Side-by-side distribution
Customer Support
$45,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 27.3%
- Live roles
- 766
Sales Engineer
$161,750
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.2%
- Live roles
- 918
Highest-paying jobs
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Customer Support Specialist
Enterprise Customer Support Specialist
Customer Service Representative | Home Products
Customer Service Representative BDC - Mercedes- Benz Sales
Customer Support Specialist
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Sales Engineer - Data & AI Security
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Senior Solutions Engineer - Pre Sales (NYC)
Senior Solutions Engineer - Pre Sales (SF)
Sales Engineer (Bay Area)
Staff Applied AI Engineer - Pre-Sales
Solutions Engineer (AI/ML, Pre-Sales)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Serenity Mental Health Centers
|
$55,120 | 45 |
Air Apps
|
$25,026 | 10 |
Oscar Health
|
$39,520 | 8 |
| SI Sila | $45,760 | 5 |
Bush & Bush Law Group
|
$29,120 | 5 |
Mudflap
|
$52,000 | 3 |
Procare Solutions
|
$49,920 | 3 |
Fullscript
|
$44,000 | 3 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
CaptiveAire
|
$85,000 | 30 |
Samsara
|
$120,348 | 21 |
Zscaler
|
$188,063 | 20 |
Ambient Enterprises
|
$80,000 | 17 |
| RL Rithum LinkedIn Board | $104,000 | 15 |
Datadog
|
$145,500 | 11 |
|
Veeam Software
|
$259,675 | 10 |
Horizon3 AI
|
$220,056 | 8 |
Sales Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $212,500 | 49 |
| Austin | $210,000 | 7 |
| Atlanta | $210,000 | 7 |
| Chicago | $195,300 | 7 |
| Boston | $195,300 | 9 |
| Los Angeles | $187,710 | 8 |
| New York | $183,500 | 49 |
| Seattle | $166,823 | 10 |
| Denver | $156,395 | 15 |
| London | $144,590 | 7 |
Customer Support vs Sales Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Customer Support is $45,000 per year (typically $38,147–$55,549), versus $161,750 for Sales Engineer ($120,348–$200,112). That puts Sales Engineer about 259% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Customer Support and Sales Engineer are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.