The salary statistics of sales engineers in the industry sector of professional, scientific, and technical services are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare sales engineer salaries in different industries within the professional, scientific, and technical services sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $59,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $107,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $141,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $169,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sales engineers in the industry sector of professional, scientific, and technical services. 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 $169,020. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $107,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid sales engineers is $59,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sales engineers in the industry sector of professional, scientific, and technical services from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $107,710 | 0.58% | 1.81% |
| 2017 | $107,090 | -2.66% | - |
| 2016 | $109,940 | 1.43% | - |
| 2015 | $108,370 | 0.11% | - |
| 2014 | $108,250 | -0.21% | - |
| 2013 | $108,480 | 2.51% | - |
| 2012 | $105,760 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].