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

A Project Sales Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Project Sales Engineer (0-2 years)earns $84,639, a Sales Engineer II (2-4 years)earns $99,472, a Sales Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $116,957, a Sales Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $145,366, a Sales Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $172,784,

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

Project Sales Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Project Sales Engineer roles are District of Columbia $94,487, California $94,129, Massachusetts $92,874. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Project Sales Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Sales Engineer V: $167,931; Project Engineer V: $156,882; Sales Project Manager: $125,463; Project Engineer III - Construction: $119,746; Project Engineer III: $116,847.

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

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

Project Sales Engineer Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Project Sales Engineer in the United States is $85,339 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $103,509
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $78,904 to $94,850
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,045

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Project Sales Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,850	$7,904	$1,824	$46
Average	$85,339	$7,112	$1,641	$41
25th Percentile	$78,904	$6,575	$1,517	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Project Sales Engineer Salaries

A Project 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 Project Sales Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Project 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): $84,639
Early Career (1-2 years): $99,472
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $116,957
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $145,366
Expert (over 8 years): $172,784

Levels	Salary
Project S... Level Project Sales Engineer	$84,639
Sales Eng... Level Project Sales Engineer	$99,472
Sales Eng... Level Project Sales Engineer	$116,957
Sales Eng... Level Project Sales Engineer	$145,366
Sales Eng... Level Project Sales Engineer	$172,784

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

District of Columbia: $94,487.
California: $94,129.
Massachusetts: $92,874.

District of Columbia $94,487

California $94,129

Massachusetts $92,874

Washington $92,533

New Jersey $92,499

Alaska $92,379

Connecticut $91,201

New York $90,724

Hawaii $89,196

Rhode Island $88,479

Maryland $87,993

Minnesota $87,327

Colorado $87,071

Illinois $86,986

Oregon $86,661

Delaware $86,423

New Hampshire $86,272

Virginia $85,936

Pennsylvania $84,955

Nevada $84,460

North Dakota $84,298

Michigan $84,042

Wisconsin $83,948

Vermont $83,760

Texas $83,239

Maine $83,205

Arizona $83,154

Ohio $83,094

Georgia $82,309

Indiana $81,917

Wyoming $81,840

Utah $81,720

Iowa $81,669

Kansas $81,260

Louisiana $81,140

North Carolina $81,097

Missouri $81,080

Florida $80,747

Montana $80,568

Nebraska $80,398

Kentucky $80,304

South Carolina $79,962

Tennessee $79,749

Idaho $79,664

New Mexico $79,041

Oklahoma $78,904

Alabama $78,401

South Dakota $77,556

Arkansas $77,095

West Virginia $76,847

Mississippi $76,105

Top Paying Cities for Project 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: $107,638
San Francisco: $106,580
Oakland: $104,216

San Jose, CA $107,638

San Francisco, CA $106,580

Oakland, CA $104,216

New York, NY $98,899

Queens Village, NY $98,259

Paramus, NJ $97,576

Passaic, NJ $97,491

Bergenfield, NJ $97,406

Stamford, CT $97,278

Huntington, NY $97,192

Newark, NJ $96,638

Bridgeport, CT $96,467

New Brunswick, NJ $96,185

Vallejo, CA $96,006

Middlesex, NJ $95,955

Somerset, NJ $95,878

Petaluma, CA $95,682

Santa Cruz, CA $95,349

Boston, MA $95,178

Monterey, CA $94,752

Fairbanks, AK $94,692

Los Angeles, CA $94,530

Washington, DC $94,487

Seattle, WA $94,333

Santa Rosa, CA $94,316

Juneau, AK $94,069

Orange, CA $93,787

Anchorage, AK $93,634

Anaheim, CA $93,574

Santa Ana, CA $93,446

Nassau, NY $93,395

Long Beach, CA $93,361

Danbury, CT $93,335

Santa Maria, CA $93,045

Everett, WA $93,028

Bremerton, WA $92,610

Trenton, NJ $92,447

Sacramento, CA $92,413

San Diego, CA $92,371

Brockton, MA $92,336

Tacoma, WA $92,302

Santa Barbara, CA $92,183

Lowell, MA $91,842

New Suffolk, NY $91,807

Nashua, NH $91,705

Lompoc, CA $91,568

Ventura, CA $91,483

Stockton, CA $91,457

New Haven, CT $91,287

Atlantic City, NJ $91,065

Hartford, CT $90,877

Modesto, CA $90,835

Poughkeepsie, NY $90,647

New Britain, CT $90,604

Olympia, WA $90,485

Kennewick, WA $90,485

New London, CT $90,468

Norwich, CT $90,442

Lawrence, MA $90,399

Bakersfield, CA $90,160

Riverside, CA $90,041

New Bedford, MA $90,041

Richland, WA $89,956

Portsmouth, NH $89,887

Vineland, NJ $89,870

San Bernardino, CA $89,802

Boulder, CO $89,563

Worcester, MA $89,495

Portland, OR $89,418

Saint Paul, MN $89,315

Minneapolis, MN $89,315

Philadelphia, PA $89,196

Honolulu, HI $88,744

Springfield, MA $88,445

Providence, RI $88,436

Chicago, IL $88,189

Bellingham, WA $88,087

Baltimore, MD $87,993

Chico, CA $87,779

Wilmington, DE $87,634

Pittsfield, MA $87,549

Manchester, NH $87,387

Spokane, WA $87,011

Denver, CO $87,003

Albany, NY $86,602

Troy, NY $86,568

Schenectady, NY $86,388

Burlington, VT $86,201

Portland, ME $85,902

Salem, OR $85,834

Yakima, WA $85,817

Ann Arbor, MI $85,791

Rochester, MN $85,552

Fresno, CA $85,509

Reno, NV $85,509

Milwaukee, WI $85,433

Detroit, MI $85,347

Allentown, PA $85,322

Carson City, NV $85,313

Houston, TX $85,185

Colorado Springs, CO $85,177

Syracuse, NY $85,134

Eugene, OR $84,972

Bismarck, ND $84,869

Gary, IN $84,869

Galveston, TX $84,869

Springfield, OR $84,801

Medford, OR $84,596

Fort Collins, CO $84,562

Austin, TX $84,494

Mesa, AZ $84,315

Phoenix, AZ $84,298

Dallas, TX $84,272

Reading, PA $84,221

Saint Cloud, MN $84,187

Concord, NH $84,110

Madison, WI $84,076

Utica, NY $83,845

Raleigh, NC $83,777

Las Vegas, NV $83,768

Rochester, NY $83,709

Des Moines, IA $83,700

Atlanta, GA $83,564

Battle Creek, MI $83,538

Salt Lake City, UT $83,512

Lancaster, PA $83,384

Champaign, IL $83,367

Harrisburg, PA $83,265

Durham, NC $83,188

Kansas City, MO $83,180

Kansas City, KS $83,163

Fort Worth, TX $83,154

Boca Raton, FL $83,120

Cleveland, OH $83,111

Columbus, OH $83,094

Pittsburgh, PA $83,086

Richmond, VA $83,052

Indianapolis, IN $83,035

Cincinnati, OH $82,924

Petersburg, VA $82,796

Billings, MT $82,608

Lansing, MI $82,608

Huntsville, AL $82,608

Lebanon, PA $82,599

Dayton, OH $82,591

Pueblo, CO $82,591

Appleton, WI $82,565

Buffalo, NY $82,531

Racine, WI $82,488

Charlotte, NC $82,480

Saint Louis, MO $82,454

Springfield, IL $82,420

Elkhart, IN $82,403

York, PA $82,403

Gastonia, NC $82,395

Benton Harbor, MI $82,395

Beaumont, TX $82,343

Lorain, OH $82,326

Toledo, OH $82,292

Binghamton, NY $82,249

Rock Hill, SC $82,241

Rockford, IL $82,198

Fargo, ND $82,156

Elyria, OH $82,156

Flagstaff, AZ $82,096

Fort Lauderdale, FL $82,045

Miami, FL $81,993

Duluth, MN $81,857

Bangor, ME $81,746

Cedar Rapids, IA $81,652

Louisville, KY $81,609

Grand Rapids, MI $81,592

Hialeah, FL $81,584

Casper, WY $81,464

Scranton, PA $81,362

New Orleans, LA $81,336

Virginia Beach, VA $81,328

Akron, OH $81,285

Peoria, IL $81,174

Sarasota, FL $81,157

Green Bay, WI $81,097

Baton Rouge, LA $81,055

Charleston, SC $81,038

Nashville, TN $81,012

Jamestown, NY $80,995

Davenport, IA $80,995

Tucson, AZ $80,952

Cheyenne, WY $80,927

Saint Petersburg, FL $80,901

Tampa, FL $80,884

Omaha, NE $80,867

Port Arthur, TX $80,833

Evansville, IN $80,833

Bradenton, FL $80,799

Santa Fe, NM $80,645

Orlando, FL $80,560

Clearwater, FL $80,466

Canton, OH $80,287

La Crosse, WI $80,287

Grand Forks, ND $80,261

Albuquerque, NM $80,235

Tulsa, OK $80,235

Newport News, VA $80,227

High Point, NC $80,201

Ogden, UT $80,167

Corpus Christi, TX $80,099

Laramie, WY $80,048

Norfolk, VA $80,048

Rock Island, IL $79,996

Saginaw, MI $79,979

Jacksonville, FL $79,971

Salisbury, NC $79,954

Memphis, TN $79,937

Moline, IL $79,894

Fort Myers, FL $79,868

Waterloo, IA $79,758

Spartanburg, SC $79,672

Lincoln, NE $79,630

Fort Wayne, IN $79,612

Birmingham, AL $79,519

Cedar Falls, IA $79,502

Provo, UT $79,493

Springfield, OH $79,484

San Antonio, TX $79,467

Greensboro, NC $79,433

South Bend, IN $79,425

Winston Salem, NC $79,416

Boise, ID $79,391

Savannah, GA $79,331

Muskegon, MI $79,177

Lima, OH $79,075

Lake Charles, LA $79,041

Anderson, IN $79,024

Lexington, KY $78,998

Augusta, GA $78,972

Greenville, SC $78,972

Wichita, KS $78,896

Tuscaloosa, AL $78,896

Columbia, SC $78,819

Bloomington, IN $78,605

Roanoke, VA $78,554

Asheville, NC $78,443

Knoxville, TN $78,298

Shreveport, LA $78,290

Wilmington, NC $78,179

Frankfort, KY $78,017

Oklahoma City, OK $77,957

Chillicothe, OH $77,923

Longview, TX $77,914

Topeka, KS $77,889

Mobile, AL $77,761

Terre Haute, IN $77,726

Erie, PA $77,718

Altoona, PA $77,675

Melbourne, FL $77,650

Amarillo, TX $77,616

Killeen, TX $77,590

Fayetteville, AR $77,522

Sioux Falls, SD $77,462

Chattanooga, TN $77,411

Idaho Falls, ID $77,402

Gainesville, FL $77,223

Portsmouth, OH $77,180

Little Rock, AR $77,163

Lynchburg, VA $77,163

Lafayette, LA $77,129

Youngstown, OH $77,129

Temple, TX $77,095

Daytona Beach, FL $77,078

Clarksville, TN $77,069

Pensacola, FL $77,061

Hopkinsville, KY $76,805

Charleston, WV $76,796

Florence, SC $76,754

Sioux City, IA $76,702

Macon, GA $76,455

Tallahassee, FL $76,446

Fayetteville, NC $76,429

Waco, TX $76,412

Wichita Falls, TX $76,412

Pine Bluff, AR $76,378

Vincennes, IN $76,216

Lubbock, TX $76,182

Great Falls, MT $76,131

Alamogordo, NM $76,122

Abilene, TX $76,054

Rapid City, SD $75,943

Monroe, LA $75,943

Albany, GA $75,892

Huntington, WV $75,883

Jackson, MS $75,875

Greenville, MS $75,866

Parkersburg, WV $75,781

Montgomery, AL $75,764

Johnstown, PA $75,747

Springfield, MO $75,678

Biloxi, MS $75,636

Sumter, SC $75,456

Columbus, GA $75,448

Twin Falls, ID $75,397

Pascagoula, MS $75,286

Kingsport, TN $75,064

Gulfport, MS $75,038

Alexandria, LA $74,757

Fort Smith, AR $74,543

El Paso, TX $74,313

Helena, MT $74,202

Las Cruces, NM $73,929

Harlingen, TX $73,690

Pocatello, ID $73,613

Florence, AL $73,588

Brownsville, TX $73,570

Dothan, AL $73,434

Mcallen, TX $73,391

Columbus, MS $72,760

Altus, OK $72,367

Lawton, OK $72,205

Pierre, SD $71,898

What Skills Can Increase a Project 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 Project 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	$95,579	12%
Python	$94,726	11%
Open Source	$93,873	10%
Use Cases	$93,019	9%
SQL	$91,312	7%
Risk Management	$91,312	7%

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How Education impacts a Project Sales Engineer's Salary?

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

Project Sales Engineer Salaries by Degree Level

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

Understanding how a Project 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.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$78,904

Average $85,339/year

$94,850

$6,575

Average $7,112/month

$7,904

$1,517

Average $1,641/week

$1,824

$38

Average $41/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,850	$7,904	$1,824	$46
Average	$85,339	$7,112	$1,641	$41
25th Percentile	$78,904	$6,575	$1,517	$38

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Salary Trends for Project Sales Engineer

Salaries for a Project Sales Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $66,546 in 2023 to around $66,143 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Project Sales Engineer salary trends, .

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