SOC 41-9031 · Tallahassee, FL metro

Sales Engineers Salary in Tallahassee, FL

The average salary for sales engineers in Tallahassee, Florida is $135,470 a year ($65.13 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $128,000: half of the 40 people in this job in the Tallahassee, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($133,516).

$135,470average per year

$65.13 / hourMedian $128,000Take-home ≈ $103,860

  • $83K10th
  • $90K25th
  • $128KMedian
  • $151K75th
  • $220K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
+1%vs U.S. metro average
#6 of 11Florida metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Sales Engineers pay range in Tallahassee

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $82,730 a year or less, while the top 10% make $220,400 or more. The middle half of sales engineers in Tallahassee earn between $89,630 and $151,090.

  • $83K10th
  • $90K25th
  • $128KMedian
  • $151K75th
  • $220K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$135,470$11,289$65.13
Median$128,000$10,667$61.54
Entry level (25th percentile)$89,630$7,469$43.09
Experienced (75th percentile)$151,090$12,591$72.64

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Sales Engineers salary after taxes in Tallahassee

On the average salary of $135,470, a single filer in Tallahassee takes home about $103,860 a year, or $8,655 a month and $3,995 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Tallahassee a good place for sales engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tallahassee area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.9), so the average $135,470 buys what about $144,241 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Tallahassee ($46,520). A typical home costs $285,256, or 2.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sales Engineers salary in other Florida cities

Tallahassee ranks 6th of 11 Florida metro areas for this job; Ocala pays the most ($176,450).

All Sales Engineers salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for sales engineers

Durham, NC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($183,510).

Sales Engineers salary by city

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Sales Engineers salary in Tallahassee: questions

How much do sales engineers make an hour in Tallahassee?

$65.13 an hour on average, and $61.54 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level sales engineers salary in Tallahassee?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $82,730 a year and the 25th percentile is $89,630, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the sales engineers take-home pay in Tallahassee?

About $103,860 a year ($8,655 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $135,470. Florida has no state income tax.

Do sales engineers earn more in Tallahassee than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as 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 Tallahassee, FL (45220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 10.1%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.72, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.72).

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