Side-by-side distribution
Sales Engineer
$163,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 46.6%
- Live roles
- 929
Technical Support
$102,900
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 27.2%
- Live roles
- 1,152
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)
Senior Solutions Engineer - Pre Sales (NYC)
Sales Engineer (Bay Area)
Principal Sales Engineer – Warehouse Robotics Systems
Forward Deployed AI Engineer (Post-Sales)
Enterprise Sales Engineer
Highest-paying jobs
Production Support Engineer - Trading Systems
Risk and Pnl Production Support Engineer
AI Support Engineer Lead (US)
Manager II, Technical Support Engineer
AI Provider Operations & Support Engineer
Support Engineer, Content Systems
IT Support Engineer, Application Administrator
IT Support Engineer, Executive Support
AI Support Engineer - San Francisco
AI Support Engineer, Government - San Francisco, CA
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
CaptiveAire
|
$85,000 | 33 |
Zscaler
|
$188,063 | 32 |
Samsara
|
$120,348 | 21 |
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 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$161,000 | 9 |
mthree Recruiting Portal
|
$55,500 | 9 |
|
OpenAI
|
$220,000 | 8 |
Crusoe
|
$155,000 | 6 |
|
Anthropic
|
$230,000 | 5 |
Tailscale
|
$86,551 | 5 |
Point72
|
$186,250 | 4 |
GitLab
|
$128,000 | 4 |
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 |
Sales Engineer vs Technical Support: which pays more?
The median for Sales Engineer is $163,250 per year (typically $130,000–$207,125), versus $102,900 for Technical Support ($73,000–$138,750). That puts Sales Engineer about 59% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Sales Engineer and Technical Support 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.