Highest-paying States for Sales Engineers

The highest-paying states for sales engineers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of sales engineers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $155,700, Maryland is the highest paying state for sales engineers. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $142,200). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of sales engineers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Sales Engineers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Maryland	$155,700	$83,100	1,160
2	New Jersey	$142,200	$71,390	1,300
3	Virginia	$137,940	$88,690	1,530
4	West Virginia	$134,120	$123,150	160
5	Alabama	$130,970	$55,840	270
6	District of Columbia	$130,380	$103,650	120
7	Colorado	$130,120	$75,410	1,680
8	Montana	$129,190	$79,650	40
9	Vermont	$127,890	$81,890	120
10	Washington	$125,910	$63,320	740
11	Delaware	$124,880	$74,060	150
12	California	$124,570	$72,220	11,670
13	Idaho	$122,890	$70,900	110
14	Texas	$122,830	$73,600	9,380
15	Oregon	$122,490	$75,070	820
16	New Mexico	$117,630	$35,820	40
17	Georgia	$110,580	$65,910	2,300
18	New York	$108,960	$66,920	2,660
19	Arizona	$106,120	$63,870	610
20	Kansas	$105,380	$69,120	210
21	Florida	$105,270	$48,780	2,160
22	Massachusetts	$105,230	$66,480	3,240
23	Connecticut	$100,860	$70,530	720
24	North Carolina	$100,810	$73,460	2,370
25	Minnesota	$99,550	$60,900	890
26	Oklahoma	$97,760	$40,210	540
27	Pennsylvania	$97,640	$55,660	2,480
28	Illinois	$97,030	$63,170	1,500
29	Missouri	$96,670	$60,970	630
30	Michigan	$96,510	$62,900	2,160
31	Wisconsin	$95,780	$60,550	1,310
32	South Carolina	$95,340	$60,490	540
33	Ohio	$94,270	$60,950	1,860
34	Nebraska	$93,960	$61,800	390
35	Alaska	$93,960	$60,590	50
36	Louisiana	$92,570	$40,980	80
37	South Dakota	$91,340	$67,840	80
38	Iowa	$89,130	$67,920	300
39	Kentucky	$88,390	$51,020	290
40	Utah	$87,180	$61,330	410
41	Nevada	$87,120	$61,070	180
42	Tennessee	$85,970	$51,380	470
43	North Dakota	$81,710	$58,750	50
44	Arkansas	$79,890	$58,990	180
45	Rhode Island	$78,930	$53,060	40
46	New Hampshire	$77,080	$31,200	450
47	Maine	$76,590	$52,740	130
48	Mississippi	$74,630	$55,470	110
49	Indiana	$74,220	$42,370	1,280
50	Hawaii	$50,960	$47,010	70
51	Puerto Rico	$49,140	$33,230	50

See also: Highest-paying industries for sales engineers, Top paying jobs in America.