The annual salary statistics of sales engineers in Richmond, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sales engineers in Richmond 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 | $86,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $95,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $128,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $209,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $215,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sales engineers in Richmond, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $215,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $128,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $86,820.
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 | $128,360 | 18.66% | 29.26% |
| 2021 | $104,410 | 2.89% | - |
| 2020 | $101,390 | 13.31% | - |
| 2019 | $87,900 | -15.97% | - |
| 2018 | $101,940 | 21.05% | - |
| 2017 | $80,480 | -23.66% | - |
| 2016 | $99,520 | 3.46% | - |
| 2015 | $96,080 | 3.96% | - |
| 2014 | $92,280 | 2.51% | - |
| 2013 | $89,960 | -0.93% | - |
| 2012 | $90,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $128,360 in Richmond is in the middle of salary range for sales engineers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of sales engineers in Richmond is 26.7 percent (26.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Roanoke and 37.3 percent (37.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lynchburg.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Roanoke | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Richmond | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Lynchburg |