This has been well answered by others: Embedded Software is adjacent to engineering and are seen as engineers like any other (usually the pay scale is higher si

This has been well answered by others: Embedded Software is adjacent to engineering and are seen as engineers like any other (usually the pay scale is higher since software is in demand). Additionally, I'd add that many embedded developers work for hardware companies that don't understand or care about software; why pay so much more, and they already think they're paying "way more" (it's more than we pay EEs!), for something you don't get. Finally, Embedded Software Engineers do quite well often. We don't pay people based on how challenging their jobs are.