The annual salary statistics of sales engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sales engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $72,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $95,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $128,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $170,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $206,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sales engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $206,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $128,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $72,910.
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 | $128,030 | 2.39% | 19.96% |
| 2021 | $124,970 | 7.60% | - |
| 2020 | $115,470 | 4.54% | - |
| 2019 | $110,230 | 7.45% | - |
| 2018 | $102,020 | -16.49% | - |
| 2017 | $118,840 | 3.58% | - |
| 2016 | $114,580 | 5.18% | - |
| 2015 | $108,640 | -4.15% | - |
| 2014 | $113,150 | 6.64% | - |
| 2013 | $105,640 | 2.99% | - |
| 2012 | $102,480 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $128,030 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for sales engineers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of sales engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 12.2 percent (12.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Olympia and 29.9 percent (29.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Spokane.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Olympia | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Tacoma | |
| Spokane |