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Job outlook for regional sales engineers in the United States
Regional sales engineer job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:
The projected regional sales engineer job growth rate is 6% from 2018-2028.
About 3,400 new jobs for regional sales engineers are projected over the next decade.
Regional sales engineer salaries have increased 9% for regional sales engineers in the last 5 years.
There are over 20,116 regional sales engineers currently employed in the United States.
There are 88,121 active regional sales engineer job openings in the US.
The average regional sales engineer salary is $85,638.
Are regional sales engineer jobs in demand?
Regional sales engineer job and salary trends over time
Regional sales engineer jobs over time
Regional sales engineer job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20,116 | 0.01% |
| 2020 | 21,545 | 0.01% |
| 2019 | 21,467 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | 22,200 | 0.01% |
| 2017 | 23,923 | 0.01% |
Average regional sales engineer salary over time
Regional sales engineer salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $85,638 | $41.17 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | $81,759 | $39.31 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | $79,807 | $38.37 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | $77,682 | $37.35 | --1.3% |
| 2021 | $78,690 | $37.83 | +2.4% |
Regional sales engineer jobs by state
Most common states for regional sales engineers
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 419 | 60% |
| 2 | Virginia | 8,470,020 | 1,411 | 17% |
| 3 | Oregon | 4,142,776 | 720 | 17% |
| 4 | Vermont | 623,657 | 106 | 17% |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 1,115 | 16% |
| 6 | Colorado | 5,607,154 | 876 | 16% |
| 7 | Washington | 7,405,743 | 1,106 | 15% |
| 8 | Utah | 3,101,833 | 458 | 15% |
| 9 | Delaware | 961,939 | 146 | 15% |
| 10 | California | 39,536,653 | 5,351 | 14% |
| 11 | Wyoming | 579,315 | 83 | 14% |
| 12 | Minnesota | 5,576,606 | 715 | 13% |
| 13 | Montana | 1,050,493 | 141 | 13% |
| 14 | Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 139 | 13% |
| 15 | Illinois | 12,802,023 | 1,515 | 12% |
| 16 | Georgia | 10,429,379 | 1,201 | 12% |
| 17 | Maryland | 6,052,177 | 738 | 12% |
| 18 | Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 424 | 12% |
| 19 | Idaho | 1,716,943 | 200 | 12% |
| 20 | Arizona | 7,016,270 | 803 | 11% |
Most common cities for regional sales engineers
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northbrook | 2 | 6% | $96,785 |
| 2 | Coppell | 2 | 5% | $95,202 |
| 3 | Mission Viejo | 2 | 2% | $103,217 |
| 4 | Allen | 1 | 1% | $94,720 |
| 5 | Boston | 3 | 0% | $86,204 |
| 6 | Seattle | 2 | 0% | $87,220 |
| 7 | Albuquerque | 1 | 0% | $77,426 |
| 8 | Arlington | 1 | 0% | $95,581 |
| 9 | Atlanta | 1 | 0% | $94,015 |
Regional Sales Engineer job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of regional sales engineer experts
University of Maryland - College Park
University of Southern Mississippi
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
What Regional Sales Engineer skills would you recommend for someone trying to advance their career?
Dr. Kathleen Kelly: Maximizing your salary potential requires research, flexibility, and being your best advocate.
What general advice would you give to a Regional Sales Engineer?
Kevin Buckley: The biggest factor in earning potential is performance - salespeople get paid based on their ability to hit and exceed quotas through revenue generation. With a sales career, you have a lot of control over earnings. My advice is to be metrics-driven and have a plan to intentionally grow your sales skills through training, mentors, and personal development. Build a reputation for consistent over-achievement. It's also important to do research and understand typical compensation benchmarks. Some may offer higher base pay, while others offer more earnings leverage through aggressive commission/bonus structures.
E. Duff Wrobbel Ph.D.
ChairSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville
Communication And Media Studies
What general advice would you give to a Regional Sales Engineer?
E. Duff Wrobbel Ph.D.: Network, get an internship, do action research etc - anything to add practical experience to the classroom knowledge base.
What Regional Sales Engineer skills would you recommend for someone trying to advance their career?
E. Duff Wrobbel Ph.D.: All things social media are important, and so writing skills still matter.
What will help Regional Sales Engineers increase their earning potential?
E. Duff Wrobbel Ph.D.: With this major, probably the best salaries are from sales jobs, which many people shy away from because they think only of hustling used cars, but sales can be very good work.