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Sales Engineers salary in Washington, DC

The median sales engineers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $153,410 a year, 23% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,590 a month.

10th percentile
$102,490
25th percentile
$132,240
Median percentile
$153,410
75th percentile
$153,410
90th percentile
$188,620

Based on 1,010 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$103,082 take-home a year
Gross pay$153,410
Federal income tax−$25,552
Social Security + Medicare−$11,736
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$13,040
Monthly take-home$8,590
Every two weeks$3,965

Does it go far here?

$140,893Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

All sales engineers salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia