Pay by state · 45 states
Sales Engineer Salary by State (2026)
Sales Engineers earn the most in Delaware at $167,200 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $62,970 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $124,900. All 45 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $167,200Delaware
- National median
- $124,900BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $62,970Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 45of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Sales Engineer salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of sales engineers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEDelaware | $167,200 | $155,390 | $203,690 | 80 | $167,522 |
| 2 | MDMaryland | $153,410 | $138,820 | $153,410 | 850 | $146,162 |
| 3 | RIRhode Island | $149,750 | $77,960 | $181,480 | 30 | $146,412 |
| 4 | WAWashington | $147,620 | $109,940 | $173,040 | 760 | $137,946 |
| 5 | COColorado | $139,990 | $110,120 | $176,780 | 2,800 | $135,844 |
| 6 | CACalifornia | $139,160 | $102,770 | $174,510 | 6,310 | $125,686 |
| 7 | NJNew Jersey | $139,010 | $111,640 | $167,970 | 1,760 | $127,761 |
| 8 | NYNew York | $137,480 | $101,550 | $174,820 | 3,150 | $127,389 |
| 9 | MAMassachusetts | $136,200 | $97,440 | $171,170 | 3,150 | $128,786 |
| 10 | WVWest Virginia | $135,260 | $134,000 | $141,740 | 40 | $151,134 |
| 11 | AZArizona | $131,870 | $81,240 | $216,650 | 1,000 | $130,983 |
| 12 | ARArkansas | $130,760 | $67,280 | $151,590 | 30 | $150,408 |
| 13 | TXTexas | $130,610 | $99,990 | $166,750 | 6,800 | $134,570 |
| 14 | OROregon | $128,170 | $94,640 | $166,950 | 540 | $124,002 |
| 15 | IDIdaho | $128,030 | $103,070 | $230,520 | 360 | $134,071 |
| 16 | FLFlorida | $125,530 | $91,800 | $155,290 | 2,410 | $121,386 |
| 17 | CTConnecticut | $123,660 | $85,250 | $142,250 | 760 | $119,351 |
| 18 | LALouisiana | $121,680 | $109,560 | $166,720 | N/A | $137,948 |
| 19 | NCNorth Carolina | $121,530 | $87,790 | $164,310 | 2,530 | $128,840 |
| 20 | NMNew Mexico | $119,420 | $94,990 | $154,700 | 80 | $129,506 |
| 21 | SDSouth Dakota | $119,110 | $102,620 | $130,870 | 100 | $134,457 |
| 22 | WIWisconsin | $117,970 | $97,690 | $138,480 | 1,300 | $125,373 |
| 23 | UTUtah | $117,650 | $87,200 | $130,610 | 480 | $119,002 |
| 24 | VTVermont | $116,790 | $115,130 | $119,990 | N/A | $119,225 |
| 25 | OKOklahoma | $114,520 | $74,990 | $143,150 | 290 | $130,369 |
| 26 | SCSouth Carolina | $114,250 | $92,830 | $137,380 | 770 | $121,868 |
| 27 | MIMichigan | $114,180 | $92,770 | $151,050 | 2,290 | $118,669 |
| 28 | TNTennessee | $111,580 | $81,620 | $131,290 | 530 | $121,454 |
| 29 | NHNew Hampshire | $107,850 | $83,340 | $145,730 | 300 | $103,538 |
| 30 | ALAlabama | $104,410 | $73,040 | $140,340 | 220 | $117,548 |
| 31 | MNMinnesota | $100,570 | $93,780 | $119,210 | 990 | $101,976 |
| 32 | ILIllinois | $99,710 | $83,710 | $134,700 | 1,150 | $99,752 |
| 33 | NVNevada | $99,020 | $73,230 | $138,700 | 320 | $99,041 |
| 34 | GAGeorgia | $98,840 | $83,180 | $129,640 | 1,630 | $102,645 |
| 35 | PAPennsylvania | $98,500 | $79,520 | $118,710 | 1,980 | $100,951 |
| 36 | KSKansas | $98,000 | $81,880 | $124,920 | 220 | $108,807 |
| 37 | OHOhio | $97,420 | $79,080 | $125,990 | 1,210 | $105,008 |
| 38 | MEMaine | $95,180 | $74,730 | $114,490 | 140 | $98,073 |
| 39 | MOMissouri | $90,960 | $65,050 | $109,830 | 710 | $100,157 |
| 40 | KYKentucky | $90,190 | $76,500 | $111,580 | 380 | $100,034 |
| 41 | NENebraska | $90,140 | $64,850 | $102,950 | 130 | $100,041 |
| 42 | IAIowa | $83,450 | $83,450 | $117,080 | 310 | $95,087 |
| 43 | INIndiana | $74,960 | $38,530 | $101,010 | 980 | $80,318 |
| 44 | AKAlaska | $71,080 | $62,450 | $129,640 | N/A | $69,442 |
| 45 | PRPuerto Rico | $62,970 | $49,410 | $73,020 | 70 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Sales Engineers, that changes the ranking: Delaware leads on raw pay at $167,200, while Delaware leads once prices are taken into account at $167,522.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Sales Engineer pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Sales Engineers the most?
Delaware reports the highest median wage for Sales Engineers at $167,200 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Maryland ($153,410) and Rhode Island ($149,750).
Which state pays Sales Engineers the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Sales Engineers at $62,970 a year, $104,230 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Sales Engineers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Delaware first at $167,522 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $167,200. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.