Sales Engineers in Virginia

Want to work in Virginia as a Sales Engineer? Read this first!

You’re in luck! Jobs for Sales Engineers in Virginia are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Sales Engineers in Virginia is growing faster than average.

• Sales Engineers in Virginia earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Sales Engineers Work in Virginia?

1,510 people worked as Sales Engineers in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,690 Sales Engineers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 180 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 620 Sales Engineers working in it, which means Virginia has more Sales Engineers than average.

Job Projections for Virginia

Jobs for Sales Engineers in this state are growing at a rate of 9.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.9%.

Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 210 annual job openings, and a total of 1,980 jobs for Virginia Sales Engineers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 8,300 annual jobs and 80,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Sales Engineers Make in Virginia?

In 2018 wages for Sales Engineers ranged from $71,880 to $208,000 with $121,440 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $34.56 to $100. The median hourly rate was $58.39.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $57.88 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.51.

The median salary in Virginia is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Virginia Metros for Sales Engineers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Sales Engineers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,550	$129,780
Richmond, VA	350	$101,940
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	120	$97,400
Roanoke, VA	90	$89,290
Lynchburg, VA	40	n/a

Top States for Sales Engineers Employment

View the list below to see where most Sales Engineers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	10,800	$110,640
Texas	9,090	$109,190
Massachusetts	4,130	$96,260
Colorado	3,190	$131,470
Pennsylvania	3,120	$92,230
Ohio	2,980	$86,750
North Carolina	2,580	$90,550
Florida	2,430	$107,960
New York	2,390	$103,890
Georgia	2,180	$95,160
Michigan	2,050	$96,690
Illinois	1,770	$82,020
Arizona	1,670	$112,780
New Jersey	1,580	$94,570
Virginia	1,510	$121,440
Missouri	1,360	$84,440
Washington	1,310	$122,540
Minnesota	1,280	$87,980
Wisconsin	1,150	$91,370
Maryland	880	$117,820

Below are the states where Sales Engineers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Delaware	$147,430
Colorado	$131,470
Washington	$122,540
Virginia	$121,440
South Dakota	$120,530
Maryland	$117,820
New Hampshire	$114,490
District of Columbia	$112,790
Arizona	$112,780
California	$110,640

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.