Sales Engineers pay range in Traverse City
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $74,110 a year or less, while the top 10% make $130,070 or more. The middle half of sales engineers in Traverse City earn between $78,640 and $106,880.
- $74K10th
- $79K25th
- $83KMedian
- $107K75th
- $130K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $99,350 | $8,279 | $47.76 |
| Median | $82,780 | $6,898 | $39.80 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $78,640 | $6,553 | $37.81 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $106,880 | $8,907 | $51.38 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Sales Engineers salary after taxes in Traverse City
On the average salary of $99,350, a single filer in Traverse City takes home about $74,747 a year, or $6,229 a month and $2,875 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).
Is Traverse City a good place for sales engineers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Traverse City area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.4), so the average $99,350 buys what about $106,402 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Traverse City ($47,470). A typical home costs $421,806, or 4.2 years of this average salary before tax.
Sales Engineers salary in other Michigan cities
Traverse City ranks 7th of 7 Michigan metro areas for this job; Detroit pays the most ($128,320).
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 Traverse City: questions
How much do sales engineers make an hour in Traverse City?
$47.76 an hour on average, and $39.80 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level sales engineers salary in Traverse City?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $74,110 a year and the 25th percentile is $78,640, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the sales engineers take-home pay in Traverse City?
About $74,747 a year ($6,229 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $99,350.
Do sales engineers earn more in Traverse City than elsewhere?
The average here is 26% 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 Traverse City, MI (45900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 12.6%.
- 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).
- Job concentration: location quotient 1.35, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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