What are the main factors that influence a Sales Engineering's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Sales Engineering's salary?

A Sales Engineering's salary grows with experience: a Sales Engineer I (0-2 years)earns $82,842, a Sales Engineering (2-4 years)earns $97,399, a Sales Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $114,511, a Sales Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $142,350, a Sales Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $169,212,

What are the highest paying states for a Sales Engineering?

Sales Engineering salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Sales Engineering roles are District of Columbia $106,576, California $106,172, Massachusetts $104,757. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Sales Engineering roles make?

Salaries for Sales Engineering level roles vary by specialization: Director Of Sales Engineering: $180,515; Sales Engineering Director: $180,258; Manager, Enterprise Sales Engineering: $178,044; VP Sales Engineering: $177,033; Director of Pre-Sales Engineering: $170,207.

How do different companies affect a Sales Engineering's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Sales Engineering roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Sales Engineering Salary in the United States

How much does a Sales Engineering make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Sales Engineering in the United States is $96,257 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

However, a Sales Engineering's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $106,733
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $85,850 to $101,741
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $76,375

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Sales Engineering Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,741	$8,478	$1,957	$49
Average	$96,257	$8,021	$1,851	$46
25th Percentile	$85,850	$7,154	$1,651	$41

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Key Factors That Influence Sales Engineering Salaries

A Sales Engineering's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Sales Engineering Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Sales Engineering's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $82,842
Early Career (1-2 years): $97,399
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $114,511
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $142,350
Expert (over 8 years): $169,212

Levels	Salary
Sales Eng... Level Sales Engineering	$82,842
Sales Eng... Level Sales Engineering	$97,399
Sales Eng... Level Sales Engineering	$114,511
Sales Eng... Level Sales Engineering	$142,350
Sales Eng... Level Sales Engineering	$169,212

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How Do Sales Engineering Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Sales Engineerings. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $106,576.
California: $106,172.
Massachusetts: $104,757.

District of Columbia $106,576 California $106,172 Massachusetts $104,757 Washington $104,372 New Jersey $104,333 Alaska $104,198 Connecticut $102,870 New York $102,331

Hawaii $100,608 Rhode Island $99,799 Maryland $99,251 Minnesota $98,500 Colorado $98,211 Illinois $98,115 Oregon $97,749 Delaware $97,480

New Hampshire $97,310 Virginia $96,931 Pennsylvania $95,824 Nevada $95,266 North Dakota $95,083 Michigan $94,794 Wisconsin $94,688 Vermont $94,476

Texas $93,889 Maine $93,851 Arizona $93,793 Ohio $93,726 Georgia $92,840 Indiana $92,397 Wyoming $92,311 Utah $92,176

Iowa $92,118 Kansas $91,656 Louisiana $91,521 North Carolina $91,473 Missouri $91,454 Florida $91,079 Montana $90,876 Nebraska $90,684

Kentucky $90,578 South Carolina $90,193 Tennessee $89,952 Idaho $89,856 New Mexico $89,153 Oklahoma $88,999 Alabama $88,431 South Dakota $87,479

Arkansas $86,959 West Virginia $86,680 Mississippi $85,842

Top Paying Cities for Sales Engineerings

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $121,409
San Francisco: $120,216
Oakland: $117,549

San Jose, CA $121,409

San Francisco, CA $120,216

Oakland, CA $117,549

New York, NY $111,552

Queens Village, NY $110,830

Paramus, NJ $110,060

Passaic, NJ $109,964

Bergenfield, NJ $109,868

Stamford, CT $109,724

Huntington, NY $109,627

Newark, NJ $109,002

Bridgeport, CT $108,809

New Brunswick, NJ $108,491

Vallejo, CA $108,289

Middlesex, NJ $108,232

Somerset, NJ $108,145

Petaluma, CA $107,924

Santa Cruz, CA $107,548

Boston, MA $107,356

Monterey, CA $106,874

Fairbanks, AK $106,807

Los Angeles, CA $106,624

Washington, DC $106,576

Seattle, WA $106,403

Santa Rosa, CA $106,383

Juneau, AK $106,104

Orange, CA $105,787

Anchorage, AK $105,613

Anaheim, CA $105,546

Santa Ana, CA $105,402

Nassau, NY $105,344

Long Beach, CA $105,305

Danbury, CT $105,276

Santa Maria, CA $104,949

Everett, WA $104,930

Bremerton, WA $104,458

Trenton, NJ $104,275

Sacramento, CA $104,237

San Diego, CA $104,189

Brockton, MA $104,150

Tacoma, WA $104,112

Santa Barbara, CA $103,977

Lowell, MA $103,592

New Suffolk, NY $103,553

Nashua, NH $103,438

Lompoc, CA $103,284

Ventura, CA $103,188

Stockton, CA $103,159

New Haven, CT $102,966

Atlantic City, NJ $102,716

Hartford, CT $102,504

Modesto, CA $102,456

Poughkeepsie, NY $102,244

New Britain, CT $102,196

Kennewick, WA $102,061

Olympia, WA $102,061

New London, CT $102,042

Norwich, CT $102,013

Lawrence, MA $101,965

Bakersfield, CA $101,696

New Bedford, MA $101,561

Riverside, CA $101,561

Richland, WA $101,465

Portsmouth, NH $101,388

Vineland, NJ $101,368

San Bernardino, CA $101,291

Boulder, CO $101,022

Worcester, MA $100,945

Portland, OR $100,858

Saint Paul, MN $100,743

Minneapolis, MN $100,743

Philadelphia, PA $100,608

Honolulu, HI $100,098

Springfield, MA $99,761

Providence, RI $99,751

Chicago, IL $99,472

Bellingham, WA $99,357

Baltimore, MD $99,251

Chico, CA $99,010

Wilmington, DE $98,846

Pittsfield, MA $98,750

Manchester, NH $98,567

Spokane, WA $98,144

Denver, CO $98,134

Albany, NY $97,682

Troy, NY $97,643

Schenectady, NY $97,441

Burlington, VT $97,229

Portland, ME $96,892

Salem, OR $96,815

Yakima, WA $96,796

Ann Arbor, MI $96,767

Rochester, MN $96,498

Reno, NV $96,450

Fresno, CA $96,450

Milwaukee, WI $96,363

Detroit, MI $96,267

Allentown, PA $96,238

Carson City, NV $96,228

Houston, TX $96,084

Colorado Springs, CO $96,074

Syracuse, NY $96,026

Eugene, OR $95,843

Gary, IN $95,728

Bismarck, ND $95,728

Galveston, TX $95,728

Springfield, OR $95,651

Medford, OR $95,420

Fort Collins, CO $95,381

Austin, TX $95,304

Mesa, AZ $95,102

Phoenix, AZ $95,083

Dallas, TX $95,054

Reading, PA $94,996

Saint Cloud, MN $94,958

Concord, NH $94,871

Madison, WI $94,833

Utica, NY $94,573

Raleigh, NC $94,496

Las Vegas, NV $94,486

Rochester, NY $94,419

Des Moines, IA $94,409

Atlanta, GA $94,255

Battle Creek, MI $94,226

Salt Lake City, UT $94,197

Lancaster, PA $94,053

Champaign, IL $94,034

Harrisburg, PA $93,918

Durham, NC $93,831

Kansas City, MO $93,822

Kansas City, KS $93,803

Fort Worth, TX $93,793

Boca Raton, FL $93,754

Cleveland, OH $93,745

Columbus, OH $93,726

Pittsburgh, PA $93,716

Richmond, VA $93,677

Indianapolis, IN $93,658

Cincinnati, OH $93,533

Petersburg, VA $93,389

Lansing, MI $93,177

Billings, MT $93,177

Huntsville, AL $93,177

Lebanon, PA $93,167

Pueblo, CO $93,158

Dayton, OH $93,158

Appleton, WI $93,129

Buffalo, NY $93,090

Racine, WI $93,042

Charlotte, NC $93,033

Saint Louis, MO $93,004

Springfield, IL $92,965

York, PA $92,946

Elkhart, IN $92,946

Gastonia, NC $92,936

Benton Harbor, MI $92,936

Beaumont, TX $92,879

Lorain, OH $92,859

Toledo, OH $92,821

Binghamton, NY $92,773

Rock Hill, SC $92,763

Rockford, IL $92,715

Elyria, OH $92,667

Fargo, ND $92,667

Flagstaff, AZ $92,599

Fort Lauderdale, FL $92,542

Miami, FL $92,484

Duluth, MN $92,330

Bangor, ME $92,205

Cedar Rapids, IA $92,099

Louisville, KY $92,051

Grand Rapids, MI $92,031

Hialeah, FL $92,022

Casper, WY $91,887

Scranton, PA $91,772

New Orleans, LA $91,743

Virginia Beach, VA $91,733

Akron, OH $91,685

Peoria, IL $91,560

Sarasota, FL $91,541

Green Bay, WI $91,473

Baton Rouge, LA $91,425

Charleston, SC $91,406

Nashville, TN $91,377

Jamestown, NY $91,358

Davenport, IA $91,358

Tucson, AZ $91,310

Cheyenne, WY $91,281

Saint Petersburg, FL $91,252

Tampa, FL $91,233

Omaha, NE $91,213

Evansville, IN $91,175

Port Arthur, TX $91,175

Bradenton, FL $91,136

Santa Fe, NM $90,963

Orlando, FL $90,867

Clearwater, FL $90,761

La Crosse, WI $90,559

Canton, OH $90,559

Grand Forks, ND $90,530

Tulsa, OK $90,501

Albuquerque, NM $90,501

Newport News, VA $90,491

High Point, NC $90,462

Ogden, UT $90,424

Corpus Christi, TX $90,347

Laramie, WY $90,289

Norfolk, VA $90,289

Rock Island, IL $90,231

Saginaw, MI $90,212

Jacksonville, FL $90,203

Salisbury, NC $90,183

Memphis, TN $90,164

Moline, IL $90,116

Fort Myers, FL $90,087

Waterloo, IA $89,962

Spartanburg, SC $89,866

Lincoln, NE $89,818

Fort Wayne, IN $89,798

Birmingham, AL $89,692

Cedar Falls, IA $89,673

Provo, UT $89,664

Springfield, OH $89,654

San Antonio, TX $89,635

Greensboro, NC $89,596

South Bend, IN $89,587

Winston Salem, NC $89,577

Boise, ID $89,548

Savannah, GA $89,481

Muskegon, MI $89,307

Lima, OH $89,192

Lake Charles, LA $89,153

Anderson, IN $89,134

Lexington, KY $89,105

Augusta, GA $89,076

Greenville, SC $89,076

Wichita, KS $88,990

Tuscaloosa, AL $88,990

Columbia, SC $88,903

Bloomington, IN $88,662

Roanoke, VA $88,605

Asheville, NC $88,480

Knoxville, TN $88,316

Shreveport, LA $88,306

Wilmington, NC $88,181

Frankfort, KY $87,998

Oklahoma City, OK $87,931

Chillicothe, OH $87,892

Longview, TX $87,883

Topeka, KS $87,854

Mobile, AL $87,710

Terre Haute, IN $87,671

Erie, PA $87,661

Altoona, PA $87,613

Melbourne, FL $87,584

Amarillo, TX $87,546

Killeen, TX $87,517

Fayetteville, AR $87,440

Sioux Falls, SD $87,373

Chattanooga, TN $87,315

Idaho Falls, ID $87,305

Gainesville, FL $87,103

Portsmouth, OH $87,055

Little Rock, AR $87,036

Lynchburg, VA $87,036

Youngstown, OH $86,997

Lafayette, LA $86,997

Temple, TX $86,959

Daytona Beach, FL $86,939

Clarksville, TN $86,930

Pensacola, FL $86,920

Hopkinsville, KY $86,631

Charleston, WV $86,622

Florence, SC $86,574

Sioux City, IA $86,516

Macon, GA $86,237

Tallahassee, FL $86,227

Fayetteville, NC $86,208

Wichita Falls, TX $86,189

Waco, TX $86,189

Pine Bluff, AR $86,150

Vincennes, IN $85,967

Lubbock, TX $85,929

Great Falls, MT $85,871

Alamogordo, NM $85,861

Abilene, TX $85,784

Rapid City, SD $85,659

Monroe, LA $85,659

Albany, GA $85,601

Huntington, WV $85,592

Jackson, MS $85,582

Greenville, MS $85,573

Parkersburg, WV $85,476

Montgomery, AL $85,457

Johnstown, PA $85,438

Springfield, MO $85,361

Biloxi, MS $85,313

Sumter, SC $85,111

Columbus, GA $85,101

Twin Falls, ID $85,043

Pascagoula, MS $84,918

Kingsport, TN $84,668

Gulfport, MS $84,639

Alexandria, LA $84,321

Fort Smith, AR $84,081

El Paso, TX $83,821

Helena, MT $83,696

Las Cruces, NM $83,388

Harlingen, TX $83,118

Pocatello, ID $83,031

Florence, AL $83,003

Brownsville, TX $82,983

Dothan, AL $82,829

Mcallen, TX $82,781

Columbus, MS $82,069

Altus, OK $81,626

Lawton, OK $81,443

Pierre, SD $81,097

What Skills Can Increase a Sales Engineering's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Presentation (Mentioned in 10.16% Job Postings): Presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.
AWS (Mentioned in 2.67% Job Postings): Amazon Web Services, Inc. is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered pay-as-you-go basis.
Use Cases (Mentioned in 1.73% Job Postings): A use case is a written description of how users will perform tasks on your website. It is a methodology used in system analysis to identify, clarify and organize system requirements.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Presentation	10.16%
AWS	2.67%
Use Cases	1.73%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Sales Engineering's salary.

Business Development: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Sales Engineering: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Business Development	$99,145	3%
Sales Engineering	$98,182	2%
Innovation	$98,182	2%
Presentation	$97,220	1%
Problem Solving	$97,220	1%
Collaboration	$97,220	1%

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How Education impacts a Sales Engineering's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Sales Engineerings enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Sales Engineering with a Bachelor's Degree is between $93,719 and $100,308).

Sales Engineering Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Sales Engineering

No Diploma 3.1%

High School 3.1%

Associates 4.5%

Bachelors 66.4%

Masters 24.7%

Doctorate 1.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	3.1%
High School	3.1%
Associates	4.5%
Bachelors	66.4%
Masters	24.7%
Doctorate	1.4%

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Sales Engineering Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Sales Engineering's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$85,850

Average $96,257/year

$101,741

$7,154

Average $8,021/month

$8,478

$1,651

Average $1,851/week

$1,957

$41

Average $46/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,741	$8,478	$1,957	$49
Average	$96,257	$8,021	$1,851	$46
25th Percentile	$85,850	$7,154	$1,651	$41

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Salary Trends for Sales Engineering

Salaries for a Sales Engineering can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $76,840 in 2023 to around $76,883 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Sales Engineering salary trends, .

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2023

$76,840

2024

$77,486

2025

$76,883

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2024	$77,486
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