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Solutions Engineer salary: median $167,500 a year

Solutions Engineer listings that state pay run from $149,000 to $200,000 for the middle half, based on 68 current job listings. 191 solutions engineer roles are open now.

Solutions Engineer pay range

From 68 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter
$149,000
Median
$167,500
Upper quarter
$200,000

Do AI skills change solutions engineer pay?

For Sales roles in general, as of November 9, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for solutions engineer alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Sales listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise +17.8% (about $28k) compared with similar listings that do not, matched on level and industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
$173,500
median, from 1,412 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI
$135,000
median, from 2,387 paid listings

Advertised pay only: the midpoint of the range an employer posted, on live U.S. postings read from the full text. “Asks for an AI skill” means the posting names a specific AI skill; “no AI” means it never mentions AI. A difference in what is advertised is not a promise of what you would be paid, and it does not show that learning a skill causes a raise.

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More pay data: Sales pay by level, skills that pay more and pay by employer size.

Solutions Engineer salary by state

States with at least 8 listings that state pay.

Between jobs? Unemployment benefits and severance rules in these states, or in every state.

Open solutions engineer jobs

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Solutions Engineer salary questions

How much does a solutions engineer make?
Among 68 open solutions engineer listings that state pay, the median is $167,500 a year, and half of listings fall between $149,000 and $200,000.
Where does this solutions engineer pay data come from?
From current job listings on employers’ own career sites that state a pay range. Hourly pay is converted at 2,080 hours a year, and a listing’s midpoint is used. Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
Which state pays solutions engineers the most?
Of the states with enough listings, California has the highest median listed pay at $175,000.

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