SOC 41-9031 · Sales and Related Occupations

Sales Engineers

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$124,900

U.S. median hourly wage$60.05

U.S. employment51,790

Nationally, sales engineers earned a median of $124,900 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 51,790 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Sales Engineers: pay and employment by state
State
Delaware	$167,200	$80.38	80	0.2
Maryland	$153,410	$73.76	850	0.3
Rhode Island	$149,750	$71.99	30	0.1
Washington	$147,620	$70.97	760	0.2
Colorado	$139,990	$67.30	2,800	1.0
California	$139,160	$66.90	6,310	0.3
New Jersey	$139,010	$66.83	1,760	0.4
New York	$137,480	$66.10	3,150	0.3
Massachusetts	$136,200	$65.48	3,150	0.9
West Virginia	$135,260	$65.03	40	0.1
Arizona	$131,870	$63.40	1,000	0.3
Arkansas	$130,760	$62.86	30	0.0
Texas	$130,610	$62.79	6,800	0.5
Oregon	$128,170	$61.62	540	0.3
Idaho	$128,030	$61.56	360	0.4
Florida	$125,530	$60.35	2,410	0.2
Connecticut	$123,660	$59.45	760	0.4
Louisiana	$121,680	$58.50	Not published	Not published
North Carolina	$121,530	$58.43	2,530	0.5
New Mexico	$119,420	$57.41	80	0.1
South Dakota	$119,110	$57.26	100	0.2
Wisconsin	$117,970	$56.71	1,300	0.4
Utah	$117,650	$56.56	480	0.3
Vermont	$116,790	$56.15	Not published	Not published
Oklahoma	$114,520	$55.06	290	0.2
South Carolina	$114,250	$54.93	770	0.3
Michigan	$114,180	$54.89	2,290	0.5
Tennessee	$111,580	$53.64	530	0.2
New Hampshire	$107,850	$51.85	300	0.4
Alabama	$104,410	$50.20	220	0.1
Minnesota	$100,570	$48.35	990	0.3
Illinois	$99,710	$47.94	1,150	0.2
Nevada	$99,020	$47.61	320	0.2
Georgia	$98,840	$47.52	1,630	0.3
Pennsylvania	$98,500	$47.35	1,980	0.3
Kansas	$98,000	$47.12	220	0.2
Ohio	$97,420	$46.84	1,210	0.2
Maine	$95,180	$45.76	140	0.2
Missouri	$90,960	$43.73	710	0.2
Kentucky	$90,190	$43.36	380	0.2
Nebraska	$90,140	$43.34	130	0.1
Iowa	$83,450	$40.12	310	0.2
Indiana	$74,960	$36.04	980	0.3
Alaska	$71,080	$34.18	Not published	Not published
Puerto Rico	$62,970	$30.28	70	0.1
Mississippi	Not published	Not published	90	0.1
Virginia	Not published	Not published	1,260	0.3

Pay by metro area

All 147 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Sales Engineers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$177,490	$85.33	1,600	1.4
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$175,310	$84.29	330	1.0
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$163,810	$78.76	30	0.3
Ocala, FL	$158,190	$76.05	40	0.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$153,560	$73.83	520	0.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$153,410	$73.76	1,010	0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$151,610	$72.89	930	0.4
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$151,450	$72.81	80	0.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$147,570	$70.95	3,440	0.4
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$147,130	$70.74	50	0.2
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$143,970	$69.22	40	0.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$139,990	$67.30	2,010	1.2
Midland, TX	$138,930	$66.79	70	0.6
Boulder, CO	$138,720	$66.69	350	1.8
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$138,560	$66.62	220	0.2
Greeley, CO	$138,420	$66.55	30	0.3
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$137,960	$66.33	1,230	1.0
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$136,620	$65.68	2,410	0.9
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$136,430	$65.59	90	0.3
Albuquerque, NM	$136,260	$65.51	60	0.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$135,050	$64.93	850	0.4
Odessa, TX	$134,740	$64.78	50	0.6
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$133,380	$64.12	1,770	0.3
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$133,350	$64.11	40	0.1
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$133,300	$64.09	50	0.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$133,280	$64.08	2,690	0.7
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$133,010	$63.95	Not published	Not published
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$132,510	$63.71	40	0.1
Colorado Springs, CO	$130,360	$62.68	170	0.5
Chambersburg, PA	$130,310	$62.65	90	1.4
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$130,170	$62.58	70	0.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$129,850	$62.43	490	0.4
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$129,520	$62.27	570	0.8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$128,670	$61.86	510	0.2
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$128,200	$61.63	60	0.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$128,170	$61.62	220	0.2
Tallahassee, FL	$128,000	$61.54	40	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$127,800	$61.44	1,340	0.4
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$126,310	$60.73	90	0.3
Worcester, MA	$125,800	$60.48	320	0.9
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$125,630	$60.40	50	0.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$125,530	$60.35	300	0.5
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$124,870	$60.03	80	0.2
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$123,830	$59.53	110	0.7
Killeen-Temple, TX	$123,770	$59.51	40	0.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$123,350	$59.30	450	0.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$122,990	$59.13	1,250	0.7
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$122,690	$58.99	120	0.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$122,610	$58.95	360	0.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$121,980	$58.64	210	0.2
Lafayette, LA	$121,680	$58.50	60	0.3
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$121,270	$58.31	230	0.3
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$121,100	$58.22	40	0.2
Ann Arbor, MI	$121,000	$58.18	110	0.5
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$119,950	$57.67	450	0.5
Madison, WI	$119,900	$57.64	200	0.5
Jacksonville, FL	$119,550	$57.47	190	0.2
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$118,760	$57.10	30	0.4
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$118,610	$57.03	60	0.3
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$118,450	$56.95	140	0.5
Columbus, OH	$117,110	$56.30	160	0.1
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$116,790	$56.15	Not published	Not published
Appleton, WI	$116,570	$56.04	60	0.5
Oklahoma City, OK	$116,490	$56.00	90	0.1
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$115,850	$55.70	50	0.3
Wilmington, NC	$114,170	$54.89	60	0.3
Asheville, NC	$111,250	$53.49	60	0.3
Fresno, CA	$111,160	$53.44	40	0.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$110,940	$53.34	40	0.1
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$110,610	$53.18	800	0.6
Reno, NV	$110,360	$53.06	70	0.2
Winston-Salem, NC	$109,760	$52.77	60	0.2
Columbia, SC	$108,830	$52.32	100	0.3
New Haven, CT	$107,940	$51.89	120	0.4
Green Bay, WI	$107,300	$51.59	70	0.4
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$106,130	$51.02	130	0.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$105,080	$50.52	270	0.5
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$105,040	$50.50	170	0.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$104,850	$50.41	130	0.2
Syracuse, NY	$104,810	$50.39	110	0.4
Tulsa, OK	$104,370	$50.18	100	0.2
Knoxville, TN	$104,170	$50.08	110	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$104,070	$50.04	790	0.2
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$103,830	$49.92	30	0.3
Rochester, NY	$103,640	$49.83	180	0.4
Saginaw, MI	$103,440	$49.73	40	0.5
Lancaster, PA	$103,320	$49.67	40	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$103,040	$49.54	130	0.3
St. Louis, MO-IL	$102,910	$49.48	340	0.3
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$102,800	$49.42	140	0.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$102,790	$49.42	750	0.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$102,340	$49.20	670	0.2
Portland-South Portland, ME	$102,200	$49.13	60	0.2
Binghamton, NY	$102,120	$49.10	40	0.4
Roanoke, VA	$102,010	$49.05	90	0.6
Kansas City, MO-KS	$101,640	$48.86	210	0.2
Richmond, VA	$101,210	$48.66	Not published	Not published
Akron, OH	$100,560	$48.34	80	0.3
Ogden, UT	$100,490	$48.31	40	0.2
Logan, UT-ID	$100,310	$48.22	40	0.5
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$99,890	$48.02	90	0.5
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$99,690	$47.93	140	0.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$99,230	$47.71	1,250	0.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$98,820	$47.51	130	0.1
Cedar Rapids, IA	$98,750	$47.48	Not published	Not published
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$98,720	$47.46	170	0.3
Cleveland, OH	$98,220	$47.22	210	0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$97,960	$47.10	30	0.1
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$97,920	$47.08	340	0.2
Omaha, NE-IA	$97,820	$47.03	40	0.1
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$97,800	$47.02	50	0.2
Savannah, GA	$97,650	$46.95	30	0.2
Lynchburg, VA	$97,540	$46.89	40	0.4
Pittsburgh, PA	$97,430	$46.84	370	0.3
Springfield, MA	$96,860	$46.57	80	0.4
Spartanburg, SC	$96,520	$46.41	40	0.2
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$96,320	$46.31	40	0.3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$95,910	$46.11	Not published	Not published
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$95,020	$45.68	40	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$94,590	$45.48	60	0.2
Jackson, MS	$94,420	$45.40	40	0.1
York-Hanover, PA	$94,020	$45.20	90	0.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$93,920	$45.16	170	0.5
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$93,500	$44.95	50	0.2
Wichita, KS	$92,730	$44.58	50	0.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$92,650	$44.55	340	0.3
Reading, PA	$92,370	$44.41	30	0.2
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$91,880	$44.17	60	0.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$90,190	$43.36	130	0.2
Toledo, OH	$89,780	$43.16	50	0.2
Lubbock, TX	$88,010	$42.31	30	0.2
Utica-Rome, NY	$85,790	$41.24	50	0.4
El Paso, TX	$85,210	$40.97	70	0.2
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$84,990	$40.86	220	0.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$83,450	$40.12	160	0.4
Lincoln, NE	$83,240	$40.02	60	0.3
Traverse City, MI	$82,780	$39.80	30	0.4
Tucson, AZ	$82,780	$39.80	50	0.1
Erie, PA	$82,300	$39.57	30	0.3
Canton-Massillon, OH	$80,370	$38.64	30	0.2
Rockford, IL	$75,320	$36.21	110	0.8
Springfield, MO	$71,250	$34.26	30	0.1
Anchorage, AK	$71,080	$34.17	Not published	Not published
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$51,460	$24.74	50	0.1
Birmingham, AL	Not published	Not published	60	0.1
Boise City, ID	Not published	Not published	270	0.7
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	Not published	Not published	190	0.3

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.