Sales Engineers pay range in Riverside
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $73,490 a year or less, while the top 10% make $178,080 or more. The middle half of sales engineers in Riverside earn between $79,900 and $141,710.
- $73K10th
- $80K25th
- $105KMedian
- $142K75th
- $178K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $116,210 | $9,684 | $55.87 |
| Median | $105,040 | $8,753 | $50.50 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $79,900 | $6,658 | $38.41 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $141,710 | $11,809 | $68.13 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Sales Engineers salary after taxes in Riverside
On the average salary of $116,210, a single filer in Riverside takes home about $83,868 a year, or $6,989 a month and $3,226 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% 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 Riverside a good place for sales engineers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Riverside area are 6% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 106.4), so the average $116,210 buys what about $109,177 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Riverside ($48,400). A typical home costs $585,378, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.
Sales Engineers salary in other California cities
Riverside ranks 11th 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
- Riverside$116,210
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 Riverside: questions
How much do sales engineers make an hour in Riverside?
$55.87 an hour on average, and $50.50 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level sales engineers salary in Riverside?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $73,490 a year and the 25th percentile is $79,900, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the sales engineers take-home pay in Riverside?
About $83,868 a year ($6,989 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $116,210. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do sales engineers earn more in Riverside than elsewhere?
The average here is 13% 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (40140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.1%.
- 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 0.30, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.30).
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