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Sales Engineer Salary in Modesto, California

The annual salary statistics of sales engineers in Modesto, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sales engineers in Modesto is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Sales Engineers in Modesto, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$51,520
25th Percentile Wage
$62,960
50th Percentile Wage
$80,420
75th Percentile Wage
$101,650
90th Percentile Wage
$138,750

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sales engineers in Modesto, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $138,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,520.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sales engineers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$80,420
7.20% 7.20%
2016
$74,630
-5.36% -
2015
$78,630
-14.47% -
2014
$90,010
17.09% -
2012
$74,630
- -

Table 2. Compare Sales Engineer Salary in Modesto with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,420 in Modesto is in the middle of salary range for sales engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of sales engineers in Modesto is 47.8 percent (47.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 4.2 percent (4.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Vallejo-Fairfield.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$154,040
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$138,010
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$131,140
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$126,660
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$116,830
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$114,410
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$112,510
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$109,920
Bakersfield-Delano
$108,160
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$106,570
Yuba City
$104,320
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$103,310
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$103,020
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$101,850
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$101,590
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$101,210
Stockton
$99,040
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$96,030
Fresno
$95,920
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$94,460
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$91,560
Modesto
$80,420
Vallejo-Fairfield
$77,060

See also: Top paying jobs in Modesto, California.