Sales Engineer United States
Sales Engineer salary in the US
Typical pay
$139,400a year
Most Sales Engineers earn $100k to $197k a year
From 939 current job postings, updated Oct 31, 2026 Pay that employers list in their job postings
The median Sales Engineer salary in the US is $139,400 a year. Most job postings pay $100,000 to $197,400. From 939 current job postings, updated Oct 31, 2026.
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Typical pay by state
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| Georgia | $202k | $184k to $220k | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | $155k | $115k to $194k | 150 |
| Tennessee | $153k | $88k to $236k | 10 |
| New York | $148k | $118k to $185k | 69 |
| Texas | $143k | $88k to $199k | 54 |
| Arizona | $137k | $97k to $139k | 13 |
| North Carolina | $136k | $106k to $151k | 19 |
| Washington | $134k | $109k to $186k | 26 |
| Pennsylvania | $134k | $108k to $175k | 24 |
| Michigan | $130k | $96k to $178k | 14 |
| Minnesota | $127k | $99k to $170k | 20 |
| Illinois | $118k | $93k to $158k | 53 |
| Ohio | $118k | $90k to $213k | 19 |
| Colorado | $117k | $98k to $175k | 21 |
| Florida | $109k | $85k to $148k | 21 |
| Massachusetts | $108k | $95k to $144k | 33 |
| Maryland | $103k | $83k to $133k | 10 |
| New Jersey | $98k | $75k to $118k | 13 |
| Virginia | $94k | $84k to $127k | 32 |
| Alabama | – | – | 1 |
| Alaska | – | – | 1 |
| Arkansas | – | – | 0 |
| Connecticut | – | – | 6 |
| Delaware | – | – | 0 |
| District of Columbia | – | – | 8 |
| Hawaii | – | – | 2 |
| Idaho | – | – | 2 |
| Indiana | – | – | 4 |
| Iowa | – | – | 4 |
| Kansas | – | – | 4 |
| Kentucky | – | – | 3 |
| Louisiana | – | – | 1 |
| Maine | – | – | 0 |
| Mississippi | – | – | 2 |
| Missouri | – | – | 9 |
| Montana | – | – | 0 |
| Nebraska | – | – | 6 |
| Nevada | – | – | 1 |
| New Hampshire | – | – | 3 |
| New Mexico | – | – | 1 |
| North Dakota | – | – | 4 |
| Oklahoma | – | – | 3 |
| Oregon | – | – | 7 |
| Rhode Island | – | – | 0 |
| South Carolina | – | – | 5 |
| South Dakota | – | – | 1 |
| Utah | – | – | 1 |
| Vermont | – | – | 2 |
| West Virginia | – | – | 0 |
| Wisconsin | – | – | 9 |
| Wyoming | – | – | 0 |
Pay advertised in current postings, per year. Postings are those that list pay.
Pay in the biggest hiring cities
| Atlanta, GA | $202k | $184k to $220k | 63 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $185k | $156k to $224k | 158 | 42 |
| Dallas, TX | $183k | $92k to $236k | 74 | 19 |
| Seattle, WA | $156k | $104k to $205k | 29 | 15 |
| San Jose, CA | $155k | $115k to $196k | 88 | 47 |
| Austin, TX | $151k | $77k to $181k | 45 | 13 |
| New York, NY | $150k | $120k to $185k | 220 | 68 |
| Houston, TX | $144k | $95k to $190k | 84 | 16 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $138k | $103k to $181k | 77 | 41 |
| Washington, DC | $133k | $98k to $165k | 72 | 28 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $127k | $95k to $139k | 47 | 17 |
| Denver, CO | $125k | $99k to $169k | 45 | 18 |
| Chicago, IL | $123k | $95k to $158k | 108 | 47 |
| Boston, MA | $108k | $95k to $144k | 87 | 32 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | – | – | 43 | 13 |
Pay by experience level
What most job postings pay at each stage. The dot is typical pay.
- Starting out 26 job postings$56k $85k
Typical: $74k
Most new hires start near the low end.
- Experienced 534 job postings$93k $202k
Typical: $120k
- Senior 196 job postings$144k $224k
Typical: $169k
- Lead or manager 28 job postings$147k $187k
Typical: $153k
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Experienced: most postings pay $93k to $202k a year, typically $120k.
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Pay by employer and level
Typical yearly pay at the employers with the most postings that list pay. A dash means fewer than 10 of their postings at that level list pay.
| Employer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | $236k | – | $236k | – | – |
| CaptiveAire | $85k | – | $85k | – | – |
| HPE | $245k | – | $209k | – | – |
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Employers hiring now typically offer $139,400 a year for Sales Engineer roles in the US. These numbers come from the pay employers list in their job postings, so they show what is on offer today rather than what people earned last year. We only show a number when at least 10 postings list pay.
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