Sales Engineers pay range in Madison
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $87,930 a year or less, while the top 10% make $154,990 or more. The middle half of sales engineers in Madison earn between $105,600 and $151,390.
- $88K10th
- $106K25th
- $120KMedian
- $151K75th
- $155K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $129,720 | $10,810 | $62.37 |
| Median | $119,900 | $9,992 | $57.64 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $105,600 | $8,800 | $50.77 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $151,390 | $12,616 | $72.78 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Sales Engineers salary after taxes in Madison
On the average salary of $129,720, a single filer in Madison takes home about $93,738 a year, or $7,811 a month and $3,605 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 (2026 rules).
Is Madison a good place for sales engineers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Madison area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.3), so the average $129,720 buys what about $133,337 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 3.5 years of this average salary before tax.
Sales Engineers salary in other Wisconsin cities
Madison ranks 2nd of 5 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Milwaukee pays the most ($143,750).
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 Madison: questions
How much do sales engineers make an hour in Madison?
$62.37 an hour on average, and $57.64 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level sales engineers salary in Madison?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $87,930 a year and the 25th percentile is $105,600, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the sales engineers take-home pay in Madison?
About $93,738 a year ($7,811 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $129,720.
Do sales engineers earn more in Madison 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 Madison, WI (31540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.1%.
- 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 (2026 rules).
- Job concentration: location quotient 1.46, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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