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

A Sales Support Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Sales Support Engineer (0-2 years)earns $82,670, a Sales Engineer II (2-4 years)earns $97,196, a Sales Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $114,273, a Sales Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $142,053, a Sales Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $168,859,

What are the highest paying states for a Sales Support Engineer?

Sales Support Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Sales Support Engineer roles are District of Columbia $92,486, California $92,135, Massachusetts $90,907. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Sales Support Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Sales Support Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Technical Solutions Sales Support Engineer V: $155,903; Product Solutions Sales Support Engineer IV: $143,105; Technical Solutions Sales Support Engineer IV: $137,783; Product Solutions Sales Support Engineer III: $120,621; Technical Solutions Sales Support Engineer III: $108,590.

How do different companies affect a Sales Support Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Sales Support Engineer 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 Support Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a Sales Support Engineer make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Sales Support Engineer in the United States is $83,531 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $101,583
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $77,345 to $92,980
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $71,713

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Sales Support Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,980	$7,748	$1,788	$45
Average	$83,531	$6,961	$1,606	$40
25th Percentile	$77,345	$6,445	$1,487	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Sales Support Engineer Salaries

A Sales Support Engineer'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 Support Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Sales Support Engineer'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): $82,670
Early Career (1-2 years): $97,196
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $114,273
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $142,053
Expert (over 8 years): $168,859

Levels	Salary
Sales Sup... Level Sales Support Engineer	$82,670
Sales Eng... Level Sales Support Engineer	$97,196
Sales Eng... Level Sales Support Engineer	$114,273
Sales Eng... Level Sales Support Engineer	$142,053
Sales Eng... Level Sales Support Engineer	$168,859

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How Do Sales Support Engineer 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 Support Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $92,486.
California: $92,135.
Massachusetts: $90,907.

District of Columbia $92,486 California $92,135 Massachusetts $90,907 Washington $90,573 New Jersey $90,540 Alaska $90,423 Connecticut $89,270 New York $88,802

Hawaii $87,307 Rhode Island $86,605 Maryland $86,129 Minnesota $85,478 Colorado $85,227 Illinois $85,143 Oregon $84,826 Delaware $84,592

New Hampshire $84,445 Virginia $84,116 Pennsylvania $83,155 Nevada $82,671 North Dakota $82,512 Michigan $82,262 Wisconsin $82,170 Vermont $81,986

Texas $81,476 Maine $81,443 Arizona $81,393 Ohio $81,334 Georgia $80,566 Indiana $80,182 Wyoming $80,107 Utah $79,990

Iowa $79,939 Kansas $79,539 Louisiana $79,422 North Carolina $79,380 Missouri $79,363 Florida $79,037 Montana $78,862 Nebraska $78,695

Kentucky $78,603 South Carolina $78,269 Tennessee $78,060 Idaho $77,976 New Mexico $77,367 Oklahoma $77,233 Alabama $76,740 South Dakota $75,913

Arkansas $75,462 West Virginia $75,220 Mississippi $74,493

Top Paying Cities for Sales Support Engineers

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: $105,358
San Francisco: $104,322
Oakland: $102,008

San Jose, CA $105,358

San Francisco, CA $104,322

Oakland, CA $102,008

New York, NY $96,804

Queens Village, NY $96,178

Paramus, NJ $95,510

Passaic, NJ $95,426

Bergenfield, NJ $95,343

Stamford, CT $95,217

Huntington, NY $95,134

Newark, NJ $94,591

Bridgeport, CT $94,424

New Brunswick, NJ $94,148

Vallejo, CA $93,973

Middlesex, NJ $93,923

Somerset, NJ $93,847

Petaluma, CA $93,655

Santa Cruz, CA $93,330

Boston, MA $93,162

Monterey, CA $92,745

Fairbanks, AK $92,686

Los Angeles, CA $92,528

Washington, DC $92,486

Seattle, WA $92,336

Santa Rosa, CA $92,319

Juneau, AK $92,077

Orange, CA $91,801

Anchorage, AK $91,651

Anaheim, CA $91,592

Santa Ana, CA $91,467

Nassau, NY $91,417

Long Beach, CA $91,383

Danbury, CT $91,358

Santa Maria, CA $91,074

Everett, WA $91,057

Bremerton, WA $90,648

Trenton, NJ $90,489

Sacramento, CA $90,456

San Diego, CA $90,414

Brockton, MA $90,381

Tacoma, WA $90,347

Santa Barbara, CA $90,231

Lowell, MA $89,896

New Suffolk, NY $89,863

Nashua, NH $89,763

Lompoc, CA $89,629

Ventura, CA $89,546

Stockton, CA $89,521

New Haven, CT $89,353

Atlantic City, NJ $89,136

Hartford, CT $88,953

Modesto, CA $88,911

Poughkeepsie, NY $88,727

New Britain, CT $88,685

Kennewick, WA $88,568

Olympia, WA $88,568

New London, CT $88,552

Norwich, CT $88,526

Lawrence, MA $88,485

Bakersfield, CA $88,251

New Bedford, MA $88,134

Riverside, CA $88,134

Richland, WA $88,050

Portsmouth, NH $87,984

Vineland, NJ $87,967

San Bernardino, CA $87,900

Boulder, CO $87,666

Worcester, MA $87,599

Portland, OR $87,524

Saint Paul, MN $87,424

Minneapolis, MN $87,424

Philadelphia, PA $87,307

Honolulu, HI $86,864

Springfield, MA $86,572

Providence, RI $86,564

Chicago, IL $86,321

Bellingham, WA $86,221

Baltimore, MD $86,129

Chico, CA $85,920

Wilmington, DE $85,778

Pittsfield, MA $85,695

Manchester, NH $85,536

Spokane, WA $85,169

Denver, CO $85,160

Albany, NY $84,768

Troy, NY $84,734

Schenectady, NY $84,559

Burlington, VT $84,375

Portland, ME $84,083

Salem, OR $84,016

Yakima, WA $83,999

Ann Arbor, MI $83,974

Rochester, MN $83,740

Reno, NV $83,698

Fresno, CA $83,698

Milwaukee, WI $83,623

Detroit, MI $83,540

Allentown, PA $83,515

Carson City, NV $83,506

Houston, TX $83,381

Colorado Springs, CO $83,373

Syracuse, NY $83,331

Eugene, OR $83,172

Gary, IN $83,072

Bismarck, ND $83,072

Galveston, TX $83,072

Springfield, OR $83,005

Medford, OR $82,805

Fort Collins, CO $82,771

Austin, TX $82,704

Mesa, AZ $82,529

Phoenix, AZ $82,512

Dallas, TX $82,487

Reading, PA $82,437

Saint Cloud, MN $82,404

Concord, NH $82,328

Madison, WI $82,295

Utica, NY $82,070

Raleigh, NC $82,003

Las Vegas, NV $81,994

Rochester, NY $81,936

Des Moines, IA $81,928

Atlanta, GA $81,794

Battle Creek, MI $81,769

Salt Lake City, UT $81,744

Lancaster, PA $81,618

Champaign, IL $81,602

Harrisburg, PA $81,502

Durham, NC $81,426

Kansas City, MO $81,418

Kansas City, KS $81,401

Fort Worth, TX $81,393

Boca Raton, FL $81,360

Cleveland, OH $81,351

Columbus, OH $81,334

Pittsburgh, PA $81,326

Richmond, VA $81,293

Indianapolis, IN $81,276

Cincinnati, OH $81,167

Petersburg, VA $81,042

Lansing, MI $80,858

Billings, MT $80,858

Huntsville, AL $80,858

Lebanon, PA $80,850

Pueblo, CO $80,842

Dayton, OH $80,842

Appleton, WI $80,817

Buffalo, NY $80,783

Racine, WI $80,741

Charlotte, NC $80,733

Saint Louis, MO $80,708

Springfield, IL $80,675

York, PA $80,658

Elkhart, IN $80,658

Gastonia, NC $80,649

Benton Harbor, MI $80,649

Beaumont, TX $80,599

Lorain, OH $80,583

Toledo, OH $80,549

Binghamton, NY $80,507

Rock Hill, SC $80,499

Rockford, IL $80,457

Elyria, OH $80,416

Fargo, ND $80,416

Flagstaff, AZ $80,357

Fort Lauderdale, FL $80,307

Miami, FL $80,257

Duluth, MN $80,123

Bangor, ME $80,015

Cedar Rapids, IA $79,923

Louisville, KY $79,881

Grand Rapids, MI $79,864

Hialeah, FL $79,856

Casper, WY $79,739

Scranton, PA $79,639

New Orleans, LA $79,614

Virginia Beach, VA $79,605

Akron, OH $79,564

Peoria, IL $79,455

Sarasota, FL $79,438

Green Bay, WI $79,380

Baton Rouge, LA $79,338

Charleston, SC $79,321

Nashville, TN $79,296

Jamestown, NY $79,280

Davenport, IA $79,280

Tucson, AZ $79,238

Cheyenne, WY $79,213

Saint Petersburg, FL $79,188

Tampa, FL $79,171

Omaha, NE $79,154

Evansville, IN $79,121

Port Arthur, TX $79,121

Bradenton, FL $79,087

Santa Fe, NM $78,937

Orlando, FL $78,854

Clearwater, FL $78,762

La Crosse, WI $78,586

Canton, OH $78,586

Grand Forks, ND $78,561

Tulsa, OK $78,536

Albuquerque, NM $78,536

Newport News, VA $78,528

High Point, NC $78,503

Ogden, UT $78,469

Corpus Christi, TX $78,402

Laramie, WY $78,352

Norfolk, VA $78,352

Rock Island, IL $78,302

Saginaw, MI $78,286

Jacksonville, FL $78,277

Salisbury, NC $78,260

Memphis, TN $78,244

Moline, IL $78,202

Fort Myers, FL $78,177

Waterloo, IA $78,068

Spartanburg, SC $77,985

Lincoln, NE $77,943

Fort Wayne, IN $77,926

Birmingham, AL $77,834

Cedar Falls, IA $77,818

Provo, UT $77,809

Springfield, OH $77,801

San Antonio, TX $77,784

Greensboro, NC $77,751

South Bend, IN $77,743

Winston Salem, NC $77,734

Boise, ID $77,709

Savannah, GA $77,651

Muskegon, MI $77,500

Lima, OH $77,400

Lake Charles, LA $77,367

Anderson, IN $77,350

Lexington, KY $77,325

Augusta, GA $77,300

Greenville, SC $77,300

Wichita, KS $77,225

Tuscaloosa, AL $77,225

Columbia, SC $77,150

Bloomington, IN $76,941

Roanoke, VA $76,891

Asheville, NC $76,782

Knoxville, TN $76,640

Shreveport, LA $76,632

Wilmington, NC $76,523

Frankfort, KY $76,364

Oklahoma City, OK $76,306

Chillicothe, OH $76,272

Longview, TX $76,264

Topeka, KS $76,239

Mobile, AL $76,114

Terre Haute, IN $76,080

Erie, PA $76,072

Altoona, PA $76,030

Melbourne, FL $76,005

Amarillo, TX $75,972

Killeen, TX $75,947

Fayetteville, AR $75,880

Sioux Falls, SD $75,821

Chattanooga, TN $75,771

Idaho Falls, ID $75,763

Gainesville, FL $75,587

Portsmouth, OH $75,546

Little Rock, AR $75,529

Lynchburg, VA $75,529

Youngstown, OH $75,496

Lafayette, LA $75,496

Temple, TX $75,462

Daytona Beach, FL $75,445

Clarksville, TN $75,437

Pensacola, FL $75,429

Hopkinsville, KY $75,178

Charleston, WV $75,170

Florence, SC $75,128

Sioux City, IA $75,078

Macon, GA $74,836

Tallahassee, FL $74,827

Fayetteville, NC $74,811

Wichita Falls, TX $74,794

Waco, TX $74,794

Pine Bluff, AR $74,761

Vincennes, IN $74,602

Lubbock, TX $74,568

Great Falls, MT $74,518

Alamogordo, NM $74,510

Abilene, TX $74,443

Rapid City, SD $74,335

Monroe, LA $74,335

Albany, GA $74,284

Huntington, WV $74,276

Jackson, MS $74,268

Greenville, MS $74,259

Parkersburg, WV $74,176

Montgomery, AL $74,159

Johnstown, PA $74,142

Springfield, MO $74,076

Biloxi, MS $74,034

Sumter, SC $73,858

Columbus, GA $73,850

Twin Falls, ID $73,800

Pascagoula, MS $73,691

Kingsport, TN $73,474

Gulfport, MS $73,449

Alexandria, LA $73,173

Fort Smith, AR $72,965

El Paso, TX $72,739

Helena, MT $72,630

Las Cruces, NM $72,363

Harlingen, TX $72,129

Pocatello, ID $72,054

Florence, AL $72,029

Brownsville, TX $72,012

Dothan, AL $71,879

Mcallen, TX $71,837

Columbus, MS $71,219

Altus, OK $70,835

Lawton, OK $70,676

Pierre, SD $70,375

What Skills Can Increase a Sales Support Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Presentation (Mentioned in 8.64% 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.
Use Cases (Mentioned in 2.15% 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.
CRM (Mentioned in 1.58% Job Postings): Customer relationship management (CRM) is a technology for managing all your company's relationships and interactions with customers and potential customers.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Presentation	8.64%
Use Cases	2.15%
CRM	1.58%

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 Support Engineer's salary.

Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 1%.
Business Development: Can increase your salary by up to 1%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Leadership	$85,202	2%
Collaboration	$84,367	1%
Business Development	$84,367	1%
Consulting	$84,367	1%
Products and Services	$84,367	1%
Communication Skills	$84,367	1%

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How Education impacts a Sales Support Engineer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Sales Support Engineers 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 Support Engineer with a Bachelor's Degree is between $75,820 and $80,288).

Sales Support Engineer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Sales Support Engineer

No Diploma 7.4%

High School 7.4%

Associates 5.9%

Bachelors 66.6%

Masters 19.3%

Doctorate 0.6%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	7.4%
High School	7.4%
Associates	5.9%
Bachelors	66.6%
Masters	19.3%
Doctorate	0.6%

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Sales Support Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Sales Support Engineer'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

$77,345

Average $83,531/year

$92,980

$6,445

Average $6,961/month

$7,748

$1,487

Average $1,606/week

$1,788

$37

Average $40/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,980	$7,748	$1,788	$45
Average	$83,531	$6,961	$1,606	$40
25th Percentile	$77,345	$6,445	$1,487	$37

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Salary Trends for Sales Support Engineer

Salaries for a Sales Support Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $65,045 in 2023 to around $64,652 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Sales Support Engineer salary trends, .

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