Sales Engineers pay range in Los Angeles
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $71,140 a year or less, while the top 10% make $174,510 or more. The middle half of sales engineers in Los Angeles earn between $92,410 and $139,160.
- $71K10th
- $92K25th
- $133KMedian
- $139K75th
- $175K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $125,150 | $10,429 | $60.17 |
| Median | $133,380 | $11,115 | $64.12 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $92,410 | $7,701 | $44.43 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $139,160 | $11,597 | $66.90 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Sales Engineers salary after taxes in Los Angeles
On the average salary of $125,150, a single filer in Los Angeles takes home about $89,259 a year, or $7,438 a month and $3,433 every two weeks. Taxes take 29% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Is Los Angeles a good place for sales engineers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Los Angeles area are 14% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 113.6), so the average $125,150 buys what about $110,200 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Los Angeles ($55,850). A typical home costs $968,608, or 7.7 years of this average salary before tax.
Sales Engineers salary in other California cities
Los Angeles ranks 9th of 12 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($180,170).
- San Jose$180,170
- San Luis Obispo$172,040
- San Francisco$154,650
- Santa Maria$146,280
- Sacramento$140,470
- Bakersfield$133,280
- Oxnard$127,420
- San Diego$127,090
- Los Angeles$125,150
- Santa Rosa$121,840
Highest-paying cities for sales engineers
Durham, NC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($183,510).
- Durham, NC$183,510
- San Jose, CA$180,170
- Ocala, FL$176,450
- San Luis Obispo, CA$172,040
- Sarasota, FL$167,860
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Sales Engineers salary in Los Angeles: questions
How much do sales engineers make an hour in Los Angeles?
$60.17 an hour on average, and $64.12 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level sales engineers salary in Los Angeles?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $71,140 a year and the 25th percentile is $92,410, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the sales engineers take-home pay in Los Angeles?
About $89,259 a year ($7,438 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $125,150. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do sales engineers earn more in Los Angeles than elsewhere?
The average here is 6% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($133,516).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 41-9031; area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (31080). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.7%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.85, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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