The salary statistics of sales engineers in the industry sector of retail trade are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare sales engineer salaries in different industries within the retail trade sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $53,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $97,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $126,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $160,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sales engineers in the industry sector of retail trade. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) sales engineers is $160,380. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $97,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid sales engineers is $53,250.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sales engineers in the industry sector of retail trade from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $97,780 | -5.02% | -16.19% |
| 2017 | $102,690 | 2.99% | - |
| 2016 | $99,620 | 15.01% | - |
| 2015 | $84,670 | -22.31% | - |
| 2014 | $103,560 | -17.08% | - |
| 2013 | $121,250 | 6.30% | - |
| 2012 | $113,610 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].