Side-by-side distribution
Sales Engineer
$161,750
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.2%
- Live roles
- 918
SDR
$70,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33.8%
- Live roles
- 1,785
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Highest-paying jobs
Full Cycle Sales Development Representative
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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 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Remote
|
$61,000 | 19 |
talentpluto
|
$100,000 | 9 |
| HI Hive | $70,679 | 8 |
YipitData (Alternative)
|
$76,000 | 7 |
Okta
|
$74,256 | 7 |
ZoomInfo Technologies LLC
|
$60,008 | 7 |
| PT Piston Technologies | $60,000 | 7 |
Airwallex
|
$88,321 | 6 |
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 |
SDR salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $95,800 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $92,500 | 67 |
| Sydney | $90,000 | 3 |
| New York | $80,000 | 104 |
| Los Angeles | $80,000 | 3 |
| Austin | $80,000 | 33 |
| London | $79,886 | 26 |
| Dublin | $74,256 | 7 |
| Berlin | $71,466 | 14 |
| Amsterdam | $71,054 | 13 |
Sales Engineer vs SDR: which pays more?
The median for Sales Engineer is $161,750 per year (typically $120,348–$200,112), versus $70,000 for SDR ($55,000–$90,000). That puts Sales Engineer about 131% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Sales Engineer and SDR 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.