Senior Embedded Software Engineer H-1B Salary

213 certified H-1B filings list the job title Senior Embedded Software Engineer (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $139,000; the middle half of filings fall between $115,000 and $165,000. The largest sponsor for this title is General Motors (9 filings).

213
certified filings
$139,000
Median base salary
$115,000
25th pct
$165,000
75th pct
$184,800
90th pct
$101,638
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated November 2026
$101,638$139,000 median$184,800

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY202654$154,500
FY202558$156,000
FY202446$127,500
FY202355$130,000

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Normal, IL8$170,000
Palo Alto, CA8$181,156
Troy, MI8$107,500
Farmington Hills, MI7$125,000
Columbus, IN6$98,550
Milford, MI5$155,000
Plano, TX5$141,399
Raleigh, NC5$100,000
San Francisco, CA5$181,272
San Jose, CA5$192,941
Auburn Hills, MI4$135,000
Irvine, CA4$147,500
Newark, CA4$179,880
Plymouth, MI4$119,390
Pontiac, MI4$104,216
Warren, MI4$128,675
Acton, MA3$139,379
Mountain View, CA3$200,000
Norwalk, CT3$135,000
Rochester Hills, MI3$105,000

Senior Embedded Software Engineer salary by employer

Top 50 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
General Motors9$160,000
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies, LLC9$159,908
Rivian Automotive, LLC9$180,000
LER TechForce, LLC7$101,500
Aptiv Corporation6$103,854
General Motors Company6$138,500
FORD MOTOR COMPANY5$156,998
LHP Engineering Solutions LLC5$105,000
Rivian and VW Group Technology, LLC5$185,000
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.4$122,414
BRIGHTHIRE SEARCH PARTNERS, INC.4$147,500
Eaton Corporation4$100,000
Pi Square Technologies LLC4$89,000
Aptiv US Services General Partnership3$124,693
Bose Corporation3$160,000
CNH Industrial America LLC3$141,012
DELTA ELECTRONICS AUTOMOTIVE AMERICAS INC.3$123,781
Fresenius USA, Inc., a Fresenius Medical Care N.A. company3$135,517
Freudenberg Battery Power Systems, LLC3$130,000
Lucid USA, Inc.3$180,960
Luminator Technology Group, Inc.3$154,848
Nexteer Automotive Corporation3$126,761
Precision Systems, Inc.3$131,082
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.2$191,758
Canoo Technologies Inc.2$150,500
Cooper Power Systems, LLC2$100,000
Delve, LLC2$115,000
Electric Power Systems, Inc.2$112,600
EnerSys Delaware Inc.2$116,000
ETAS, INC.2$137,000
Grote Industries, LLC2$110,000
Image Quality Labs, Inc2$163,114
Insulet Corporation2$175,000
Konami Gaming, Inc.2$120,000
Nikola Corporation2$130,000
Pentangle Tech Services LLC2$102,190
Sea Tel, Inc.2$134,961
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.2$145,000
Stabilus, Inc.2$130,884
Teradyne, Inc.2$182,117
Tools for Humanity Corporation2$268,750
TRI TECHNOLOGY INC2$90,000
VeriFone, Inc.2$148,837
ABB E-Mobility, Inc.1$121,222
Aeva, Inc.1$181,847
Alcon Research, LLC1$107,950
American Battery Solutions, Inc.1$140,000
Ample, Inc.1$181,272
Bluezone Consulting Services LLC1$107,203
Britelab, Inc.1$150,000

Related job titles

Embedded Software Senior Engineer $114,566Senior Software Engineer $141,969Software Engineer Senior $135,000Embedded Software Engineer $105,000Senior Engineer, Software $145,000Software Senior Engineer $150,520Engineer Senior Software $179,286Senior Software Development Engineer $149,240Senior Software Engineer/Developer $110,365Senior Staff Software Engineer $185,209

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer