Side-by-side distribution
Customer Support
$20.00/hr
per hour · USD
- Disclosing
- 21.4%
- Live roles
- 9,248
Sales Engineer
$161,950
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34.5%
- Live roles
- 1,695
Highest-paying jobs
German Customer Support Specialist
Customer Service Representative(Chargé(e) de clientèle niveau I) LIS15
DO NOT APPLY - TEST REQ - CRG - Customer Service Representative II - Chicago US
DO NOT APPLY - TEST REQ - Customer Service Representative II - Markham Canada
DO NOT APPLY - TEST REQ - CRG - Customer Service Representative I - Mississauga, ON Canada
Customer Support Specialist
Customer Support Service Specialist (Mid-Level or Lead)
Customer Support Specialist
Customer Support Specialist
Customer Service Representative
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Sales Systems Engineer
Field Sales Engineer
Full Stack Software Engineer, Sales Platform
Principal Network Sales Engineer – Service Provider
SLED Sales Engineer Central Texas
Principal Network Sales Engineer
Sr. Sales Systems Engineer
Pre-Sales Systems Engineer - SLED (South Dakota)
Senior Pre-Sales Engineer - HPE Networking
Pre-Sales Systems Engineer - Higher Education and State Government (Sacramento/San Francisco, CA)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
LCBO
|
$43,306 | 448 |
| UH U-Haul | $34,320 | 440 |
R1 RCM
|
$38,584 | 183 |
| DP Destination Pet | $31,980 | 65 |
Lendmark Financial Services
|
$45,760 | 30 |
BMO
|
$45,250 | 30 |
GoodLife Fitness
|
$18,075 | 30 |
| CO Copart | $42,203 | 29 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
CaptiveAire
|
$85,000 | 36 |
Zscaler
|
$188,063 | 28 |
Cohesity
|
$209,475 | 20 |
Samsara
|
$127,190 | 18 |
Datadog
|
$173,500 | 16 |
Everpure
|
$176,750 | 14 |
|
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
|
$244,500 | 13 |
Sierra
|
$230,000 | 12 |
Customer Support salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $65,250 | 7 |
| Seattle | $53,903 | 9 |
| Los Angeles | $46,784 | 8 |
| Boston | $44,314 | 5 |
| London | $43,306 | 16 |
| Toronto | $43,306 | 110 |
| Denver | $42,640 | 13 |
| Atlanta | $41,600 | 5 |
| Austin | $40,903 | 16 |
| Chicago | $38,938 | 18 |
Sales Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | $230,000 | 20 |
| San Francisco | $217,034 | 60 |
| Singapore | $210,888 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | $187,950 | 9 |
| Seattle | $184,150 | 16 |
| New York | $180,000 | 81 |
| Boston | $178,375 | 24 |
| Chicago | $175,175 | 16 |
| Austin | $166,386 | 20 |
| Toronto | $155,193 | 6 |
Customer Support vs Sales Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Customer Support is $20.00/hr per year (typically $18.00/hr–$22.63/hr), versus $161,950 for Sales Engineer ($119,140–$205,667). That puts Sales Engineer about 289% 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.