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Sales Engineer Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

The annual salary statistics of sales engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sales engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$84,050
25th Percentile Wage
$107,740
50th Percentile Wage
$138,010
75th Percentile Wage
$172,080
90th Percentile Wage
$212,220

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sales engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $212,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $138,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $84,050.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sales engineers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$138,010
5.13% 21.24%
2021
$130,930
-3.89% -
2020
$136,020
12.17% -
2019
$119,460
8.82% -
2018
$108,920
-3.20% -
2017
$112,410
-10.03% -
2016
$123,680
-1.55% -
2015
$125,600
4.65% -
2014
$119,760
5.20% -
2013
$113,530
4.26% -
2012
$108,690
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Table 2. Compare Sales Engineer Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $138,010, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for sales engineers in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $154,040). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of sales engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 10.4 percent (10.4%) lower.

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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California.