The annual salary statistics of sales engineers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sales engineers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $55,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sales engineers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,860.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sales engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $79,250 | -31.65% | 2.04% |
| 2021 | $104,330 | 7.35% | - |
| 2020 | $96,660 | 8.39% | - |
| 2019 | $88,550 | -1.66% | - |
| 2018 | $90,020 | 6.48% | - |
| 2017 | $84,190 | 6.81% | - |
| 2016 | $78,460 | 3.59% | - |
| 2015 | $75,640 | -2.63% | - |
| 2014 | $77,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $79,250, Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is the highest paying city for sales engineers in state of Maine, followed by Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $72,790). In comparison, the median annual salary of sales engineers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is 8.2 percent (8.2%) higher than that in Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bangor |