Embedded & Firmware salary in Sunnyvale
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 20, 2026
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Embedded & Firmware pay in Sunnyvale is measured from 20 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 11 postings put the middle half between $174,275 and $236,250, with a median of $192,500.
Against the 14 other measured markets for embedded & firmware at senior, this sits below 7 of them; Mountain View leads at $229,100.
1 of these ranges rests on fewer than 10 postings, so read it as a strong hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column shows exactly what backs each number.
18 embedded & firmware roles are open in Sunnyvale right now, 18 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $167,500 – $212,500 | $185,400 | 9hint |
| Senior | $174,275 – $236,250 | $192,500 | 11 |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open embedded & firmware roles in Sunnyvale · 18 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $135,000–$300,000scale $80,000–$420,000
Software Engineering Manager - Firmware Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $280,000–$355,000 3w ago Embedded Software Engineer (Integrated System Test, Sunnyvale) Teradyne · Sunnyvale $142,600–$228,200 4w ago Software Engineer - Embedded (RIS) Hewlett Packard Enterprise · Sunnyvale $105,500–$213,500 5w ago 
Senior/Staff Embedded Engineer Ceribell, Inc · Sunnyvale $160,000–$225,000 6w ago 
Senior Embedded Software Engineer PACCAR · Sunnyvale $135,330–$211,770 6w ago Principal Software Engineer - Embedded Platform Software Development Hewlett Packard Enterprise · Sunnyvale $172,000–$349,000 6w ago C++ Embedded Software Engineer - Drone Stack Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $135,000–$200,000 7w ago Embedded Software Engineer - New Grad (2027) Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $123,000–$168,000 2mo ago Embedded Test Engineer - New Grad (2027) Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $90,000–$115,000 2mo ago 
Senior Staff Linux Kernel Engineer Crusoe · San Francisco $250,000–$300,000 2mo ago Software Engineer 3 - Embedded (RIS) Hewlett Packard Enterprise · Sunnyvale $120,500–$243,000 2mo ago Principal Software Engineer - Embedded (RIS) Hewlett Packard Enterprise · Sunnyvale $172,000–$349,000 2mo ago 
Senior Software Engineer - GPU Kernel Authoring & Optimization CoreWeave · Sunnyvale $182,000–$242,000 3mo ago Senior Embedded Software Engineer knightscope · Sunnyvale $150,000–$180,000 4mo ago Senior Embedded Software Engineer knightscope · Sunnyvale $150,000–$180,000 4mo ago Embedded Software Engineer - Core OS Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $171,000–$264,000 1y ago Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Firmware Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $171,000–$253,000 2y ago