C++ Embedded Linux - Salt Lake City, UT - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
C++
Embedded Linux
Development
United States Location
Salt Lake City - Ogden
UT
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 6/1/22 to 5/31/23
Salary Average
$135,862
Experience Requirement
5 Years and 10 Months
Raise +1 Year
$9,700 at 7.14%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years & 10 Months: $135,862 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $115,944 & $155,780; and, 5% of Jobs top $184,545.
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.
$412,827 = 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 6/1/22 to 5/31/23.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $193,937 |
| 5% | $184,545 |
| 10% | $173,752 |
| 25% | $155,780 |
| 33% | $148,443 |
| 50% | $135,862 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 Years and 10 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% | $132,153 | $139,571 |
| 25% | $126,456 | $145,269 |
| 33% | $123,281 | $148,443 |
| 50% | $115,944 | $155,780 |
| 67% | $107,081 | $164,643 |
| 95% | $77,787 | $193,937 |
Salary Average =
$135,862
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 10 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Years and 10 Months | $126,038 | $9,824 at 7.79% |
| 5 Years and 10 Months | $135,862 | $9,700 at 7.14% |
| 6 Years and 10 Months | $145,562 | $9,620 at 6.61% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases rapidly in the first years, rises vigorously with greater experience and grows consistently 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: $62,799 at the low experience of Entry Level; $135,862 at the average experience of 5 Years and 10 Months; and, $196,409 at the top experience of 12 Years and 2 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 6 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 6/1/22 to 5/31/23.
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 | Entry Level | $62,799 | $20,895 at 33.27% |
| Average | 5 Years and 10 Months | $135,862 | $9,700 at 7.14% |
| Top | 12 Years and 2 Months | $196,409 | $9,460 at 4.82% |
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,
- 11% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 29% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 55.7% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 17.3% of job descriptions;
- RTOS (Real Time Operating System),
- 32.9% of job descriptions;
- Firmware,
- 29.8% of job descriptions;
- Kernel,
- 20.4% of job descriptions;
- Device Driver,
- 24.3% of job descriptions;
- DSP (Digital Signal Processing),
- 3.9% of job descriptions;
- Qt,
- 9.4% of job descriptions;
- Wind River VxWorks,
- 27.1% of job descriptions;
- Git,
- 25.5% of job descriptions.
Location
Salt Lake City, UT
- Utah,
- Bennion City, Bountiful, Clearfield, Clinton, Cottonwood Heights, Cottonwood, Davis, Draper, Granite Park, Granite, Harrisville, Holladay, Kerns, Lake City, Magna, Midvale, Millcreek, Mount Olympus, Murray, North Salt Lake, Ogden, Riverdale, Riverton, Roy, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Sandy, South Jordan, South Ogden, South Salt Lake, South Weber, Sunset, Taylorsville, Val Verde, Washington Terrace, Weber, West Haven, West Jordan, West Point, West Valley City and Woods Cross.
These locations are all included in the Salt Lake City, UT metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).