Side-by-side distribution
Customer Support
$43,680
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 15.8%
- Live roles
- 1,221
Sales Engineer
$162,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 46.1%
- Live roles
- 922
Highest-paying jobs
German Customer Support Specialist
Customer Service Representative(Chargé(e) de clientèle niveau I) LIS15
Sr Specialist, Program Manager (Training & Customer Support)
Data Operations Customer Support Specialist
Customer Support Specialist
Customer Support Specialist
Customer Support Specialist
Customer Service Representative BDC - Mercedes- Benz Sales
Customer Support Specialist
Customer Service Representative (Token Support)
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Sales Systems Engineer
Field Sales Engineer
Senior Sales Systems Engineer, Kasten, West
Director, Enterprise Sales Engineer (West)
Senior Solutions Engineer - Pre Sales (SF)
Sales Engineer (Bay Area)
Senior Solutions Engineer - Pre Sales (NYC)
Principal Sales Engineer – Warehouse Robotics Systems
Forward Deployed AI Engineer (Post-Sales)
Solutions Engineer (AI/ML, Pre-Sales)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Guild Garage Group
|
$42,640 | 13 |
Air Apps
|
$24,800 | 10 |
Oscar Health
|
$42,120 | 8 |
Momsmeals
|
$37,440 | 5 |
Getwingapp
|
$8,478 | 5 |
Packard Culligan Water
|
$40,820 | 4 |
Mudflap
|
$52,000 | 3 |
| SI Sila | $45,760 | 3 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
CaptiveAire
|
$85,000 | 33 |
Zscaler
|
$188,063 | 31 |
Samsara
|
$124,574 | 22 |
Datadog
|
$137,500 | 15 |
| RL Rithum LinkedIn Board | $130,000 | 15 |
|
Horizon3 AI
|
$232,500 | 12 |
| AX Axon | $146,250 | 12 |
Sierra
|
$215,000 | 10 |
Sales Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | $215,000 | 12 |
| London | $203,842 | 5 |
| Los Angeles | $195,460 | 8 |
| San Francisco | $195,000 | 59 |
| New York | $177,500 | 69 |
| Boston | $176,650 | 16 |
| Seattle | $176,350 | 12 |
| Toronto | $146,552 | 5 |
| Chicago | $142,500 | 6 |
| Austin | $138,175 | 5 |
Customer Support vs Sales Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Customer Support is $43,680 per year (typically $35,989–$51,220), versus $162,500 for Sales Engineer ($130,000–$205,793). That puts Sales Engineer about 272% 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.