Sales · Level E1 · Salary
Sales Engineer (SE) salary
Typical on-target earnings (US national)
$180,000–$235,000
Base
$147,000
Variable @ target
$45,000
Equity (annual)
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Pre-sales technical overlay; ~70/30 base/variable; team/overlay quota (not individual close). Add $10-20k base for cloud/data-platform vendors.
Indicative, sourced — not a guarantee. RepVue Sales Engineer (median base $147.2k / OTE $205k; 1,763 submissions)
Pay by metro — nominal vs cost-adjusted
“Real” adjusts for cost of living, so a high headline number in an expensive metro can be worth less in practice. Ranked by real pay.
| Metro | Nominal | Real (cost-adjusted) |
|---|---|---|
| Remote (US national) | $205,000 | $205,000 |
| Atlanta | $200,900 | $205,000 |
| Austin | $205,000 | $200,980 |
| Chicago | $205,000 | $189,815 |
| Seattle | $221,400 | $184,500 |
| Denver | $200,900 | $182,636 |
| Boston | $205,000 | $151,852 |
| Los Angeles | $205,000 | $141,379 |
| New York City | $215,250 | $138,871 |
| San Francisco Bay Area | $215,250 | $119,583 |