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Sales Engineer Salaries

How much do Sales Engineers make? The median base salary for Sales Engineers is $140,000. The median total compensation or OTE is $195,000. Data updated on 04/14/2025.

Median Base Salary
$140,000
4%
in the last year
Median On-Target Earnings
$195,000
1%
in the last year
Top Performer Earning Potential
$323,525
-1%
in the last year
Current % that Attain Quota
55.7%
3%
in the last year
Distribution of Earnings
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Base Salary
On-Target Earnings
Percent that Attain Quota
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Current % that Attain Quota
Current Attainment
55.7%
Avg Deal Size
$192k
Highest Paying Companies for Sales Engineers
See which companies pay their Sales Engineers the most in 2025. This list is sorted by highest OTE (on-target earnings). Data updated 04/14/2025
Company
Base Salary
Median OTE
Top Performer
1
Kyndryl
KyndrylKyndryl
73.73
$240,000
$325,000
$551,666
2
Noname Security
Noname SecurityNoname Security
83.92
$210,000
$315,000
$470,000
3
Microstrategy
MicrostrategyMicrostrategy
72.82
$150,000
$300,000
$460,000
4
SymphonyAI
SymphonyAISymphonyAI
69.70
$225,000
$300,000
$405,000
5
Fireblocks
FireblocksFireblocks
79.64
$195,000
$300,000
$750,000
6
Moveworks
MoveworksMoveworks
84.15
$200,000
$285,000
$462,000
7
Forcepoint
ForcepointForcepoint
79.09
$175,000
$281,000
$654,000
8
JFrog
JFrogJFrog
78.56
$175,000
$280,000
$436,666
9
Databricks
DatabricksDatabricks
87.29
Hiring
$180,000
$275,000
$481,818
10
Wiz
WizWiz
88.88
$180,000
$275,000
$426,363
11
Clumio
ClumioClumio
76.64
$190,000
$275,000
$1,018,333
12
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto NetworksPalo Alto Networks
85.78
$165,000
$265,000
$687,692
13
Grafana Labs
Grafana LabsGrafana Labs
85.32
$175,000
$265,000
$370,000
14
SentinelOne
SentinelOneSentinelOne
84.32
$155,000
$265,000
$478,000
15
Harness
HarnessHarness
79.16
Hiring
$160,000
$260,000
$530,000
16
Gigamon
GigamonGigamon
76.44
$200,000
$260,000
$418,000
17
Chainguard
ChainguardChainguard
95.33
Hiring
$175,000
$260,000
$612,500
18
Mulesoft (Salesforce)
Mulesoft (Salesforce)Mulesoft (Salesforce)
84.46
Hiring
$175,000
$255,000
$383,125
19
F5
F5F5
81.32
$185,000
$255,000
$316,000
20
SailPoint
SailPointSailPoint
86.45
$165,000
$250,000
$308,000
21
Fortinet
FortinetFortinet
81.29
Hiring
$170,000
$250,000
$471,111
22
Veeam
VeeamVeeam
82.80
$175,000
$250,000
$558,000
23
BigPanda
BigPandaBigPanda
81.34
$165,000
$250,000
$516,000
24
Cohesity
CohesityCohesity
81.79
$150,000
$250,000
$584,000
25
HashiCorp
HashiCorpHashiCorp
82.84
$185,000
$250,000
$401,000
26
World Wide Technology
World Wide TechnologyWorld Wide Technology
84.08
$175,000
$250,000
$319,000
27
Astronomer
AstronomerAstronomer
85.26
$200,000
$250,000
$367,500
28
Palantir
PalantirPalantir
69.00
Hiring
$150,000
$250,000
$550,000
29
Broadcom Inc.
Broadcom Inc.Broadcom Inc.
74.77
$180,000
$250,000
$394,000
30
Progress Chef
Progress ChefProgress Chef
65.21
$190,000
$250,000
$282,500
31
Pure Storage
Pure StoragePure Storage
89.46
$150,000
$245,000
$540,000
32
Cloudera
ClouderaCloudera
80.84
$185,000
$245,000
$308,000
33
BairesDev
BairesDevBairesDev
77.75
$140,000
$245,000
$453,333
34
Red Hat
Red HatRed Hat
83.35
$165,000
$240,000
$624,285
35
Commvault
CommvaultCommvault
83.44
$165,000
$240,000
$634,000
36
Arista
AristaArista
87.02
$140,000
$240,000
$985,000
37
Trace3
Trace3Trace3
82.04
Hiring
$170,000
$240,000
$996,000
38
UserTesting
UserTestingUserTesting
79.22
Hiring
$190,000
$240,000
$274,000
39
Microsoft
MicrosoftMicrosoft
86.94
$165,000
$235,000
$433,888
40
Amplitude
AmplitudeAmplitude
79.42
$175,000
$235,000
$248,000
41
Rapid7
Rapid7Rapid7
81.98
$180,000
$235,000
$342,000
42
LaunchDarkly
LaunchDarklyLaunchDarkly
78.54
$185,000
$235,000
$296,000
43
ThoughtSpot
ThoughtSpotThoughtSpot
80.68
$170,000
$235,000
$268,000
44
Airtable
AirtableAirtable
77.39
$160,000
$235,000
$260,000
45
People.ai
People.aiPeople.ai
74.83
$165,000
$235,000
$282,000
46
ExtraHop
ExtraHopExtraHop
75.79
$165,000
$235,000
$559,000
47
Sourcegraph
SourcegraphSourcegraph
74.77
$180,000
$235,000
$310,000
48
Oracle
OracleOracle
78.25
Hiring
$155,000
$230,000
$312,000
49
Snowflake
SnowflakeSnowflake
86.37
Hiring
$175,000
$230,000
$480,555
50
Pegasystems
PegasystemsPegasystems
77.61
$170,000
$230,000
$680,000
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Frequently Asked Questions

A Sales Engineer bridges the gap between technical product knowledge and customer requirements. They assist Account Executives and customers in understanding product capabilities, conduct demonstrations, and help design customized solutions that address intricate client needs.

Sales Engineers typically receive a base salary plus performance-based bonuses tied to closed deals and solution adoption rates. Their compensation reflects both their technical expertise and their influence on revenue generation through solution design.

Sales Engineers can progress into roles like Senior Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect, or even Product Manager. Some move into Technical Account Management or Sales Leadership, overseeing technical sales strategies and guiding cross-functional engineering teams.