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

A Sales Support Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Sales Support Engineer (0-2 years)earns $84,014, a Sales Engineer II (2-4 years)earns $98,737, a Sales Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $116,093, a Sales Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $144,292, a Sales Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $171,508,

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

Sales Support Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Sales Support Engineer roles are District of Columbia $93,789, California $93,433, Massachusetts $92,188. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Sales Support Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Technical Solutions Sales Support Engineer V: $155,893; Product Solutions Sales Support Engineer IV: $138,186; Technical Solutions Sales Support Engineer IV: $137,803; Product Solutions Sales Support Engineer III: $111,253; Technical Solutions Sales Support Engineer III: $108,590.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Sales Support 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 Support Engineer Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Sales Support Engineer in the United States is $84,708 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $102,745
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $78,321 to $94,149
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,505

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Sales Support Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,149	$7,846	$1,811	$45
Average	$84,708	$7,059	$1,629	$41
25th Percentile	$78,321	$6,527	$1,506	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Sales Support Engineer Salaries

A Sales Support 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 Support Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Sales Support 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): $84,014
Early Career (1-2 years): $98,737
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $116,093
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $144,292
Expert (over 8 years): $171,508

Levels	Salary
Sales Sup... Level Sales Support Engineer	$84,014
Sales Eng... Level Sales Support Engineer	$98,737
Sales Eng... Level Sales Support Engineer	$116,093
Sales Eng... Level Sales Support Engineer	$144,292
Sales Eng... Level Sales Support Engineer	$171,508

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

District of Columbia: $93,789.
California: $93,433.
Massachusetts: $92,188.

District of Columbia $93,789 California $93,433 Massachusetts $92,188 Washington $91,849 New Jersey $91,815 Alaska $91,697 Connecticut $90,528 New York $90,054

Hawaii $88,537 Rhode Island $87,826 Maryland $87,343 Minnesota $86,682 Colorado $86,428 Illinois $86,343 Oregon $86,021 Delaware $85,784

New Hampshire $85,635 Virginia $85,301 Pennsylvania $84,327 Nevada $83,836 North Dakota $83,675 Michigan $83,421 Wisconsin $83,328 Vermont $83,141

Texas $82,625 Maine $82,591 Arizona $82,540 Ohio $82,481 Georgia $81,701 Indiana $81,312 Wyoming $81,235 Utah $81,117

Iowa $81,066 Kansas $80,659 Louisiana $80,541 North Carolina $80,498 Missouri $80,481 Florida $80,151 Montana $79,973 Nebraska $79,804

Kentucky $79,711 South Carolina $79,372 Tennessee $79,160 Idaho $79,075 New Mexico $78,457 Oklahoma $78,321 Alabama $77,822 South Dakota $76,983

Arkansas $76,526 West Virginia $76,280 Mississippi $75,543

Top Paying Cities for Sales Support 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: $106,843
San Francisco: $105,792
Oakland: $103,446

San Jose, CA $106,843

San Francisco, CA $105,792

Oakland, CA $103,446

New York, NY $98,169

Queens Village, NY $97,533

Paramus, NJ $96,856

Passaic, NJ $96,771

Bergenfield, NJ $96,686

Stamford, CT $96,559

Huntington, NY $96,474

Newark, NJ $95,924

Bridgeport, CT $95,754

New Brunswick, NJ $95,475

Vallejo, CA $95,297

Middlesex, NJ $95,246

Somerset, NJ $95,170

Petaluma, CA $94,975

Santa Cruz, CA $94,645

Boston, MA $94,475

Monterey, CA $94,052

Fairbanks, AK $93,992

Los Angeles, CA $93,831

Washington, DC $93,789

Seattle, WA $93,637

Santa Rosa, CA $93,620

Juneau, AK $93,374

Orange, CA $93,095

Anchorage, AK $92,942

Anaheim, CA $92,883

Santa Ana, CA $92,756

Nassau, NY $92,705

Long Beach, CA $92,671

Danbury, CT $92,646

Santa Maria, CA $92,358

Everett, WA $92,341

Bremerton, WA $91,926

Trenton, NJ $91,765

Sacramento, CA $91,731

San Diego, CA $91,688

Brockton, MA $91,654

Tacoma, WA $91,621

Santa Barbara, CA $91,502

Lowell, MA $91,163

New Suffolk, NY $91,129

Nashua, NH $91,028

Lompoc, CA $90,892

Ventura, CA $90,807

Stockton, CA $90,782

New Haven, CT $90,613

Atlantic City, NJ $90,392

Hartford, CT $90,206

Modesto, CA $90,164

Poughkeepsie, NY $89,977

New Britain, CT $89,935

Olympia, WA $89,816

Kennewick, WA $89,816

New London, CT $89,799

Norwich, CT $89,774

Lawrence, MA $89,732

Bakersfield, CA $89,494

Riverside, CA $89,376

New Bedford, MA $89,376

Richland, WA $89,291

Portsmouth, NH $89,223

Vineland, NJ $89,206

San Bernardino, CA $89,139

Boulder, CO $88,901

Worcester, MA $88,834

Portland, OR $88,757

Saint Paul, MN $88,656

Minneapolis, MN $88,656

Philadelphia, PA $88,537

Honolulu, HI $88,088

Springfield, MA $87,792

Providence, RI $87,783

Chicago, IL $87,538

Bellingham, WA $87,436

Baltimore, MD $87,343

Chico, CA $87,131

Wilmington, DE $86,987

Pittsfield, MA $86,902

Manchester, NH $86,741

Spokane, WA $86,369

Denver, CO $86,360

Albany, NY $85,962

Troy, NY $85,928

Schenectady, NY $85,750

Burlington, VT $85,564

Portland, ME $85,267

Salem, OR $85,200

Yakima, WA $85,183

Ann Arbor, MI $85,157

Rochester, MN $84,920

Fresno, CA $84,878

Reno, NV $84,878

Milwaukee, WI $84,802

Detroit, MI $84,717

Allentown, PA $84,691

Carson City, NV $84,683

Houston, TX $84,556

Colorado Springs, CO $84,547

Syracuse, NY $84,505

Eugene, OR $84,344

Bismarck, ND $84,243

Gary, IN $84,243

Galveston, TX $84,243

Springfield, OR $84,175

Medford, OR $83,971

Fort Collins, CO $83,938

Austin, TX $83,870

Mesa, AZ $83,692

Phoenix, AZ $83,675

Dallas, TX $83,650

Reading, PA $83,599

Saint Cloud, MN $83,565

Concord, NH $83,489

Madison, WI $83,455

Utica, NY $83,226

Raleigh, NC $83,158

Las Vegas, NV $83,150

Rochester, NY $83,090

Des Moines, IA $83,082

Atlanta, GA $82,946

Battle Creek, MI $82,921

Salt Lake City, UT $82,896

Lancaster, PA $82,769

Champaign, IL $82,752

Harrisburg, PA $82,650

Durham, NC $82,574

Kansas City, MO $82,565

Kansas City, KS $82,548

Fort Worth, TX $82,540

Boca Raton, FL $82,506

Cleveland, OH $82,498

Columbus, OH $82,481

Pittsburgh, PA $82,472

Richmond, VA $82,438

Indianapolis, IN $82,421

Cincinnati, OH $82,311

Petersburg, VA $82,184

Billings, MT $81,998

Lansing, MI $81,998

Huntsville, AL $81,998

Lebanon, PA $81,989

Dayton, OH $81,981

Pueblo, CO $81,981

Appleton, WI $81,955

Buffalo, NY $81,921

Racine, WI $81,879

Charlotte, NC $81,871

Saint Louis, MO $81,845

Springfield, IL $81,811

Elkhart, IN $81,794

York, PA $81,794

Gastonia, NC $81,786

Benton Harbor, MI $81,786

Beaumont, TX $81,735

Lorain, OH $81,718

Toledo, OH $81,684

Binghamton, NY $81,642

Rock Hill, SC $81,633

Rockford, IL $81,591

Fargo, ND $81,549

Elyria, OH $81,549

Flagstaff, AZ $81,489

Fort Lauderdale, FL $81,439

Miami, FL $81,388

Duluth, MN $81,252

Bangor, ME $81,142

Cedar Rapids, IA $81,049

Louisville, KY $81,007

Grand Rapids, MI $80,990

Hialeah, FL $80,981

Casper, WY $80,863

Scranton, PA $80,761

New Orleans, LA $80,736

Virginia Beach, VA $80,727

Akron, OH $80,685

Peoria, IL $80,575

Sarasota, FL $80,558

Green Bay, WI $80,498

Baton Rouge, LA $80,456

Charleston, SC $80,439

Nashville, TN $80,414

Jamestown, NY $80,397

Davenport, IA $80,397

Tucson, AZ $80,354

Cheyenne, WY $80,329

Saint Petersburg, FL $80,304

Tampa, FL $80,287

Omaha, NE $80,270

Port Arthur, TX $80,236

Evansville, IN $80,236

Bradenton, FL $80,202

Santa Fe, NM $80,049

Orlando, FL $79,965

Clearwater, FL $79,872

Canton, OH $79,694

La Crosse, WI $79,694

Grand Forks, ND $79,668

Albuquerque, NM $79,643

Tulsa, OK $79,643

Newport News, VA $79,634

High Point, NC $79,609

Ogden, UT $79,575

Corpus Christi, TX $79,507

Laramie, WY $79,456

Norfolk, VA $79,456

Rock Island, IL $79,406

Saginaw, MI $79,389

Jacksonville, FL $79,380

Salisbury, NC $79,363

Memphis, TN $79,346

Moline, IL $79,304

Fort Myers, FL $79,279

Waterloo, IA $79,168

Spartanburg, SC $79,084

Lincoln, NE $79,041

Fort Wayne, IN $79,024

Birmingham, AL $78,931

Cedar Falls, IA $78,914

Provo, UT $78,906

Springfield, OH $78,897

San Antonio, TX $78,880

Greensboro, NC $78,847

South Bend, IN $78,838

Winston Salem, NC $78,830

Boise, ID $78,804

Savannah, GA $78,745

Muskegon, MI $78,592

Lima, OH $78,491

Lake Charles, LA $78,457

Anderson, IN $78,440

Lexington, KY $78,415

Augusta, GA $78,389

Greenville, SC $78,389

Wichita, KS $78,313

Tuscaloosa, AL $78,313

Columbia, SC $78,237

Bloomington, IN $78,025

Roanoke, VA $77,974

Asheville, NC $77,864

Knoxville, TN $77,720

Shreveport, LA $77,711

Wilmington, NC $77,601

Frankfort, KY $77,440

Oklahoma City, OK $77,381

Chillicothe, OH $77,347

Longview, TX $77,339

Topeka, KS $77,313

Mobile, AL $77,186

Terre Haute, IN $77,152

Erie, PA $77,144

Altoona, PA $77,102

Melbourne, FL $77,076

Amarillo, TX $77,042

Killeen, TX $77,017

Fayetteville, AR $76,949

Sioux Falls, SD $76,890

Chattanooga, TN $76,839

Idaho Falls, ID $76,831

Gainesville, FL $76,653

Portsmouth, OH $76,610

Little Rock, AR $76,593

Lynchburg, VA $76,593

Lafayette, LA $76,559

Youngstown, OH $76,559

Temple, TX $76,526

Daytona Beach, FL $76,509

Clarksville, TN $76,500

Pensacola, FL $76,492

Hopkinsville, KY $76,238

Charleston, WV $76,229

Florence, SC $76,187

Sioux City, IA $76,136

Macon, GA $75,890

Tallahassee, FL $75,882

Fayetteville, NC $75,865

Waco, TX $75,848

Wichita Falls, TX $75,848

Pine Bluff, AR $75,814

Vincennes, IN $75,653

Lubbock, TX $75,619

Great Falls, MT $75,568

Alamogordo, NM $75,560

Abilene, TX $75,492

Rapid City, SD $75,382

Monroe, LA $75,382

Albany, GA $75,331

Huntington, WV $75,323

Jackson, MS $75,314

Greenville, MS $75,306

Parkersburg, WV $75,221

Montgomery, AL $75,204

Johnstown, PA $75,187

Springfield, MO $75,119

Biloxi, MS $75,077

Sumter, SC $74,899

Columbus, GA $74,891

Twin Falls, ID $74,840

Pascagoula, MS $74,730

Kingsport, TN $74,510

Gulfport, MS $74,484

Alexandria, LA $74,205

Fort Smith, AR $73,993

El Paso, TX $73,764

Helena, MT $73,654

Las Cruces, NM $73,383

Harlingen, TX $73,146

Pocatello, ID $73,069

Florence, AL $73,044

Brownsville, TX $73,027

Dothan, AL $72,892

Mcallen, TX $72,849

Columbus, MS $72,222

Altus, OK $71,833

Lawton, OK $71,672

Pierre, SD $71,367

What Skills Can Increase a Sales Support 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 Sales Support 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	$94,873	12%
Python	$94,026	11%
Open Source	$93,179	10%
Use Cases	$92,332	9%
SQL	$90,638	7%
Risk Management	$90,638	7%

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How Education impacts a Sales Support Engineer's Salary?

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

Sales Support Engineer Salaries by Degree Level

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

Understanding how a Sales Support 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

$78,321

Average $84,708/year

$94,149

$6,527

Average $7,059/month

$7,846

$1,506

Average $1,629/week

$1,811

$38

Average $41/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,149	$7,846	$1,811	$45
Average	$84,708	$7,059	$1,629	$41
25th Percentile	$78,321	$6,527	$1,506	$38

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Salary Trends for Sales Support Engineer

Salaries for a Sales Support Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $66,054 in 2023 to around $65,654 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Sales Support Engineer salary trends, .

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