State wages ยท Cost of living
Sales Engineers pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $179,490. Arizona leads after cost of living, at $168,330. Louisiana has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($121,520).
National median
$121,520
Highest state median
$179,490
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$168,330
Arizona
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $81,150Higher: $168,330Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Arizona | $169,470 | +39.5% | 100.677 | $168,330 | 1 |
| Delaware | $166,400 | +36.9% | 99.808 | $166,720 | 2 |
| District of Columbia | $179,490 | +47.7% | 109.901 | $163,320 | 3 |
| Tennessee | $144,030 | +18.5% | 91.87 | $156,780 | 4 |
| West Virginia | $132,590 | +9.1% | 89.497 | $148,150 | 5 |
| Montana | $134,900 | +11.0% | 94.645 | $142,530 | 6 |
| Louisiana | $122,250 | +0.6% | 88.207 | $138,590 | 7 |
| New Jersey | $145,410 | +19.7% | 108.805 | $133,640 | 8 |
| Virginia | $135,080 | +11.2% | 101.104 | $133,610 | 9 |
| Colorado | $136,080 | +12.0% | 103.052 | $132,050 | 10 |
| Texas | $126,810 | +4.4% | 97.057 | $130,660 | 11 |
| New York | $137,700 | +13.3% | 107.921 | $127,590 | 12 |
| Nevada | $124,990 | +2.9% | 99.979 | $125,020 | 13 |
| Wisconsin | $117,410 | -3.4% | 94.095 | $124,780 | 14 |
| Oklahoma | $107,260 | -11.7% | 87.843 | $122,100 | 15 |
| California | $134,990 | +11.1% | 110.72 | $121,920 | 16 |
| Maryland | $123,980 | +2.0% | 104.959 | $118,120 | 17 |
| South Dakota | $103,460 | -14.9% | 88.586 | $116,790 | 18 |
| Vermont | $113,290 | -6.8% | 97.958 | $115,650 | 19 |
| Washington | $122,240 | +0.6% | 107.013 | $114,230 | 20 |
| Oregon | $117,070 | -3.7% | 103.361 | $113,260 | 21 |
| Utah | $110,400 | -9.2% | 98.864 | $111,670 | 22 |
| Florida | $114,770 | -5.6% | 103.414 | $110,980 | 23 |
| Georgia | $105,850 | -12.9% | 96.293 | $109,920 | 24 |
| North Carolina | $103,480 | -14.8% | 94.326 | $109,700 | 25 |
| Michigan | $103,350 | -15.0% | 96.217 | $107,410 | 26 |
| South Carolina | $100,430 | -17.4% | 93.749 | $107,130 | 27 |
| Kentucky | $95,000 | -21.8% | 90.159 | $105,370 | 28 |
| Arkansas | $91,260 | -24.9% | 86.937 | $104,970 | 29 |
| Idaho | $100,000 | -17.7% | 95.494 | $104,720 | 30 |
| Pennsylvania | $98,810 | -18.7% | 97.572 | $101,270 | 31 |
| Alabama | $89,770 | -26.1% | 88.823 | $101,070 | 32 |
| Iowa | $87,690 | -27.8% | 87.762 | $99,920 | 33 |
| Maine | $96,660 | -20.5% | 97.05 | $99,600 | 34 |
| Illinois | $98,820 | -18.7% | 99.958 | $98,860 | 35 |
| Kansas | $88,990 | -26.8% | 90.068 | $98,800 | 36 |
| Ohio | $90,360 | -25.6% | 92.774 | $97,400 | 37 |
| Minnesota | $94,950 | -21.9% | 98.621 | $96,280 | 38 |
| Connecticut | $96,970 | -20.2% | 103.61 | $93,590 | 39 |
| Rhode Island | $94,200 | -22.5% | 102.28 | $92,100 | 40 |
| Nebraska | $80,790 | -33.5% | 90.103 | $89,660 | 41 |
| Indiana | $77,160 | -36.5% | 93.329 | $82,680 | 42 |
| Missouri | $73,700 | -39.4% | 90.817 | $81,150 | 43 |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
| Massachusetts | Not available | Not available | 105.757 | Not available | Not available |
| Mississippi | Not available | Not available | 86.953 | Not available | Not available |
| New Hampshire | Not available | Not available | 104.165 | Not available | Not available |
| New Mexico | Not available | Not available | 92.212 | Not available | Not available |
| North Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.959 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.