The average salary for a sales engineer in the United States is around $98,517 per year.
Avg Salary
Sales engineers earn an average yearly salary of $98,517.
Wages typically start from $56,114 and go up to $172,962.
64% above national average Updated in 2019
Sales engineer earnings by seniority
90th percentile
Top-level sales engineer earnings begin at:
$83.15 per hour
$172,962 per year
75th percentile
Senior-level sales engineer earnings begin at:
$63.69 per hour
$132,483 per year
50th percentile
Mid-level sales engineer earnings begin at:
$47.36 per hour
$98,517 per year
25th percentile
Junior-level sales engineer earnings begin at:
$35.22 per hour
$73,259 per year
10th percentile
Starting level sales engineer earnings begin at:
$26.98 per hour
$56,114 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 the United States. On average, they make less than aerospace engineers but more than photonics engineers.
| Career | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Aerospace engineer salary | $110K |
| Chemical engineer salary | $106K |
| Nuclear engineer salary | $106K |
| Mechatronics engineer salary | $99K |
| Robotics engineer salary | $99K |
| Sales engineer salary | $99K |
| Electrical engineer salary | $97K |
| Wind energy engineer salary | $99K |
| Nanotechnology engineer salary | $99K |
| Photonics engineer salary | $99K |
Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)