As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Software Sales Engineer in Columbus, OH is $80,910. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $73,541 to $91,435, with most professionals earning between $66,832 and $101,017.
| Percentile | Salary | Location | Last Updated |
| 10th Percentile Software Sales Engineer Salary | $66,832 | Columbus,OH | April 01, 2025 |
| 25th Percentile Software Sales Engineer Salary | $73,541 | Columbus,OH | April 01, 2025 |
| 50th Percentile Software Sales Engineer Salary | $80,910 | Columbus,OH | April 01, 2025 |
| 75th Percentile Software Sales Engineer Salary | $91,435 | Columbus,OH | April 01, 2025 |
| 90th Percentile Software Sales Engineer Salary | $101,017 | Columbus,OH | April 01, 2025 |
Sales engineering is a hybrid of sales and engineering that exists in industrial and commercial markets. Buying decisions in these markets are made differently than those in many consumer contexts, being based more on technical information and rational analysis and less on style, fashion, or impulse. Therefore, selling in these markets cannot depend on consumer-type sales methods alone, and instead it relies heavily on technical information and problem-solving to convince buyers that they should spend money on the seller's products or services, in order to meet a business need (that is, to sat...
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| Job Title | Experience | EDUCATION | Salary Compared to This Job |
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| Job Title Sales Assistant I | Experience 0 - 1 | EducationHigh School | Salary Compared to This Job |
| Job Title Sales Engineer II | Experience 2 - 4 | EducationBachelors | Salary Compared to This Job |
| Job Title Sales Engineer III | Experience 4 - 7 | EducationBachelors | Salary Compared to This Job |
| Job Title Sales Engineer IV | Experience 7 + | EducationBachelors | Salary Compared to This Job |
| Job Title Sales Engineer V | Experience 10 + | EducationBachelors | Salary Compared to This Job |
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Includes base and annual incentives
About Columbus, Ohio The confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers occurs just north-west of Downtown Columbus. Several smaller tributaries course through the Columbus....More
Columbus, Ohio area prices were up 1.3% from a year ago
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