Solutions & Sales Engineering salary

75 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 18, 2026

The best-evidenced figure here is for solutions & sales engineering roles at mid level across the United States: 974 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $101,113 and $169,575, with a median of $130,000.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run entry-level $84,800, mid-level $130,000, senior $161,000 and lead $219,625. Moving from entry-level to lead is worth roughly 159% more.

Location moves the number too. Of the 4 cities with at least 25 postings in USD at mid level, San Francisco has the highest median at $176,500 and Boston the lowest at $122,513, a gap of roughly 44%.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 18 of the 60 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.

Every measured range

75 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Entry	$72,750 – $118,125	$84,800	19
United States · country-wide	Mid	$101,113 – $169,575	$130,000	974
Canada · country-wide	Mid	CA$82,150 – CA$130,991	CA$99,500	94
United Kingdom · country-wide	Mid	£58,986 – £93,850	£72,500	39
Germany · country-wide	Mid	€62,000 – €99,930	€72,904	16
Italy · country-wide	Mid	€42,250 – €75,488	€47,500	11
France · country-wide	Mid	€59,750 – €97,925	€72,500	7hint
Australia · country-wide	Mid	A$99,000 – A$178,804	A$137,000	6hint
Ireland · country-wide	Mid	€62,013 – €87,225	€81,725	6hint
Spain · country-wide	Mid	€41,445 – €70,000	€68,750	6hint
Netherlands · country-wide	Mid	€66,500 – €100,000	€75,000	5hint
United States · country-wide	Senior	$133,000 – $201,145	$161,000	445
Canada · country-wide	Senior	CA$99,600 – CA$165,000	CA$128,500	37
United Kingdom · country-wide	Senior	£65,000 – £126,500	£102,500	31
Netherlands · country-wide	Senior	€90,400 – €104,250	€97,545	5hint
United States · country-wide	Lead	$191,250 – $262,500	$219,625	78
Remote · United States	Mid	$100,000 – $166,459	$128,594	344
Remote · Canada	Mid	CA$81,000 – CA$137,500	CA$96,069	19
Remote · United Kingdom	Mid	£63,000 – £79,500	£74,750	10
Remote · United States	Senior	$133,000 – $190,000	$160,000	189
Remote · Canada	Senior	CA$90,225 – CA$176,406	CA$110,000	11
Remote · United Kingdom	Senior	£92,050 – £117,250	£110,950	6hint
Remote · United States	Lead	$204,950 – $265,250	$222,750	24
Arlington	Senior	$143,965 – $194,425	$163,700	7hint
Atlanta	Mid	$101,088 – $177,500	$137,500	23
Austin	Mid	$106,188 – $164,125	$119,000	12
Austin	Senior	$154,000 – $205,000	$177,590	9hint
Berlin	Mid	€60,500 – €64,250	€62,000	6hint
Boston	Mid	$97,188 – $163,125	$122,513	27
Boston	Senior	$168,595 – $198,625	$178,740	10
Charlotte	Mid	$96,125 – $161,428	$117,500	10
Chicago	Mid	$97,500 – $170,625	$127,250	41
Chicago	Senior	$130,000 – $192,541	$157,000	27
Dallas	Mid	$102,500 – $208,191	$111,860	11
Dallas	Senior	$143,125 – $231,862	$164,688	6hint
Denver	Mid	$89,531 – $162,125	$138,500	20
Denver	Senior	$143,298 – $212,250	$159,252	7hint
Houston	Mid	$113,350 – $158,375	$135,413	10
Irvine	Mid	$126,505 – $179,581	$135,923	6hint
London	Mid	£67,500 – £102,500	£78,000	21
London	Senior	£100,625 – £137,550	£112,500	12
Los Angeles	Mid	$76,500 – $156,550	$101,000	13
Mclean	Mid	$102,950 – $165,091	$134,600	6hint
New York	Mid	$130,000 – $193,809	$165,000	138
New York	Senior	$160,000 – $229,800	$184,375	70
New York	Lead	$215,563 – $241,875	$225,000	14
Philadelphia	Mid	$115,000 – $191,050	$120,000	7hint
Salt Lake City	Mid	$85,125 – $131,400	$90,450	6hint
San Diego	Mid	$116,500 – $206,125	$151,088	7hint
San Francisco	Mid	$148,500 – $206,000	$176,500	107
San Francisco	Senior	$163,500 – $250,000	$211,000	29
San Jose	Mid	$108,500 – $191,875	$131,500	10
San Jose	Senior	$146,774 – $206,875	$172,475	10
Santa Clara	Mid	$120,000 – $153,750	$130,000	7hint
Seattle	Mid	$100,000 – $166,709	$126,359	10
Toronto	Mid	CA$98,550 – CA$159,204	CA$117,700	26
Toronto	Senior	CA$110,275 – CA$136,050	CA$128,250	14
Vancouver	Mid	CA$87,950 – CA$127,500	CA$110,200	11
Washington	Mid	$141,250 – $214,225	$170,625	19
Washington	Senior	$166,313 – $225,000	$208,250	12

Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.

Top 60 of 75 ranges by sample size.

Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.