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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

41-9031 Sales Engineers

Sell business goods or services, the selling of which requires a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering. Excludes “Engineers” (17-2011 through 17-2199) whose primary function is not marketing or sales.


National estimates for Sales Engineers
Industry profile for Sales Engineers
Geographic profile for Sales Engineers

National estimates for Sales Engineers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Sales Engineers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
59,700 2.7 % $ 60.32 $ 125,460 1.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Sales Engineers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 31.15 $ 39.87 $ 52.18 $ 74.61 $ 93.82
Annual Wage (2) $ 64,790 $ 82,940 $ 108,530 $ 155,180 $ 195,140


Industry profile for Sales Engineers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Sales Engineers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Sales Engineers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Sales Engineers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 11,570 0.47 $ 69.95 $ 145,500
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) 5,440 0.38 $ 64.30 $ 133,750
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 4,440 0.62 $ 58.22 $ 121,100
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers 3,410 0.68 $ 58.22 $ 121,100
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 3,030 0.43 $ 48.19 $ 100,230

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Sales Engineers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 2,470 1.57 $ 72.32 $ 150,420
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers 3,410 0.68 $ 58.22 $ 121,100
Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media 70 0.64 $ 77.46 $ 161,110
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 4,440 0.62 $ 58.22 $ 121,100
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing 830 0.60 $ 49.15 $ 102,220

Top paying industries for Sales Engineers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services 280 0.16 $ 122.34 $ 254,480
Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media 70 0.64 $ 77.46 $ 161,110
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 40 0.01 $ 75.94 $ 157,950
Scientific Research and Development Services 950 0.11 $ 73.55 $ 152,980
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 2,470 1.57 $ 72.32 $ 150,420


Geographic profile for Sales Engineers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Sales Engineers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Sales Engineers, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of sales engineers by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Sales Engineers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 11,670 0.66 1.64 $ 68.38 $ 142,230
Texas 9,380 0.72 1.79 $ 62.14 $ 129,250
Massachusetts 3,240 0.91 2.25 $ 56.72 $ 117,980
New York 2,660 0.29 0.72 $ 62.26 $ 129,510
Pennsylvania 2,480 0.43 1.06 $ 51.17 $ 106,440


Map of location quotient of sales engineers by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Sales Engineers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts 3,240 0.91 2.25 $ 56.72 $ 117,980
Texas 9,380 0.72 1.79 $ 62.14 $ 129,250
New Hampshire 450 0.68 1.69 $ 42.65 $ 88,720
California 11,670 0.66 1.64 $ 68.38 $ 142,230
Colorado 1,680 0.61 1.50 $ 69.43 $ 144,410


Map of annual mean wages of sales engineers by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Sales Engineers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Virginia 160 0.24 0.59 $ 89.88 $ 186,950
District of Columbia 120 0.18 0.45 $ 73.42 $ 152,720
Maryland 1,160 0.44 1.09 $ 72.00 $ 149,750
Georgia 2,300 0.50 1.23 $ 71.33 $ 148,360
Virginia 1,530 0.40 0.98 $ 71.30 $ 148,310



Map of employment of sales engineers by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Sales Engineers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 4,290 1.13 2.80 $ 60.29 $ 125,410
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 3,500 3.11 7.72 $ 76.46 $ 159,030
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,810 0.46 1.14 $ 66.29 $ 137,880
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,760 1.02 2.53 $ 57.67 $ 119,950
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 2,580 0.28 0.69 $ 66.95 $ 139,250
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,180 0.91 2.26 $ 73.65 $ 153,200
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,690 0.62 1.53 $ 73.07 $ 151,980
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,570 0.51 1.27 $ 61.84 $ 128,640
Austin-Round Rock, TX 1,430 1.21 3.01 $ 66.43 $ 138,170
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,310 0.43 1.07 $ 73.29 $ 152,450


Map of location quotient of sales engineers by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Sales Engineers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 3,500 3.11 7.72 $ 76.46 $ 159,030
Boulder, CO 320 1.68 4.17 $ 86.87 $ 180,700
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 90 1.60 3.97 $ 54.74 $ 113,860
Austin-Round Rock, TX 1,430 1.21 3.01 $ 66.43 $ 138,170
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 4,290 1.13 2.80 $ 60.29 $ 125,410
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,760 1.02 2.53 $ 57.67 $ 119,950
Raleigh, NC 670 0.99 2.46 $ 60.14 $ 125,080
Madison, WI 350 0.91 2.26 $ 50.32 $ 104,670
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,180 0.91 2.26 $ 73.65 $ 153,200
Fort Collins, CO 140 0.80 1.99 $ 66.88 $ 139,110


Map of annual mean wages of sales engineers by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Sales Engineers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Boulder, CO 320 1.68 4.17 $ 86.87 $ 180,700
Salisbury, MD-DE 30 0.20 0.49 $ 85.23 $ 177,270
Huntsville, AL 70 0.29 0.73 $ 80.20 $ 166,810
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 30 0.31 0.77 $ 78.07 $ 162,390
Roanoke, VA 50 0.34 0.84 $ 76.70 $ 159,540
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 3,500 3.11 7.72 $ 76.46 $ 159,030
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 70 0.39 0.97 $ 76.33 $ 158,760
Greensboro-High Point, NC 90 0.26 0.65 $ 75.88 $ 157,820
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 170 0.23 0.56 $ 74.63 $ 155,230
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,180 0.91 2.26 $ 73.65 $ 153,200

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Sales Engineers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 90 0.35 0.88 $ 40.09 $ 83,390
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 80 0.41 1.01 $ 46.74 $ 97,220
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 70 0.34 0.85 $ 45.36 $ 94,340
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 70 0.66 1.63 $ 58.73 $ 122,160
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 60 0.19 0.48 $ 44.15 $ 91,830

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Sales Engineers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 70 0.66 1.63 $ 58.73 $ 122,160
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 50 0.60 1.48 (8) (8)
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 40 0.41 1.01 $ 34.31 $ 71,370
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 80 0.41 1.01 $ 46.74 $ 97,220
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 40 0.39 0.97 $ 34.54 $ 71,850

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Sales Engineers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 70 0.66 1.63 $ 58.73 $ 122,160
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 30 0.13 0.33 $ 55.22 $ 114,850
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 30 0.08 0.21 $ 54.49 $ 113,340
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 50 0.18 0.45 $ 52.31 $ 108,800
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 60 0.28 0.68 $ 47.38 $ 98,540


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023