Sales Engineers pay range in Austin
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $78,550 a year or less, while the top 10% make $216,770 or more. The middle half of sales engineers in Austin earn between $102,550 and $182,630.
- $79K10th
- $103K25th
- $138KMedian
- $183K75th
- $217K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $145,670 | $12,139 | $70.03 |
| Median | $137,960 | $11,497 | $66.33 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $102,550 | $8,546 | $49.30 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $182,630 | $15,219 | $87.80 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Sales Engineers salary after taxes in Austin
On the average salary of $145,670, a single filer in Austin takes home about $110,831 a year, or $9,236 a month and $4,263 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
Is Austin a good place for sales engineers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Austin area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $145,670 buys what about $148,543 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Austin ($56,950). A typical home costs $428,524, or 2.9 years of this average salary before tax.
Sales Engineers salary in other Texas cities
Austin ranks 1st of 10 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.
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 Austin: questions
How much do sales engineers make an hour in Austin?
$70.03 an hour on average, and $66.33 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level sales engineers salary in Austin?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $78,550 a year and the 25th percentile is $102,550, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the sales engineers take-home pay in Austin?
About $110,831 a year ($9,236 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $145,670. Texas has no state income tax.
Do sales engineers earn more in Austin than elsewhere?
The average here is 9% more 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (12420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.3%.
- 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 2.86, this job is 2.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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