Side-by-side distribution
SDR
$68,093
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 32.8%
- Live roles
- 2,074
Solutions Engineer
$159,376
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 39.5%
- Live roles
- 2,036
Highest-paying jobs
Sales Development Representative - B2B Insurance
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Sales Development Representative (Insurance Tech)
Sales Development Representative - Medical Equipment
Sales Development Representative (Insurance)
Sales Development Representative (Fall '26 - Spring '27 Graduates)
Sales Development Representative Lead
Lead RF Systems Engineer (Tactical Comms / SDR / DSP)
Senior DSP/SDR Engineer
Senior Electrical Engineer- SDR Hardware
Highest-paying jobs
Enterprise Solutions Engineer
Director, Solutions Engineer Forward Deployed - Splunk (Remote)
Senior Principal, Solution Test & Automation Engineer
Staff Applied AI Engineer - Enterprise AI Solutions
Senior Solution Engineer
Sr. Solutions Engineer - Enterprise
Senior Applied AI Solutions Engineer
Principal Software Test Engineer - Solution Engineering – Customer Solution Validation
Senior Solutions Engineer
Industry Solutions Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| CW Camping World | $45,000 | 49 |
memoryBlue
|
$39,655 | 8 |
Verkada
|
$62,500 | 7 |
ZoomInfo Technologies LLC
|
$60,008 | 7 |
Piston Technologies
|
$60,000 | 7 |
Instacart
|
$56,503 | 7 |
DoorDash USA
|
$41,787 | 7 |
Getwingapp
|
$10,942 | 7 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Esri
|
$106,392 | 57 |
| SI SHI International | $175,000 | 39 |
|
Cisco
|
$240,150 | 35 |
Netskope
|
$213,500 | 22 |
T-Mobile
|
$157,700 | 16 |
| SN Snowflake | $190,781 | 13 |
Xometry
|
$125,500 | 13 |
SentinelOne
|
$233,000 | 11 |
SDR salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $90,000 | 86 |
| New York | $85,000 | 90 |
| London | $83,558 | 18 |
| Dublin | $83,161 | 4 |
| Seattle | $81,473 | 6 |
| Amsterdam | $79,351 | 4 |
| Berlin | $69,863 | 5 |
| Boston | $65,000 | 31 |
| Los Angeles | $62,500 | 5 |
| Chicago | $60,008 | 43 |
SDR vs Solutions Engineer: which pays more?
The median for SDR is $68,093 per year (typically $55,000–$90,000), versus $159,376 for Solutions Engineer ($125,444–$200,000). That puts Solutions Engineer about 134% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so SDR and Solutions 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.