Side-by-side distribution
Sales Engineer
$162,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 45%
- Live roles
- 932
Technical Support
$107,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 29.5%
- Live roles
- 1,200
Highest-paying jobs
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Senior Solutions Engineer - Pre Sales (SF)
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Enterprise Sales Engineer
Highest-paying jobs
Associate Technical Support Engineer - Mexico
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
CaptiveAire
|
$85,000 | 32 |
Zscaler
|
$188,063 | 22 |
Samsara
|
$120,348 | 21 |
Ambient Enterprises
|
$80,000 | 17 |
| RL Rithum LinkedIn Board | $104,000 | 15 |
Datadog
|
$137,500 | 11 |
|
Veeam Software
|
$259,675 | 10 |
Horizon3 AI
|
$220,056 | 8 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Crusoe
|
$142,500 | 15 |
mthree Recruiting Portal
|
$55,750 | 10 |
|
OpenAI
|
$220,000 | 6 |
Anduril Industries
|
$161,000 | 6 |
Tailscale
|
$119,728 | 6 |
Snowflake
|
$116,650 | 5 |
Delinea
|
$12,784 | 5 |
Sentry
|
$112,294 | 4 |
Sales Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $212,500 | 49 |
| Austin | $210,000 | 7 |
| Atlanta | $210,000 | 7 |
| Los Angeles | $187,710 | 8 |
| Chicago | $180,000 | 6 |
| London | $176,979 | 9 |
| New York | $175,980 | 50 |
| Boston | $170,000 | 9 |
| Seattle | $166,823 | 10 |
| Denver | $156,395 | 15 |
Sales Engineer vs Technical Support: which pays more?
The median for Sales Engineer is $162,500 per year (typically $120,348–$200,112), versus $107,500 for Technical Support ($73,193–$137,500). That puts Sales Engineer about 51% 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.