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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average 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.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sales engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-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 | - | - |
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 | |
| Greensboro-High Point | |
| Winston-Salem | |
| Raleigh-Cary | |
| Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton | |
| Asheville | |
| Wilmington | |
| Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area |