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Sales Engineer Workplace Records
Sales engineers may contribute technical proposals, customer demonstrations, contract discussions, and support for a broader sales team. A workplace account should distinguish these contributions from the final sale and from decisions controlled by other team members.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Contribution history
List your technical deliverables and the sales stage in which you completed them.
Compensation versions
Organize your personal plan notices and statements by effective period and payment date.
Account changes
Record reassignment or credit changes without copying confidential customer materials.
Start with the work you actually do
Sell business goods or services, the selling of which requires a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Sales Engineers (41-9031.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Develop, present, or respond to proposals for specific customer requirements, including request for proposal responses and industry-specific solutions.Source task 9682 · updated 08/2022
- Collaborate with sales teams to understand customer requirements, to promote the sale of company products, and to provide sales support.Source task 9680 · updated 08/2022
- Create sales or service contracts for products or services.Source task 9690 · updated 08/2022
- Visit prospective buyers at commercial, industrial, or other establishments to show samples or catalogs, and to inform them about product pricing, availability, and advantages.Source task 9689 · updated 08/2022
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Sales Engineers (SOC 41-9031). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $35.11 | $50.20 | $67.47 | $104,410 |
| Alaska | $30.03 | $34.18 | $62.33 | $71,080 |
| Arizona | $39.06 | $63.40 | $104.16 | $131,870 |
| Arkansas | $32.35 | $62.86 | $72.88 | $130,760 |
| Connecticut | $40.99 | $59.45 | $68.39 | $123,660 |
| Delaware | $74.71 | $80.38 | $97.93 | $167,200 |
| Florida | $44.14 | $60.35 | $74.66 | $125,530 |
| Georgia | $39.99 | $47.52 | $62.33 | $98,840 |
| Idaho | $49.56 | $61.56 | $110.83 | $128,030 |
| Indiana | $18.53 | $36.04 | $48.56 | $74,960 |
| Iowa | $40.12 | $40.12 | $56.29 | $83,450 |
| Kansas | $39.37 | $47.12 | $60.06 | $98,000 |
| Kentucky | $36.78 | $43.36 | $53.65 | $90,190 |
| Louisiana | $52.67 | $58.50 | $80.15 | $121,680 |
| Maine | $35.93 | $45.76 | $55.04 | $95,180 |
| Michigan | $44.60 | $54.89 | $72.62 | $114,180 |
| Minnesota | $45.09 | $48.35 | $57.31 | $100,570 |
| Mississippi | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Missouri | $31.27 | $43.73 | $52.80 | $90,960 |
| Nebraska | $31.18 | $43.34 | $49.50 | $90,140 |
| New Hampshire | $40.07 | $51.85 | $70.06 | $107,850 |
| New Mexico | $45.67 | $57.41 | $74.38 | $119,420 |
| New York | $48.82 | $66.10 | $84.05 | $137,480 |
| North Carolina | $42.21 | $58.43 | $79.00 | $121,530 |
| Ohio | $38.02 | $46.84 | $60.57 | $97,420 |
| Oklahoma | $36.05 | $55.06 | $68.82 | $114,520 |
| Pennsylvania | $38.23 | $47.35 | $57.07 | $98,500 |
| Rhode Island | $37.48 | $71.99 | $87.25 | $149,750 |
| South Dakota | $49.34 | $57.26 | $62.92 | $119,110 |
| Tennessee | $39.24 | $53.64 | $63.12 | $111,580 |
| Texas | $48.07 | $62.79 | $80.17 | $130,610 |
| Utah | $41.92 | $56.56 | $62.79 | $117,650 |
| Vermont | $55.35 | $56.15 | $57.69 | $116,790 |
| Virginia | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| West Virginia | $64.42 | $65.03 | $68.15 | $135,260 |
| Wisconsin | $46.97 | $56.71 | $66.58 | $117,970 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Map your role across the sales process
Describe whether you prepared a technical response, supported a demonstration, answered a specification question, or assisted with contract terms. Note the assigned project period and manager. A closed sale date alone may leave out substantial earlier technical work.
Track changes to credit or compensation terms
Keep the versions of your own compensation plan and individual statements that you may retain. If account ownership or sales credit changed, record when you learned about it and the explanation given. Distinguish an expected payment from an amount shown on an actual statement.
Protect customer and commercial information
Do not export customer lists, confidential proposals, negotiated pricing, or technical solution files into a personal folder. Use general account descriptions in your chronology and identify the approved location of supporting records. Keep concerns about employment separate from promises made to a customer.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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