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

A Sales Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Sales Engineer I (0-2 years)earns $80,218, a Sales Engineer (2-4 years)earns $94,295, a Sales Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $110,866, a Sales Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $137,807, a Sales Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $163,803,

What are the highest paying states for a Sales Engineer?

Sales Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Sales Engineer roles are District of Columbia $104,839, California $104,441, Massachusetts $103,049. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Sales Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Sales Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Sales Engineer V: $167,917; Specialist Sales Engineer: $141,270; Sales Engineer IV: $141,268; Sales Engineer III: $113,650; Senior Sales Engineer: $113,650.

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

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

Sales Engineer Salary in the United States

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

As of February 01, 2026, the average salary for a Sales Engineer in the United States is $94,689 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $104,920
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $85,189 to $100,044
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $76,539

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,044	$8,337	$1,924	$48
Average	$94,689	$7,891	$1,821	$46
25th Percentile	$85,189	$7,099	$1,638	$41

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Key Factors That Influence Sales Engineer Salaries

A 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 Sales Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a 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): $80,218
Early Career (1-2 years): $94,295
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $110,866
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $137,807
Expert (over 8 years): $163,803

Levels	Salary
Sales Eng... Level Sales Engineer	$80,218
Sales Eng... Level Sales Engineer	$94,295
Sales Eng... Level Sales Engineer	$110,866
Sales Eng... Level Sales Engineer	$137,807
Sales Eng... Level Sales Engineer	$163,803

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

District of Columbia: $104,839.
California: $104,441.
Massachusetts: $103,049.

District of Columbia $104,839 California $104,441 Massachusetts $103,049 Washington $102,671 New Jersey $102,633 Alaska $102,500 Connecticut $101,194 New York $100,663

Hawaii $98,968 Rhode Island $98,173 Maryland $97,633 Minnesota $96,895 Colorado $96,611 Illinois $96,516 Oregon $96,156 Delaware $95,891

New Hampshire $95,724 Virginia $95,351 Pennsylvania $94,262 Nevada $93,713 North Dakota $93,533 Michigan $93,249 Wisconsin $93,145 Vermont $92,937

Texas $92,359 Maine $92,321 Arizona $92,264 Ohio $92,198 Georgia $91,327 Indiana $90,891 Wyoming $90,806 Utah $90,674

Iowa $90,617 Kansas $90,162 Louisiana $90,030 North Carolina $89,982 Missouri $89,964 Florida $89,594 Montana $89,395 Nebraska $89,206

Kentucky $89,102 South Carolina $88,723 Tennessee $88,486 Idaho $88,392 New Mexico $87,700 Oklahoma $87,549 Alabama $86,990 South Dakota $86,053

Arkansas $85,542 West Virginia $85,267 Mississippi $84,443

Top Paying Cities for 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: $119,431
San Francisco: $118,256
Oakland: $115,634

San Jose, CA $119,431

San Francisco, CA $118,256

Oakland, CA $115,634

New York, NY $109,735

Queens Village, NY $109,024

Paramus, NJ $108,267

Passaic, NJ $108,172

Bergenfield, NJ $108,077

Stamford, CT $107,935

Huntington, NY $107,841

Newark, NJ $107,225

Bridgeport, CT $107,036

New Brunswick, NJ $106,723

Vallejo, CA $106,525

Middlesex, NJ $106,468

Somerset, NJ $106,383

Petaluma, CA $106,165

Santa Cruz, CA $105,795

Boston, MA $105,606

Monterey, CA $105,133

Fairbanks, AK $105,066

Los Angeles, CA $104,886

Washington, DC $104,839

Seattle, WA $104,669

Santa Rosa, CA $104,650

Juneau, AK $104,375

Orange, CA $104,063

Anchorage, AK $103,892

Anaheim, CA $103,826

Santa Ana, CA $103,684

Nassau, NY $103,627

Long Beach, CA $103,589

Danbury, CT $103,561

Santa Maria, CA $103,239

Everett, WA $103,220

Bremerton, WA $102,756

Trenton, NJ $102,576

Sacramento, CA $102,538

San Diego, CA $102,491

Brockton, MA $102,453

Tacoma, WA $102,415

Santa Barbara, CA $102,283

Lowell, MA $101,904

New Suffolk, NY $101,866

Nashua, NH $101,752

Lompoc, CA $101,601

Ventura, CA $101,506

Stockton, CA $101,478

New Haven, CT $101,288

Atlantic City, NJ $101,042

Hartford, CT $100,834

Modesto, CA $100,786

Poughkeepsie, NY $100,578

New Britain, CT $100,531

Olympia, WA $100,398

Kennewick, WA $100,398

New London, CT $100,379

Norwich, CT $100,351

Lawrence, MA $100,304

Bakersfield, CA $100,038

Riverside, CA $99,906

New Bedford, MA $99,906

Richland, WA $99,811

Portsmouth, NH $99,735

Vineland, NJ $99,716

San Bernardino, CA $99,641

Boulder, CO $99,376

Worcester, MA $99,300

Portland, OR $99,215

Saint Paul, MN $99,101

Minneapolis, MN $99,101

Philadelphia, PA $98,968

Honolulu, HI $98,467

Springfield, MA $98,135

Providence, RI $98,126

Chicago, IL $97,851

Bellingham, WA $97,737

Baltimore, MD $97,633

Chico, CA $97,397

Wilmington, DE $97,236

Pittsfield, MA $97,141

Manchester, NH $96,961

Spokane, WA $96,544

Denver, CO $96,535

Albany, NY $96,090

Troy, NY $96,052

Schenectady, NY $95,853

Burlington, VT $95,645

Portland, ME $95,313

Salem, OR $95,238

Yakima, WA $95,219

Ann Arbor, MI $95,190

Rochester, MN $94,925

Fresno, CA $94,878

Reno, NV $94,878

Milwaukee, WI $94,793

Detroit, MI $94,698

Allentown, PA $94,670

Carson City, NV $94,660

Houston, TX $94,518

Colorado Springs, CO $94,509

Syracuse, NY $94,461

Eugene, OR $94,281

Bismarck, ND $94,168

Gary, IN $94,168

Galveston, TX $94,168

Springfield, OR $94,092

Medford, OR $93,865

Fort Collins, CO $93,827

Austin, TX $93,751

Mesa, AZ $93,552

Phoenix, AZ $93,533

Dallas, TX $93,505

Reading, PA $93,448

Saint Cloud, MN $93,410

Concord, NH $93,325

Madison, WI $93,287

Utica, NY $93,031

Raleigh, NC $92,956

Las Vegas, NV $92,946

Rochester, NY $92,880

Des Moines, IA $92,870

Atlanta, GA $92,719

Battle Creek, MI $92,691

Salt Lake City, UT $92,662

Lancaster, PA $92,520

Champaign, IL $92,501

Harrisburg, PA $92,388

Durham, NC $92,302

Kansas City, MO $92,293

Kansas City, KS $92,274

Fort Worth, TX $92,264

Boca Raton, FL $92,227

Cleveland, OH $92,217

Columbus, OH $92,198

Pittsburgh, PA $92,189

Richmond, VA $92,151

Indianapolis, IN $92,132

Cincinnati, OH $92,009

Petersburg, VA $91,867

Billings, MT $91,658

Lansing, MI $91,658

Huntsville, AL $91,658

Lebanon, PA $91,649

Dayton, OH $91,640

Pueblo, CO $91,640

Appleton, WI $91,611

Buffalo, NY $91,573

Racine, WI $91,526

Charlotte, NC $91,516

Saint Louis, MO $91,488

Springfield, IL $91,450

Elkhart, IN $91,431

York, PA $91,431

Gastonia, NC $91,422

Benton Harbor, MI $91,422

Beaumont, TX $91,365

Lorain, OH $91,346

Toledo, OH $91,308

Binghamton, NY $91,261

Rock Hill, SC $91,251

Rockford, IL $91,204

Fargo, ND $91,157

Elyria, OH $91,157

Flagstaff, AZ $91,090

Fort Lauderdale, FL $91,034

Miami, FL $90,977

Duluth, MN $90,825

Bangor, ME $90,702

Cedar Rapids, IA $90,598

Louisville, KY $90,551

Grand Rapids, MI $90,532

Hialeah, FL $90,522

Casper, WY $90,390

Scranton, PA $90,276

New Orleans, LA $90,248

Virginia Beach, VA $90,238

Akron, OH $90,191

Peoria, IL $90,068

Sarasota, FL $90,049

Green Bay, WI $89,982

Baton Rouge, LA $89,935

Charleston, SC $89,916

Nashville, TN $89,888

Jamestown, NY $89,869

Davenport, IA $89,869

Tucson, AZ $89,822

Cheyenne, WY $89,793

Saint Petersburg, FL $89,765

Tampa, FL $89,746

Omaha, NE $89,727

Port Arthur, TX $89,689

Evansville, IN $89,689

Bradenton, FL $89,651

Santa Fe, NM $89,481

Orlando, FL $89,386

Clearwater, FL $89,282

Canton, OH $89,083

La Crosse, WI $89,083

Grand Forks, ND $89,055

Albuquerque, NM $89,026

Tulsa, OK $89,026

Newport News, VA $89,017

High Point, NC $88,988

Ogden, UT $88,950

Corpus Christi, TX $88,875

Laramie, WY $88,818

Norfolk, VA $88,818

Rock Island, IL $88,761

Saginaw, MI $88,742

Jacksonville, FL $88,733

Salisbury, NC $88,714

Memphis, TN $88,695

Moline, IL $88,647

Fort Myers, FL $88,619

Waterloo, IA $88,496

Spartanburg, SC $88,401

Lincoln, NE $88,354

Fort Wayne, IN $88,335

Birmingham, AL $88,231

Cedar Falls, IA $88,212

Provo, UT $88,202

Springfield, OH $88,193

San Antonio, TX $88,174

Greensboro, NC $88,136

South Bend, IN $88,127

Winston Salem, NC $88,117

Boise, ID $88,089

Savannah, GA $88,022

Muskegon, MI $87,852

Lima, OH $87,738

Lake Charles, LA $87,700

Anderson, IN $87,682

Lexington, KY $87,653

Augusta, GA $87,625

Greenville, SC $87,625

Wichita, KS $87,540

Tuscaloosa, AL $87,540

Columbia, SC $87,454

Bloomington, IN $87,218

Roanoke, VA $87,161

Asheville, NC $87,038

Knoxville, TN $86,877

Shreveport, LA $86,867

Wilmington, NC $86,744

Frankfort, KY $86,564

Oklahoma City, OK $86,498

Chillicothe, OH $86,460

Longview, TX $86,451

Topeka, KS $86,422

Mobile, AL $86,280

Terre Haute, IN $86,242

Erie, PA $86,233

Altoona, PA $86,185

Melbourne, FL $86,157

Amarillo, TX $86,119

Killeen, TX $86,091

Fayetteville, AR $86,015

Sioux Falls, SD $85,949

Chattanooga, TN $85,892

Idaho Falls, ID $85,882

Gainesville, FL $85,684

Portsmouth, OH $85,636

Little Rock, AR $85,617

Lynchburg, VA $85,617

Lafayette, LA $85,579

Youngstown, OH $85,579

Temple, TX $85,542

Daytona Beach, FL $85,523

Clarksville, TN $85,513

Pensacola, FL $85,504

Hopkinsville, KY $85,220

Charleston, WV $85,210

Florence, SC $85,163

Sioux City, IA $85,106

Macon, GA $84,831

Tallahassee, FL $84,822

Fayetteville, NC $84,803

Waco, TX $84,784

Wichita Falls, TX $84,784

Pine Bluff, AR $84,746

Vincennes, IN $84,566

Lubbock, TX $84,528

Great Falls, MT $84,472

Alamogordo, NM $84,462

Abilene, TX $84,386

Rapid City, SD $84,263

Monroe, LA $84,263

Albany, GA $84,206

Huntington, WV $84,197

Jackson, MS $84,188

Greenville, MS $84,178

Parkersburg, WV $84,083

Montgomery, AL $84,064

Johnstown, PA $84,046

Springfield, MO $83,970

Biloxi, MS $83,922

Sumter, SC $83,724

Columbus, GA $83,714

Twin Falls, ID $83,657

Pascagoula, MS $83,534

Kingsport, TN $83,288

Gulfport, MS $83,260

Alexandria, LA $82,947

Fort Smith, AR $82,710

El Paso, TX $82,455

Helena, MT $82,332

Las Cruces, NM $82,029

Harlingen, TX $81,764

Pocatello, ID $81,678

Florence, AL $81,650

Brownsville, TX $81,631

Dothan, AL $81,479

Mcallen, TX $81,432

Columbus, MS $80,731

Altus, OK $80,296

Lawton, OK $80,116

Pierre, SD $79,775

What Skills Can Increase a Sales Engineer'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 Engineer's salary.

Appian: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Business Analytics: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Business Acumen: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Appian	$107,945	14%
Business Analytics	$106,998	13%
Business Acumen	$101,317	7%
JavaScript	$100,370	6%
Linux	$100,370	6%
SQL	$100,370	6%

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How Education impacts a Sales Engineer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many 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 Sales Engineer with a Bachelor's Degree is between $93,719 and $100,308).

Sales Engineer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Sales Engineer

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

Understanding how a 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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$85,189

Average $94,689/year

$100,044

$7,099

Average $7,891/month

$8,337

$1,638

Average $1,821/week

$1,924

$41

Average $46/hour

$48

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,044	$8,337	$1,924	$48
Average	$94,689	$7,891	$1,821	$46
25th Percentile	$85,189	$7,099	$1,638	$41

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Salary Trends for Sales Engineer

Salaries for a Sales Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $74,378 in 2023 to around $74,419 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Sales Engineer salary trends, .

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