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 $80,247, a Sales Engineer (2-4 years)earns $94,309, a Sales Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $110,887, a Sales Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $137,822, a Sales Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $163,817,

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 $104,856, California $104,458, Massachusetts $103,066. 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: $167,931; Specialist Sales Engineer: $141,290; Sales Engineer IV: $141,283; Lead Sales Engineer: $140,282; Senior Sales Engineer: $113,680.

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 April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Sales Engineer in the United States is $94,704 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): $104,954
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $85,192 to $100,069
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $76,531

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Sales Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,069	$8,339	$1,924	$48
Average	$94,704	$7,892	$1,821	$46
25th Percentile	$85,192	$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): $80,247
Early Career (1-2 years): $94,309
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $110,887
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $137,822
Expert (over 8 years): $163,817

Levels	Salary
Sales Eng... Level Sales Engineer	$80,247
Sales Eng... Level Sales Engineer	$94,309
Sales Eng... Level Sales Engineer	$110,887
Sales Eng... Level Sales Engineer	$137,822
Sales Eng... Level Sales Engineer	$163,817

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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: $104,856.
California: $104,458.
Massachusetts: $103,066.

District of Columbia $104,856 California $104,458 Massachusetts $103,066 Washington $102,687 New Jersey $102,650 Alaska $102,517 Connecticut $101,210 New York $100,680

Hawaii $98,985 Rhode Island $98,189 Maryland $97,649 Minnesota $96,911 Colorado $96,626 Illinois $96,532 Oregon $96,172 Delaware $95,907

New Hampshire $95,740 Virginia $95,367 Pennsylvania $94,278 Nevada $93,728 North Dakota $93,549 Michigan $93,264 Wisconsin $93,160 Vermont $92,952

Texas $92,374 Maine $92,336 Arizona $92,279 Ohio $92,213 Georgia $91,342 Indiana $90,906 Wyoming $90,821 Utah $90,688

Iowa $90,632 Kansas $90,177 Louisiana $90,044 North Carolina $89,997 Missouri $89,978 Florida $89,609 Montana $89,410 Nebraska $89,221

Kentucky $89,116 South Carolina $88,738 Tennessee $88,501 Idaho $88,406 New Mexico $87,715 Oklahoma $87,563 Alabama $87,004 South Dakota $86,067

Arkansas $85,556 West Virginia $85,281 Mississippi $84,457

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: $119,450
San Francisco: $118,276
Oakland: $115,652

San Jose, CA $119,450

San Francisco, CA $118,276

Oakland, CA $115,652

New York, NY $109,752

Queens Village, NY $109,042

Paramus, NJ $108,284

Passaic, NJ $108,190

Bergenfield, NJ $108,095

Stamford, CT $107,953

Huntington, NY $107,858

Newark, NJ $107,243

Bridgeport, CT $107,053

New Brunswick, NJ $106,741

Vallejo, CA $106,542

Middlesex, NJ $106,485

Somerset, NJ $106,400

Petaluma, CA $106,182

Santa Cruz, CA $105,813

Boston, MA $105,623

Monterey, CA $105,150

Fairbanks, AK $105,083

Los Angeles, CA $104,904

Washington, DC $104,856

Seattle, WA $104,686

Santa Rosa, CA $104,667

Juneau, AK $104,392

Orange, CA $104,080

Anchorage, AK $103,909

Anaheim, CA $103,843

Santa Ana, CA $103,701

Nassau, NY $103,644

Long Beach, CA $103,606

Danbury, CT $103,578

Santa Maria, CA $103,256

Everett, WA $103,237

Bremerton, WA $102,773

Trenton, NJ $102,593

Sacramento, CA $102,555

San Diego, CA $102,508

Brockton, MA $102,470

Tacoma, WA $102,432

Santa Barbara, CA $102,299

Lowell, MA $101,920

New Suffolk, NY $101,882

Nashua, NH $101,769

Lompoc, CA $101,617

Ventura, CA $101,523

Stockton, CA $101,494

New Haven, CT $101,305

Atlantic City, NJ $101,059

Hartford, CT $100,850

Modesto, CA $100,803

Poughkeepsie, NY $100,594

New Britain, CT $100,547

Olympia, WA $100,415

Kennewick, WA $100,415

New London, CT $100,396

Norwich, CT $100,367

Lawrence, MA $100,320

Bakersfield, CA $100,055

Riverside, CA $99,922

New Bedford, MA $99,922

Richland, WA $99,827

Portsmouth, NH $99,752

Vineland, NJ $99,733

San Bernardino, CA $99,657

Boulder, CO $99,392

Worcester, MA $99,316

Portland, OR $99,231

Saint Paul, MN $99,117

Minneapolis, MN $99,117

Philadelphia, PA $98,985

Honolulu, HI $98,483

Springfield, MA $98,151

Providence, RI $98,142

Chicago, IL $97,867

Bellingham, WA $97,753

Baltimore, MD $97,649

Chico, CA $97,412

Wilmington, DE $97,251

Pittsfield, MA $97,157

Manchester, NH $96,977

Spokane, WA $96,560

Denver, CO $96,551

Albany, NY $96,106

Troy, NY $96,068

Schenectady, NY $95,869

Burlington, VT $95,660

Portland, ME $95,329

Salem, OR $95,253

Yakima, WA $95,234

Ann Arbor, MI $95,206

Rochester, MN $94,941

Fresno, CA $94,893

Reno, NV $94,893

Milwaukee, WI $94,808

Detroit, MI $94,713

Allentown, PA $94,685

Carson City, NV $94,675

Houston, TX $94,533

Colorado Springs, CO $94,524

Syracuse, NY $94,477

Eugene, OR $94,297

Bismarck, ND $94,183

Gary, IN $94,183

Galveston, TX $94,183

Springfield, OR $94,107

Medford, OR $93,880

Fort Collins, CO $93,842

Austin, TX $93,766

Mesa, AZ $93,567

Phoenix, AZ $93,549

Dallas, TX $93,520

Reading, PA $93,463

Saint Cloud, MN $93,425

Concord, NH $93,340

Madison, WI $93,302

Utica, NY $93,047

Raleigh, NC $92,971

Las Vegas, NV $92,961

Rochester, NY $92,895

Des Moines, IA $92,886

Atlanta, GA $92,734

Battle Creek, MI $92,706

Salt Lake City, UT $92,677

Lancaster, PA $92,535

Champaign, IL $92,516

Harrisburg, PA $92,403

Durham, NC $92,317

Kansas City, MO $92,308

Kansas City, KS $92,289

Fort Worth, TX $92,279

Boca Raton, FL $92,242

Cleveland, OH $92,232

Columbus, OH $92,213

Pittsburgh, PA $92,204

Richmond, VA $92,166

Indianapolis, IN $92,147

Cincinnati, OH $92,024

Petersburg, VA $91,882

Billings, MT $91,673

Lansing, MI $91,673

Huntsville, AL $91,673

Lebanon, PA $91,664

Dayton, OH $91,654

Pueblo, CO $91,654

Appleton, WI $91,626

Buffalo, NY $91,588

Racine, WI $91,541

Charlotte, NC $91,531

Saint Louis, MO $91,503

Springfield, IL $91,465

Elkhart, IN $91,446

York, PA $91,446

Gastonia, NC $91,437

Benton Harbor, MI $91,437

Beaumont, TX $91,380

Lorain, OH $91,361

Toledo, OH $91,323

Binghamton, NY $91,276

Rock Hill, SC $91,266

Rockford, IL $91,219

Fargo, ND $91,171

Elyria, OH $91,171

Flagstaff, AZ $91,105

Fort Lauderdale, FL $91,048

Miami, FL $90,992

Duluth, MN $90,840

Bangor, ME $90,717

Cedar Rapids, IA $90,613

Louisville, KY $90,565

Grand Rapids, MI $90,546

Hialeah, FL $90,537

Casper, WY $90,404

Scranton, PA $90,291

New Orleans, LA $90,262

Virginia Beach, VA $90,253

Akron, OH $90,205

Peoria, IL $90,082

Sarasota, FL $90,063

Green Bay, WI $89,997

Baton Rouge, LA $89,950

Charleston, SC $89,931

Nashville, TN $89,902

Jamestown, NY $89,883

Davenport, IA $89,883

Tucson, AZ $89,836

Cheyenne, WY $89,808

Saint Petersburg, FL $89,779

Tampa, FL $89,760

Omaha, NE $89,741

Port Arthur, TX $89,704

Evansville, IN $89,704

Bradenton, FL $89,666

Santa Fe, NM $89,495

Orlando, FL $89,400

Clearwater, FL $89,296

Canton, OH $89,097

La Crosse, WI $89,097

Grand Forks, ND $89,069

Albuquerque, NM $89,041

Tulsa, OK $89,041

Newport News, VA $89,031

High Point, NC $89,003

Ogden, UT $88,965

Corpus Christi, TX $88,889

Laramie, WY $88,832

Norfolk, VA $88,832

Rock Island, IL $88,775

Saginaw, MI $88,756

Jacksonville, FL $88,747

Salisbury, NC $88,728

Memphis, TN $88,709

Moline, IL $88,662

Fort Myers, FL $88,633

Waterloo, IA $88,510

Spartanburg, SC $88,416

Lincoln, NE $88,368

Fort Wayne, IN $88,349

Birmingham, AL $88,245

Cedar Falls, IA $88,226

Provo, UT $88,217

Springfield, OH $88,207

San Antonio, TX $88,188

Greensboro, NC $88,150

South Bend, IN $88,141

Winston Salem, NC $88,131

Boise, ID $88,103

Savannah, GA $88,037

Muskegon, MI $87,866

Lima, OH $87,753

Lake Charles, LA $87,715

Anderson, IN $87,696

Lexington, KY $87,667

Augusta, GA $87,639

Greenville, SC $87,639

Wichita, KS $87,554

Tuscaloosa, AL $87,554

Columbia, SC $87,469

Bloomington, IN $87,232

Roanoke, VA $87,175

Asheville, NC $87,052

Knoxville, TN $86,891

Shreveport, LA $86,881

Wilmington, NC $86,758

Frankfort, KY $86,578

Oklahoma City, OK $86,512

Chillicothe, OH $86,474

Longview, TX $86,465

Topeka, KS $86,436

Mobile, AL $86,294

Terre Haute, IN $86,256

Erie, PA $86,247

Altoona, PA $86,199

Melbourne, FL $86,171

Amarillo, TX $86,133

Killeen, TX $86,105

Fayetteville, AR $86,029

Sioux Falls, SD $85,963

Chattanooga, TN $85,906

Idaho Falls, ID $85,896

Gainesville, FL $85,698

Portsmouth, OH $85,650

Little Rock, AR $85,631

Lynchburg, VA $85,631

Lafayette, LA $85,593

Youngstown, OH $85,593

Temple, TX $85,556

Daytona Beach, FL $85,537

Clarksville, TN $85,527

Pensacola, FL $85,518

Hopkinsville, KY $85,234

Charleston, WV $85,224

Florence, SC $85,177

Sioux City, IA $85,120

Macon, GA $84,845

Tallahassee, FL $84,836

Fayetteville, NC $84,817

Waco, TX $84,798

Wichita Falls, TX $84,798

Pine Bluff, AR $84,760

Vincennes, IN $84,580

Lubbock, TX $84,542

Great Falls, MT $84,485

Alamogordo, NM $84,476

Abilene, TX $84,400

Rapid City, SD $84,277

Monroe, LA $84,277

Albany, GA $84,220

Huntington, WV $84,211

Jackson, MS $84,201

Greenville, MS $84,192

Parkersburg, WV $84,097

Montgomery, AL $84,078

Johnstown, PA $84,059

Springfield, MO $83,983

Biloxi, MS $83,936

Sumter, SC $83,737

Columbus, GA $83,728

Twin Falls, ID $83,671

Pascagoula, MS $83,548

Kingsport, TN $83,302

Gulfport, MS $83,273

Alexandria, LA $82,961

Fort Smith, AR $82,724

El Paso, TX $82,468

Helena, MT $82,345

Las Cruces, NM $82,042

Harlingen, TX $81,777

Pocatello, ID $81,692

Florence, AL $81,663

Brownsville, TX $81,644

Dothan, AL $81,493

Mcallen, TX $81,445

Columbus, MS $80,745

Altus, OK $80,309

Lawton, OK $80,129

Pierre, SD $79,788

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	$107,962	14%
Business Analytics	$107,015	13%
Business Acumen	$101,333	7%
JavaScript	$100,386	6%
Linux	$100,386	6%
SQL	$100,386	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.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$85,192

Average $94,704/year

$100,069

$7,099

Average $7,892/month

$8,339

$1,638

Average $1,821/week

$1,924

$41

Average $46/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,069	$8,339	$1,924	$48
Average	$94,704	$7,892	$1,821	$46
25th Percentile	$85,192	$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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