
25% | $132,947 |
33% | $126,110 |
50% | $114,393 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 Years and 7 Months Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
---|---|---|
Low Salary | High Salary | |
10% | $110,940 | $117,847 |
25% | $105,634 | $123,153 |
33% | $102,677 | $126,110 |
50% | $95,840 | $132,947 |
67% | $87,575 | $141,212 |
95% | $60,156 | $168,631 |
Salary Average =
$114,393
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 5 Years and 7 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
4 Years and 7 Months | $108,200 | $6,194 at 5.72% |
5 Years and 7 Months | $114,393 | $5,320 at 4.65% |
6 Years and 7 Months | $119,713 | $4,662 at 3.89% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary is lowest at entry level, increases rapidly with the first years of experience and approaches a ceiling as experience matures.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $47,021 at the low experience of 1 Month; $114,393 at the average experience of 5 Years and 7 Months; and, $137,256 at the top experience of 11 Years and 1 Month.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
14 Years and 3 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 8/1/21 to 7/31/22.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | 1 Month | $47,021 | $24,249 at 51.57% |
Average | 5 Years and 7 Months | $114,393 | $5,320 at 4.65% |
Top | 11 Years and 1 Month | $137,256 | $2,996 at 2.18% |
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,
- 6.3% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 23.6% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 44.4% of job descriptions;
- RTOS (Real Time Operating System),
- 36.1% of job descriptions;
- Firmware,
- 31.3% of job descriptions;
- Kernel,
- 20.1% of job descriptions;
- DSP (Digital Signal Processing),
- 8.3% of job descriptions;
- OpenGL,
- 2.8% of job descriptions;
- Qt,
- 5.6% of job descriptions;
- Git,
- 22.9% of job descriptions;
- UML (Uniform Modeling Language),
- 3.5% of job descriptions;
- Jira,
- 12.5% of job descriptions.
Location
Raleigh, NC
- North Carolina,
- Carrboro, Cary, Chapel Hill, Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Garner, Johnston, Morrisville, New Hope, Orange, Raleigh Durham, Raleigh, Smithfield, Wake Forest and Wake.
These locations are all included in the Raleigh, NC metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).