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

A Junior Sales Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Junior Sales Engineer (0-2 years)earns $81,242, a Sales Engineer II (2-4 years)earns $95,479, a Sales Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $112,262, a Sales Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $139,531, a Sales Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $165,849,

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

Junior Sales Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Junior Sales Engineer roles are District of Columbia $90,694, California $90,350, Massachusetts $89,146. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Junior Sales Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Junior Engineer: $146,591; Junior Mechanical Engineer: $79,601; Junior Sales Manager: $76,141; Junior Sales Analyst: $63,522; Junior Sales Executive: $62,676.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Junior Sales 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.

Junior Sales Engineer Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Junior Sales Engineer in the United States is $81,913 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $99,354
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,736 to $91,043
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,113

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Junior Sales Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,043	$7,587	$1,751	$44
Average	$81,913	$6,826	$1,575	$39
25th Percentile	$75,736	$6,311	$1,456	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Junior Sales Engineer Salaries

A Junior Sales 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 Junior Sales Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Junior Sales 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): $81,242
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,479
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $112,262
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $139,531
Expert (over 8 years): $165,849

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Junior Sa... Level Junior Sales Engineer	$81,242
Sales Eng... Level Junior Sales Engineer	$95,479
Sales Eng... Level Junior Sales Engineer	$112,262
Sales Eng... Level Junior Sales Engineer	$139,531
Sales Eng... Level Junior Sales Engineer	$165,849

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

District of Columbia: $90,694.
California: $90,350.
Massachusetts: $89,146.

District of Columbia $90,694 California $90,350 Massachusetts $89,146 Washington $88,818 New Jersey $88,786 Alaska $88,671 Connecticut $87,541 New York $87,082

Hawaii $85,616 Rhode Island $84,928 Maryland $84,461 Minnesota $83,822 Colorado $83,576 Illinois $83,494 Oregon $83,183 Delaware $82,953

New Hampshire $82,809 Virginia $82,487 Pennsylvania $81,545 Nevada $81,069 North Dakota $80,914 Michigan $80,668 Wisconsin $80,578 Vermont $80,398

Texas $79,898 Maine $79,865 Arizona $79,816 Ohio $79,759 Georgia $79,005 Indiana $78,628 Wyoming $78,555 Utah $78,440

Iowa $78,391 Kansas $77,998 Louisiana $77,883 North Carolina $77,842 Missouri $77,826 Florida $77,506 Montana $77,334 Nebraska $77,170

Kentucky $77,080 South Carolina $76,753 Tennessee $76,548 Idaho $76,466 New Mexico $75,868 Oklahoma $75,737 Alabama $75,254 South Dakota $74,443

Arkansas $74,000 West Virginia $73,763 Mississippi $73,050

Top Paying Cities for Junior Sales 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: $103,317
San Francisco: $102,301
Oakland: $100,032

San Jose, CA $103,317

San Francisco, CA $102,301

Oakland, CA $100,032

New York, NY $94,929

Queens Village, NY $94,315

Paramus, NJ $93,660

Passaic, NJ $93,578

Bergenfield, NJ $93,496

Stamford, CT $93,373

Huntington, NY $93,291

Newark, NJ $92,759

Bridgeport, CT $92,595

New Brunswick, NJ $92,324

Vallejo, CA $92,152

Middlesex, NJ $92,103

Somerset, NJ $92,029

Petaluma, CA $91,841

Santa Cruz, CA $91,522

Boston, MA $91,358

Monterey, CA $90,948

Fairbanks, AK $90,891

Los Angeles, CA $90,735

Washington, DC $90,694

Seattle, WA $90,547

Santa Rosa, CA $90,530

Juneau, AK $90,293

Orange, CA $90,023

Anchorage, AK $89,875

Anaheim, CA $89,818

Santa Ana, CA $89,695

Nassau, NY $89,646

Long Beach, CA $89,613

Danbury, CT $89,588

Santa Maria, CA $89,310

Everett, WA $89,294

Bremerton, WA $88,892

Trenton, NJ $88,737

Sacramento, CA $88,704

San Diego, CA $88,663

Brockton, MA $88,630

Tacoma, WA $88,597

Santa Barbara, CA $88,483

Lowell, MA $88,155

New Suffolk, NY $88,122

Nashua, NH $88,024

Lompoc, CA $87,893

Ventura, CA $87,811

Stockton, CA $87,786

New Haven, CT $87,623

Atlantic City, NJ $87,410

Hartford, CT $87,229

Modesto, CA $87,188

Poughkeepsie, NY $87,008

New Britain, CT $86,967

Olympia, WA $86,853

Kennewick, WA $86,853

New London, CT $86,836

Norwich, CT $86,812

Lawrence, MA $86,771

Bakersfield, CA $86,541

Riverside, CA $86,427

New Bedford, MA $86,427

Richland, WA $86,345

Portsmouth, NH $86,279

Vineland, NJ $86,263

San Bernardino, CA $86,197

Boulder, CO $85,968

Worcester, MA $85,902

Portland, OR $85,829

Saint Paul, MN $85,730

Minneapolis, MN $85,730

Philadelphia, PA $85,616

Honolulu, HI $85,182

Springfield, MA $84,895

Providence, RI $84,887

Chicago, IL $84,649

Bellingham, WA $84,551

Baltimore, MD $84,461

Chico, CA $84,256

Wilmington, DE $84,117

Pittsfield, MA $84,035

Manchester, NH $83,879

Spokane, WA $83,519

Denver, CO $83,511

Albany, NY $83,126

Troy, NY $83,093

Schenectady, NY $82,921

Burlington, VT $82,741

Portland, ME $82,454

Salem, OR $82,388

Yakima, WA $82,372

Ann Arbor, MI $82,347

Rochester, MN $82,118

Fresno, CA $82,077

Reno, NV $82,077

Milwaukee, WI $82,003

Detroit, MI $81,921

Allentown, PA $81,897

Carson City, NV $81,889

Houston, TX $81,766

Colorado Springs, CO $81,758

Syracuse, NY $81,717

Eugene, OR $81,561

Bismarck, ND $81,463

Gary, IN $81,463

Galveston, TX $81,463

Springfield, OR $81,397

Medford, OR $81,201

Fort Collins, CO $81,168

Austin, TX $81,102

Mesa, AZ $80,930

Phoenix, AZ $80,914

Dallas, TX $80,889

Reading, PA $80,840

Saint Cloud, MN $80,807

Concord, NH $80,734

Madison, WI $80,701

Utica, NY $80,480

Raleigh, NC $80,414

Las Vegas, NV $80,406

Rochester, NY $80,349

Des Moines, IA $80,340

Atlanta, GA $80,209

Battle Creek, MI $80,185

Salt Lake City, UT $80,160

Lancaster, PA $80,037

Champaign, IL $80,021

Harrisburg, PA $79,923

Durham, NC $79,849

Kansas City, MO $79,841

Kansas City, KS $79,824

Fort Worth, TX $79,816

Boca Raton, FL $79,783

Cleveland, OH $79,775

Columbus, OH $79,759

Pittsburgh, PA $79,751

Richmond, VA $79,718

Indianapolis, IN $79,702

Cincinnati, OH $79,595

Petersburg, VA $79,472

Billings, MT $79,292

Lansing, MI $79,292

Huntsville, AL $79,292

Lebanon, PA $79,284

Dayton, OH $79,276

Pueblo, CO $79,276

Appleton, WI $79,251

Buffalo, NY $79,218

Racine, WI $79,177

Charlotte, NC $79,169

Saint Louis, MO $79,145

Springfield, IL $79,112

Elkhart, IN $79,095

York, PA $79,095

Gastonia, NC $79,087

Benton Harbor, MI $79,087

Beaumont, TX $79,038

Lorain, OH $79,022

Toledo, OH $78,989

Binghamton, NY $78,948

Rock Hill, SC $78,940

Rockford, IL $78,899

Fargo, ND $78,858

Elyria, OH $78,858

Flagstaff, AZ $78,800

Fort Lauderdale, FL $78,751

Miami, FL $78,702

Duluth, MN $78,571

Bangor, ME $78,465

Cedar Rapids, IA $78,375

Louisville, KY $78,334

Grand Rapids, MI $78,317

Hialeah, FL $78,309

Casper, WY $78,194

Scranton, PA $78,096

New Orleans, LA $78,071

Virginia Beach, VA $78,063

Akron, OH $78,022

Peoria, IL $77,916

Sarasota, FL $77,899

Green Bay, WI $77,842

Baton Rouge, LA $77,801

Charleston, SC $77,785

Nashville, TN $77,760

Jamestown, NY $77,744

Davenport, IA $77,744

Tucson, AZ $77,703

Cheyenne, WY $77,678

Saint Petersburg, FL $77,654

Tampa, FL $77,637

Omaha, NE $77,621

Port Arthur, TX $77,588

Evansville, IN $77,588

Bradenton, FL $77,555

Santa Fe, NM $77,408

Orlando, FL $77,326

Clearwater, FL $77,236

Canton, OH $77,064

La Crosse, WI $77,064

Grand Forks, ND $77,039

Albuquerque, NM $77,015

Tulsa, OK $77,015

Newport News, VA $77,007

High Point, NC $76,982

Ogden, UT $76,949

Corpus Christi, TX $76,884

Laramie, WY $76,835

Norfolk, VA $76,835

Rock Island, IL $76,785

Saginaw, MI $76,769

Jacksonville, FL $76,761

Salisbury, NC $76,744

Memphis, TN $76,728

Moline, IL $76,687

Fort Myers, FL $76,663

Waterloo, IA $76,556

Spartanburg, SC $76,474

Lincoln, NE $76,433

Fort Wayne, IN $76,417

Birmingham, AL $76,327

Cedar Falls, IA $76,310

Provo, UT $76,302

Springfield, OH $76,294

San Antonio, TX $76,278

Greensboro, NC $76,245

South Bend, IN $76,237

Winston Salem, NC $76,228

Boise, ID $76,204

Savannah, GA $76,147

Muskegon, MI $75,999

Lima, OH $75,901

Lake Charles, LA $75,868

Anderson, IN $75,852

Lexington, KY $75,827

Augusta, GA $75,802

Greenville, SC $75,802

Wichita, KS $75,729

Tuscaloosa, AL $75,729

Columbia, SC $75,655

Bloomington, IN $75,450

Roanoke, VA $75,401

Asheville, NC $75,295

Knoxville, TN $75,155

Shreveport, LA $75,147

Wilmington, NC $75,041

Frankfort, KY $74,885

Oklahoma City, OK $74,828

Chillicothe, OH $74,795

Longview, TX $74,787

Topeka, KS $74,762

Mobile, AL $74,639

Terre Haute, IN $74,607

Erie, PA $74,598

Altoona, PA $74,557

Melbourne, FL $74,533

Amarillo, TX $74,500

Killeen, TX $74,475

Fayetteville, AR $74,410

Sioux Falls, SD $74,353

Chattanooga, TN $74,303

Idaho Falls, ID $74,295

Gainesville, FL $74,123

Portsmouth, OH $74,082

Little Rock, AR $74,066

Lynchburg, VA $74,066

Lafayette, LA $74,033

Youngstown, OH $74,033

Temple, TX $74,000

Daytona Beach, FL $73,984

Clarksville, TN $73,976

Pensacola, FL $73,968

Hopkinsville, KY $73,722

Charleston, WV $73,714

Florence, SC $73,673

Sioux City, IA $73,624

Macon, GA $73,386

Tallahassee, FL $73,378

Fayetteville, NC $73,361

Waco, TX $73,345

Wichita Falls, TX $73,345

Pine Bluff, AR $73,312

Vincennes, IN $73,157

Lubbock, TX $73,124

Great Falls, MT $73,075

Alamogordo, NM $73,067

Abilene, TX $73,001

Rapid City, SD $72,895

Monroe, LA $72,895

Albany, GA $72,845

Huntington, WV $72,837

Jackson, MS $72,829

Greenville, MS $72,821

Parkersburg, WV $72,739

Montgomery, AL $72,723

Johnstown, PA $72,706

Springfield, MO $72,641

Biloxi, MS $72,600

Sumter, SC $72,428

Columbus, GA $72,419

Twin Falls, ID $72,370

Pascagoula, MS $72,264

Kingsport, TN $72,051

Gulfport, MS $72,026

Alexandria, LA $71,756

Fort Smith, AR $71,551

El Paso, TX $71,330

Helena, MT $71,224

Las Cruces, NM $70,961

Harlingen, TX $70,732

Pocatello, ID $70,658

Florence, AL $70,634

Brownsville, TX $70,617

Dothan, AL $70,486

Mcallen, TX $70,445

Columbus, MS $69,839

Altus, OK $69,462

Lawton, OK $69,307

Pierre, SD $69,012

What Skills Can Increase a Junior Sales 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%

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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 Junior Sales Engineer's salary.

Onboarding: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Python: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Open Source: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Onboarding	$91,743	12%
Python	$90,924	11%
Open Source	$90,105	10%
Use Cases	$89,285	9%
SQL	$87,647	7%
Risk Management	$87,647	7%

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How Education impacts a Junior Sales Engineer's Salary?

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

Junior Sales Engineer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Junior Sales 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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Junior Sales Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Junior Sales 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.

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$75,736

Average $81,913/year

$91,043

$6,311

Average $6,826/month

$7,587

$1,456

Average $1,575/week

$1,751

$36

Average $39/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,043	$7,587	$1,751	$44
Average	$81,913	$6,826	$1,575	$39
25th Percentile	$75,736	$6,311	$1,456	$36

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Salaries for a Junior Sales Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $63,875 in 2023 to around $63,488 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Junior Sales Engineer salary trends, .

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