Sales Engineers salary
The median pay for sales engineers in the United States is $124,900 a year. About 51,790 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $73,870
- 25th percentile
- $92,890
- Median percentile
- $124,900
- 75th percentile
- $161,230
- 90th percentile
- $195,270
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Delaware $167,200
- Maryland $153,410
- Rhode Island $149,750
- Washington $147,620
- Colorado $139,990
- California $139,160
- New Jersey $139,010
- New York $137,480
- Massachusetts $136,200
- West Virginia $135,260
- Arizona $131,870
- Arkansas $130,760
- Texas $130,610
- Oregon $128,170
- Idaho $128,030
- Florida $125,530
- Connecticut $123,660
- North Carolina $121,530
- New Mexico $119,420
- South Dakota $119,110
- Wisconsin $117,970
- Utah $117,650
- Oklahoma $114,520
- South Carolina $114,250
- Michigan $114,180
- Tennessee $111,580
- New Hampshire $107,850
- Alabama $104,410
- Minnesota $100,570
- Illinois $99,710
- Nevada $99,020
- Georgia $98,840
- Pennsylvania $98,500
- Kansas $98,000
- Ohio $97,420
- Maine $95,180
- Missouri $90,960
- Kentucky $90,190
- Nebraska $90,140
- Iowa $83,450
- Indiana $74,960
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $177,490
- Durham, NC $175,310
- San Luis Obispo, CA $163,810
- Ocala, FL $158,190
- Seattle, WA $153,560
- Washington, DC $153,410
- San Francisco, CA $151,610
- Fort Collins, CO $151,450
- New York, NY $147,570
- North Port, FL $147,130
- Santa Maria, CA $143,970
- Denver, CO $139,990
- Midland, TX $138,930
- Boulder, CO $138,720
- Sacramento, CA $138,560
- Greeley, CO $138,420
- Austin, TX $137,960
- Boston, MA $136,620
- Kiryas Joel, NY $136,430
- Albuquerque, NM $136,260
- Phoenix, AZ $135,050
- Odessa, TX $134,740
- Los Angeles, CA $133,380
- Spokane, WA $133,350
- Trenton, NJ $133,300
- Dallas, TX $133,280
- Bakersfield, CA $132,510
- Colorado Springs, CO $130,360
- Chambersburg, PA $130,310
- Palm Bay, FL $130,170
- Portland, OR $129,850
- Raleigh, NC $129,520
- Miami, FL $128,670
- Pensacola, FL $128,200
- San Antonio, TX $128,170
- Tallahassee, FL $128,000
- Houston, TX $127,800
- Oxnard, CA $126,310
- Worcester, MA $125,800
- Sioux Falls, SD $125,630
- Hartford, CT $125,530
- Charleston, SC $124,870
- Waterbury, CT $123,830
- Killeen, TX $123,770
- Tampa, FL $123,350
- Detroit, MI $122,990
- Baltimore, MD $122,690
- San Diego, CA $122,610
- Nashville, TN $121,980
- Lafayette, LA $121,680
- Salt Lake City, UT $121,270
- Hickory, NC $121,100
- Ann Arbor, MI $121,000
- Milwaukee, WI $119,950
- Madison, WI $119,900
- Jacksonville, FL $119,550
- La Crosse, WI $118,760
- Lansing, MI $118,610
- Provo, UT $118,450
- Columbus, OH $117,110
- Appleton, WI $116,570
- Oklahoma City, OK $116,490
- Beaumont, TX $115,850
- Wilmington, NC $114,170
- Asheville, NC $111,250
- Fresno, CA $111,160
- Memphis, TN $110,940
- Charlotte, NC $110,610
- Reno, NV $110,360
- Winston, NC $109,760
- Columbia, SC $108,830
- New Haven, CT $107,940
- Green Bay, WI $107,300
- Greensboro, NC $106,130
- Grand Rapids, MI $105,080
- Riverside, CA $105,040
- Providence, RI $104,850
- Syracuse, NY $104,810
- Tulsa, OK $104,370
- Knoxville, TN $104,170
- Chicago, IL $104,070
- Crestview, FL $103,830
- Rochester, NY $103,640
- Saginaw, MI $103,440
- Lancaster, PA $103,320
- Albany, NY $103,040
- St. Louis, MO $102,910
- Greenville, SC $102,800
- Minneapolis, MN $102,790
- Philadelphia, PA $102,340
- Portland, ME $102,200
- Binghamton, NY $102,120
- Roanoke, VA $102,010
- Kansas City, MO $101,640
- Akron, OH $100,560
- Ogden, UT $100,490
- Logan, UT $100,310
- Manchester, NH $99,890
- Dayton, OH $99,690
- Atlanta, GA $99,230
- Indianapolis, IN $98,820
- Buffalo, NY $98,720
- Cleveland, OH $98,220
- Augusta, GA $97,960
- Orlando, FL $97,920
- Omaha, NE $97,820
- Santa Rosa, CA $97,800
- Savannah, GA $97,650
- Lynchburg, VA $97,540
- Pittsburgh, PA $97,430
- Springfield, MA $96,860
- Spartanburg, SC $96,520
- Kalamazoo, MI $96,320
- Youngstown, OH $95,020
- Harrisburg, PA $94,590
- Jackson, MS $94,420
- York, PA $94,020
- Allentown, PA $93,920
- Scranton, PA $93,500
- Wichita, KS $92,730