Sales Engineer - Cutting Tools IL
Sumitomo Electric
Chicago, IL · $75k–$95k a year · Posted November 6, 2026
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Where Chicago, IL ranks
Where Chicago, IL placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for government pay after cost of living$146k · of 18
- #1Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Midwest684 jobs · of 51
- #1Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Great Lakes684 jobs · of 36
- #1Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Midwest1,140 openings · of 59
- #1Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Great Lakes1,140 openings · of 48
- #1Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Midwest80 / 100 · of 20
Rankings about sales jobs
- Best cities for sales jobs #1 New York (2,774 openings)
- Best cities for sales pay after cost of living #1 Santa Clara ($175k)
- Most requested AI skills in sales jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (4.1%)
- AI tools named most often in sales jobs #1 Gong (0.93%)
- Employers with the most sales jobs #1 Charter Communications (389 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $85,000 a year. Across 189 open sales engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $100,000 to $161,000 and the median is $125,000. That is 32% below the median, below the middle half of those listings.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
Among sales engineers, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for sales engineers: 32% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
... Sales Engineer – Cutting Tools – IL (Greater Chicago Area)Position at Sumitomo Electric Carbide, Inc.One of the largest carbide manufacturers in the world, Sumitomo has been operating in the United States since 1979 with multiple US based tooling manufacturing facilities...