Sales Engineers Salary in the US
A sales engineers earns a national median of $124,900 a year (mean $130,140) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #71 of 825.
How much does a sales engineers earn in the US?
A sales engineers in the United States earns a median of $124,900 a year (mean $130,140), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 145% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 51,790 people work in this occupation (SOC 41-9031), ranked #71 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$124,900
per year
Mean
$130,140
per year
Employment
51,790
US workers
National rank
#71
of 825 by median
What a sales engineers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a sales engineers (SOC 41-9031) earns a median annual wage of $124,900 and a mean (average) of $130,140. The median is the midpoint — half of sales engineers earn more and half earn less — and is 145% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a sales engineers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for sales engineers is $124,900, and the mean (average) is $130,140. The median is the midpoint — half of sales engineers earn more and half earn less.
- How does sales engineers pay compare to the US average?
- At $124,900, a sales engineers earns 145% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many sales engineers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 51,790 sales engineers employed nationally (SOC 41-9031), across all industries.
- Where does this sales engineers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 41-9031. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 41-9031 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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