Side-by-side distribution
SDR
$70,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33.7%
- Live roles
- 1,764
Solutions Engineer
$169,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 43.4%
- Live roles
- 1,243
Highest-paying jobs
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Remote
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Esri
|
$104,988 | 48 |
Snowflake
|
$190,781 | 22 |
Netskope
|
$185,750 | 16 |
|
Okta
|
$237,500 | 13 |
Anduril Industries
|
$256,000 | 10 |
Grafana Labs
|
$229,000 | 9 |
|
OpenAI
|
$249,500 | 8 |
|
Cloudflare
|
$192,837 | 8 |
SDR salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $91,250 | 66 |
| New York | $81,000 | 98 |
| Los Angeles | $80,000 | 3 |
| Austin | $80,000 | 32 |
| Dublin | $73,710 | 7 |
| London | $72,764 | 27 |
| Berlin | $71,878 | 13 |
| Amsterdam | $71,878 | 13 |
| Chicago | $67,400 | 17 |
| Seattle | $65,000 | 5 |
Solutions Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $201,650 | 100 |
| New York | $185,000 | 97 |
| Seattle | $172,500 | 16 |
| Boston | $171,688 | 16 |
| Chicago | $156,626 | 18 |
| Los Angeles | $156,251 | 14 |
| Austin | $151,801 | 14 |
| Amsterdam | $148,757 | 3 |
| Dublin | $144,345 | 3 |
| Atlanta | $143,438 | 10 |
SDR vs Solutions Engineer: which pays more?
The median for SDR is $70,000 per year (typically $55,000–$90,000), versus $169,250 for Solutions Engineer ($134,167–$203,750). That puts Solutions Engineer about 142% 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.