Sales engineer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level sales engineer earnings begin at:

$79.89 per hour

$166,180 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level sales engineer earnings begin at:

$63.82 per hour

$132,740 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level sales engineer earnings begin at:

$49.95 per hour

$103,890 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level sales engineer earnings begin at:

$39.84 per hour

$82,870 per year

10th percentile

Starting level sales engineer earnings begin at:

$31.63 per hour

$65,790 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Sales engineer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Oregon $99,580
Idaho $98,630
Arkansas $98,550
Pennsylvania $97,680
Michigan $96,690
South Carolina $96,070
Oklahoma $95,910
Georgia $95,160
New Jersey $94,570
Indiana $92,382
New Mexico $92,380
Tennessee $92,260
Wisconsin $91,370
North Carolina $90,550
Maine $88,390
Minnesota $87,980
Montana $87,840
Kansas $87,582
Connecticut $87,190
Ohio $86,750
Mississippi $85,290
Missouri $84,440
Vermont $84,430
Louisiana $83,820
Illinois $82,702
Kentucky $81,939
North Dakota $81,440
Rhode Island $78,930
Alabama $78,480
Nebraska $78,090
West Virginia $76,120
Hawaii $62,740
Puerto Rico $53,380
Delaware $147,430
Colorado $131,470
Washington $122,540
Virginia $121,440
South Dakota $120,530
Maryland $117,820
New Hampshire $114,490
District of Columbia $112,790
California $110,640
Texas $110,401
Iowa $108,704
Florida $107,960
Massachusetts $107,590
Alaska $107,300
Utah $106,330
Nevada $105,570
New York $103,890
Arizona $102,274

How do sales engineer salaries compare to similar careers?

Sales engineers earn about the same as related careers in New York. On average, they make less than marine engineers but more than civil engineers.

Career Median Salary
Marine engineer salary $106K
Insurance sales agent salary $85K
Aerospace engineer salary $117K
Computer hardware engineer salary $114K
Nuclear engineer salary $112K
Sales engineer salary $104K
Robotics engineer salary $95K
Pharmaceutical sales representative salary $93K
Electrical engineer salary $99K
Civil engineer salary $93K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)