Sales Engineer Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

There were about 76,000 jobs for sales engineers in the US in 2008. Compared to other occupations, unemployment for workers was ranked very low. The percentage of employees without jobs in 2008 was 2%.

Area Job Conditions

The cities with the most jobs for workers are San Jose (California), Lowell (Massachusetts), and San Francisco (California), and cities with the least jobs are Tucson (Arizona), Virginia Beach (Virginia), and Salt Lake City (Utah).

The highest salaries for employees are found in Ithaca (New York), Lawrence (Massachusetts), and Santa Rosa (California), and the lowest-paying areas are in Chattanooga (Tennessee), Wichita (Kansas), and Tucson (Arizona).

Training and Education

People who want to work as workers should consider getting a bachelor's degree. More than 79% of employees have a four year degree. About 16% of sales engineers have attended college, but not earned a bachelor's degree. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

About 2% of sales engineers work part of the time.

Sales Engineers Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of sales engineers compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for sales engineers.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Birmingham	$72,000	200
Mobile	$108,000	50

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Phoenix	$72,000	1,120
Tucson	$52,000	50

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Little Rock	$73,000	70
Fayetteville	$76,000	40

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
San Jose	$112,000	6,960
Santa Ana	$87,000	2,630
San Francisco	$102,000	2,140
Oakland	$106,000	1,910
San Diego	$94,000	1,540
Sacramento	$97,000	730
Riverside	$71,000	570
Oxnard	$98,000	480
Bakersfield	$97,000	300
Santa Rosa	$115,000	180
Santa Barbara	$76,000	110
Santa Cruz	$95,000	50
Modesto	$97,000	40
Visalia	$83,000	40

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Denver	$92,000	1,390
Boulder	$84,000	310

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Hartford	$77,000	690
Bridgeport	$78,000	170
New Haven	$82,000	150
Danbury	$72,000	90
Norwich	$79,000	80

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$87,000	180

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$104,000	830

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Tampa	$73,000	640
Fort Lauderdale	$89,000	290
Miami	$91,000	240
West Palm Beach	$87,000	130
Jacksonville	$84,000	110
Palm Bay	$84,000	110
Lakeland	$68,000	40

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Atlanta	$78,000	1,640

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$92,000	70

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Coeur Dalene	$72,000	80

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Rockford	$69,000	110
Peoria	$67,000	70

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Fort Wayne	$76,000	110
Evansville	$67,000	70
Elkhart	$70,000	70
Gary	$80,000	60

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Des Moines	$100,000	100
Cedar Rapids	$86,000	60

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wichita	$70,000	50

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Louisville	$80,000	170

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$72,000	50

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Baltimore	$88,000	640
Bethesda	$79,000	420

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boston	$103,000	2,790
Framingham	$96,000	330
Lowell	$92,000	290
Worcester	$99,000	250
Springfield	$101,000	200
Haverhill	$89,000	60
New Bedford	$83,000	40
Lawrence	$98,000	30

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Warren	$94,000	1,760
Grand Rapids	$69,000	410
Detroit	$84,000	370
Holland	$69,000	100
Lansing	$91,000	80
Ann Arbor	$92,000	60
Bay City	$67,000	40
Niles	$79,000	40
Kalamazoo	$72,000	30

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Minneapolis	$87,000	1,270
Duluth		30

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Jackson	$70,000	50

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
St Louis	$74,000	570
Kansas City	$74,000	330
Springfield	$70,000	40

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha		90

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas	$70,000	250

New Hampshire

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Nashua	$92,000	210
Portsmouth	$73,000	70
Manchester	$85,000	50

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Edison		960
Newark	$96,000	610
Camden	$86,000	280
Trenton	$83,000	60

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Albuquerque	$70,000	80

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
New York	$99,000	2,770
Nassau	$93,000	1,030
Rochester	$65,000	490
Albany	$81,000	470
Buffalo	$78,000	270
Syracuse	$82,000	200
Ithaca	$102,000	50

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Charlotte	$78,000	800
Raleigh	$75,000	500
Durham	$98,000	210
Greensboro	$70,000	160
Asheville	$81,000	130
Winston Salem		80
Wilmington	$74,000	30

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Cleveland	$75,000	660
Cincinnati	$85,000	390
Dayton	$80,000	280
Columbus	$70,000	230
Toledo	$67,000	90
Akron	$81,000	90
Mansfield	$65,000	40
Canton	$74,000	40

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Tulsa		250
Oklahoma City	$65,000	100

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$92,000	1,130

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Philadelphia	$78,000	1,730
Pittsburgh	$78,000	520
Allentown	$76,000	230
Harrisburg	$83,000	130
Reading	$79,000	100
Lancaster	$77,000	90
York	$79,000	90
Scranton	$101,000	70
Erie	$70,000	50

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence		160

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Columbia	$71,000	80

South Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Sioux Falls	$77,000	80

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Nashville	$67,000	320
Chattanooga	$60,000	50

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Houston	$100,000	1,890
Dallas	$100,000	1,340
Austin	$85,000	760
Fort Worth	$82,000	320
San Antonio	$86,000	240

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Salt Lake City	$101,000	80

Vermont

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Burlington	$64,000	50

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Richmond	$72,000	550
Virginia Beach	$75,000	100
Roanoke	$81,000	60

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Seattle	$98,000	1,360
Spokane	$85,000	170

West Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Huntington		40

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Milwaukee	$84,000	1,020
Madison	$81,000	150
Appleton	$76,000	70
Janesville	$78,000	40
Fond		40
Green Bay	$74,000	40
Oshkosh	$78,000	30
Eau Claire	$76,000	30

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