The average annual salaries for sales engineers in the state of Wisconsin are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of sales engineers among Wisconsin areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 | $60,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $95,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $114,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $160,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sales engineers in Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $160,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $60,550.
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 | $95,780 | -3.72% | 18.85% |
| 2021 | $99,340 | -3.07% | - |
| 2020 | $102,390 | 3.03% | - |
| 2019 | $99,290 | 7.98% | - |
| 2018 | $91,370 | -0.65% | - |
| 2017 | $91,960 | 0.98% | - |
| 2016 | $91,060 | 3.72% | - |
| 2015 | $87,670 | 4.24% | - |
| 2014 | $83,950 | 5.24% | - |
| 2013 | $79,550 | 2.29% | - |
| 2012 | $77,730 | - | - |
Table 3 shows the median annual salary of sales engineers in some Wisconsin cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of sales engineers in state of Wisconsin ranges from $71,630 to $106,790. The highest paying area for sales engineers in Wisconsin is Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington with a median annual salary of $106,790. The second highest paying city/area in Wisconsin State is La Crosse (mean annual salary $101,030). The lowest paying area is Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $71,630.