Side-by-side distribution
Embedded Engineer
$185,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 53.5%
- Live roles
- 447
Technical Product Manager
$190,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 53.9%
- Live roles
- 1,026
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Engineer, Embedded Linux Developer
Helix AI Engineer, Embedded Android Systems
Principal Embedded Security Engineer
Sr. Software Engineer, Embedded Agentic AI
Staff Embedded Firmware Engineer
Principal Embedded Software Engineer
Embedded Software Test Engineer, Onboard Test Automation
Embedded SW Engineer
Staff Embedded Linux Engineer
Senior Embedded Systems Engineer
Highest-paying jobs
Technical Program Manager
Technical Program Manager
Staff Technical Program Manager, Physical Design
Director, RISC-V Software TPM & Ops
Technical Program Manager, Product Software
Technical Program Manager, Architecture
Technical Program Manager, Hardware Chips Development
Technical Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives
Technical Program Manager, Applied API & Product
Technical Program Manager, API Platform
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$199,500 | 23 |
Silvus Technologies
|
$170,000 | 10 |
SpaceX
|
$142,500 | 9 |
| AX Axon | $183,300 | 7 |
Verkada
|
$245,000 | 6 |
Applied Intuition
|
$202,000 | 6 |
TP-Link Systems Inc.
|
$140,000 | 6 |
STR
|
$130,500 | 6 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 60 |
|
Anthropic
|
$345,000 | 14 |
|
Aurora Innovation
|
$221,500 | 14 |
|
OpenAI
|
$271,000 | 12 |
Fluidstack
|
$213,000 | 12 |
| SA Scale AI | $217,350 | 10 |
Scout Motors
|
$155,000 | 10 |
CoreWeave
|
$207,000 | 9 |
Embedded Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto | $200,750 | 4 |
| Seattle | $193,025 | 12 |
| Austin | $186,975 | 6 |
| Boston | $183,300 | 11 |
| San Francisco | $180,000 | 19 |
| Los Angeles | $180,000 | 15 |
| Denver | $177,500 | 3 |
| New York | $167,500 | 6 |
Technical Product Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $215,000 | 127 |
| Austin | $213,000 | 15 |
| London | $209,051 | 5 |
| New York | $203,000 | 86 |
| Seattle | $203,000 | 51 |
| Denver | $173,568 | 10 |
| Boston | $172,500 | 27 |
| Los Angeles | $164,500 | 10 |
| Chicago | $147,500 | 3 |
| Toronto | $130,000 | 13 |
Embedded Engineer vs Technical Product Manager: which pays more?
The median for Embedded Engineer is $185,000 per year (typically $155,000–$209,250), versus $190,000 for Technical Product Manager ($155,000–$220,000). That puts Technical Product Manager about 3% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Embedded Engineer and Technical Product Manager are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.