Sales Engineers: salary, outlook & degrees
Sell business goods or services, the selling of which requires a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering.
Middle half $92,890–$161,230. 51,790 jobs.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
88% hold a bachelor's or higher. Those with one: $111,678.
Census ACS 2020-2024 microdata, workers with at least a high school diploma; EducationGuide calculation
About 3,800 openings a year, including replacements.
BLS Employment Projections 2025-35
Considerable preparation (usually a bachelor's).
BLS; O*NET 31.0 job zone
Degrees that lead to this career
What workers ages 25-34 in this job studied, among those with a bachelor's or higher. This is what people actually did, not a requirement.
| Field of bachelor's degree | Share | Degree pages |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 23% | Mechanical Engineering |
| Electrical Engineering | 6% | Electrical Engineering |
| General Engineering | 5% | Engineering |
| Computer Engineering | 4% | Computer Engineering |
| Business Management And Administration | 3% | Business Administration |
| General Business | 3% | Business |
| Chemical Engineering | 3% | Chemical Engineering |
| Computer Science | 3% | Computer Science |
| Industrial And Manufacturing Engineering | 2% | Industrial Engineering |
| Physics | 2% | Physics |
Census ACS 2020-2024 microdata (ages 25-34, employed, bachelor's or higher; top 10 fields); EducationGuide calculation.
Education workers say the job requires
O*NET 31.0 survey of workers (“required level of education”); small samples, so treat shares as approximate.
Pay by state and metro
| State | Median wage |
|---|---|
| Delaware | $167,200 |
| Maryland | $153,410 |
| Rhode Island | $149,750 |
| Washington | $147,620 |
| Colorado | $139,990 |
| California | $139,160 |
| New Jersey | $139,010 |
| New York | $137,480 |
| Massachusetts | $136,200 |
| West Virginia | $135,260 |
| Arizona | $131,870 |
| Arkansas | $130,760 |
| Texas | $130,610 |
| Oregon | $128,170 |
| Idaho | $128,030 |
| Florida | $125,530 |
| Connecticut | $123,660 |
| Louisiana | $121,680 |
| North Carolina | $121,530 |
| New Mexico | $119,420 |
| South Dakota | $119,110 |
| Wisconsin | $117,970 |
| Utah | $117,650 |
| Vermont | $116,790 |
| Oklahoma | $114,520 |
| South Carolina | $114,250 |
| Michigan | $114,180 |
| Tennessee | $111,580 |
| New Hampshire | $107,850 |
| Alabama | $104,410 |
| Minnesota | $100,570 |
| Illinois | $99,710 |
| Nevada | $99,020 |
| Georgia | $98,840 |
| Pennsylvania | $98,500 |
| Kansas | $98,000 |
| Ohio | $97,420 |
| Maine | $95,180 |
| Missouri | $90,960 |
| Kentucky | $90,190 |
| Nebraska | $90,140 |
| Iowa | $83,450 |
| Indiana | $74,960 |
| Alaska | $71,080 |
| PR | $62,970 |
Florida metro areas
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach$128,670
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater$123,350
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford$97,920
- Jacksonville$119,550
- Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville$130,170
- Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent$128,200
- North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota$147,130
- Ocala$158,190
Virginia metro areas
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria$153,410
- Roanoke$102,010
- Lynchburg$97,540
- Richmond$101,210
California metro areas
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim$133,380
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara$177,490
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont$151,610
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad$122,610
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom$138,560
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario$105,040
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura$126,310
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma$97,800
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025: median annual wage, all workers in the job. Metro areas: the largest by employment.
What the work takes
Top skills
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
Knowledge used
- Customer and Personal Service
- Sales and Marketing
- Engineering and Technology
- English Language
- Mathematics
Work styles
- Dependability
- Social Orientation
- Perseverance
- Achievement Orientation
- Self-Confidence
People in this job tend to have Enterprising (leading), Conventional (organizing) interests.
O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0): skills and knowledge by importance; work styles; interest high points.
Sales Engineers: questions
How much do sales Engineers make?
Sales Engineers earn a U.S. median $124,900 a year; the middle half earn $92,890 to $161,230 (BLS, May 2025). Workers ages 25-34 in this job earn a median $106,133 (Census ACS 2020-2024).
Is sales Engineers a growing field?
BLS projects growth of 2.8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 3,800 openings a year, including replacements.
What degree do you need to be a sales Engineer?
BLS lists the typical entry education as bachelor's degree. In O*NET's survey, 83% of workers say a bachelor's or higher is required. Among workers ages 25-34 with a bachelor's, the most common field of degree is mechanical Engineering (23%).
How much do sales Engineers make in Florida?
The median in Florida is $125,530 a year (BLS, May 2025), compared with $124,900 nationally.
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35); O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Census Bureau ACS microdata. SOC 41-9031. Method
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