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Sales Engineer Salary in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The annual salary statistics of sales engineers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sales engineers in Durham-Chapel Hill is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Sales Engineers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$95,950
25th Percentile Wage
$99,730
50th Percentile Wage
$144,440
75th Percentile Wage
$178,190
90th Percentile Wage
$198,450

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sales engineers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $198,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $144,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $95,950.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sales engineers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$144,440
27.01% 37.07%
2021
$105,430
-29.01% -
2020
$136,020
5.33% -
2019
$128,770
25.15% -
2018
$96,380
7.20% -
2017
$89,440
8.52% -
2016
$81,820
-11.10% -
2012
$90,900
- -

Table 2. Compare Sales Engineer Salary in Durham-Chapel Hill with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $144,440, Durham-Chapel Hill is the highest paying city for sales engineers in state of North Carolina, followed by Greensboro-High Point (median annual salary $115,620). In comparison, the median annual salary of sales engineers in Durham-Chapel Hill is 20.0 percent (20.0%) higher than that in Greensboro-High Point.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Durham-Chapel Hill
$144,440
Greensboro-High Point
$115,620
Winston-Salem
$105,150
Raleigh-Cary
$100,810
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$98,440
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$96,860
Asheville
$93,540
Wilmington
$82,930
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$65,420

See also: Top paying jobs in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina.