The annual salary statistics of sales engineers in Columbia, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sales engineers in Columbia 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 | $53,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $115,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sales engineers in Columbia, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $115,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,150.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sales engineers from 2012 to 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $70,640 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2012 | $70,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $70,640, Columbia is the lowest paying city for sales engineers in state of Missouri, following city of St Louis (median annual salary of $103,870). In comparison, the median annual salary of sales engineers in Columbia is 32.0 percent (32.0%) lower than that in the highest paying city St Louis.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| St Louis | |
| Kansas City | |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | |
| Springfield | |
| Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Columbia |