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Sales Engineer Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

The annual salary statistics of sales engineers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sales engineers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$62,620
25th Percentile Wage
$84,130
50th Percentile Wage
$109,920
75th Percentile Wage
$141,370
90th Percentile Wage
$163,790

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sales engineers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $163,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $109,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,620.

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
$109,920
-20.18% -5.19%
2016
$132,100
1.22% -
2015
$130,490
0.42% -
2014
$129,940
9.73% -
2013
$117,300
1.42% -
2012
$115,630
- -

Table 2. Compare Sales Engineer Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $109,920 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for sales engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of sales engineers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 28.6 percent (28.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 29.9 percent (29.9%) 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