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Solutions Engineer salary

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Michael Rudisill

Average solutions engineer salary

$95,482

$45.9 hourly rate

Entry-level solutions engineer salary
$68,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a solutions engineer make?

The average solutions engineer salary in the United States is $95,482. Solutions engineer salaries typically range between $68,000 and $134,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for solutions engineers is $45.9 per hour.

Solutions engineer salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Solutions engineers earn the highest average salary in California.

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Where can a Solutions Engineer earn more?

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Ashburn, VA$136,238
Bismarck, ND$83,754
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ByteDance$150,995
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Solutions Engineer salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed, Glassdoor and Payscale, the average salary for a solutions engineer typically falls between $90,515 and $129,548.
zippia
$95,482yearly
glassdoor[1]
$129,548yearly
indeed[2]
$114,322yearly
Salary.com[3]
$123,662yearly
payscale[4]
$90,515yearly

Average solutions engineer salary by state

The average solutions engineer salary in California, Virginia, and New York are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average solutions engineer salary states are Nebraska, Missouri, and Michigan.

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Highest paying states for solutions engineers

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1California$127,382$61.24
2Virginia$109,146$52.47
3Maryland$104,023$50.01
4Arizona$101,320$48.71
5Texas$99,825$47.99
6District of Columbia$108,073$51.96
7New York$105,038$50.50
8Rhode Island$91,849$44.16
9New Hampshire$94,127$45.25
10New Jersey$100,207$48.18
11Oregon$91,722$44.10
12Nevada$93,106$44.76
13Colorado$91,784$44.13
14Georgia$91,839$44.15
15Wisconsin$95,428$45.88
16West Virginia$91,841$44.15
17Delaware$91,030$43.76
18Massachusetts$90,598$43.56
19Utah$84,022$40.40
20North Dakota$83,682$40.23
21North Carolina$84,250$40.50
22Washington$88,512$42.55
23Illinois$88,677$42.63
24New Mexico$83,749$40.26
25Ohio$82,936$39.87
26Iowa$84,737$40.74
27Hawaii$83,946$40.36
28Minnesota$83,492$40.14
29South Dakota$80,224$38.57
30Florida$83,914$40.34
31Louisiana$83,848$40.31
32Maine$82,863$39.84
33South Carolina$83,352$40.07
34Idaho$81,623$39.24
35Alabama$79,250$38.10
36Pennsylvania$79,612$38.27
37Vermont$77,332$37.18
38Alaska$80,222$38.57
39Montana$77,767$37.39
40Wyoming$75,921$36.50
41Connecticut$79,653$38.29
42Arkansas$78,197$37.59
43Mississippi$79,047$38.00
44Tennessee$75,151$36.13
45Nebraska$72,705$34.95
46Michigan$71,862$34.55
47Kentucky$74,741$35.93
48Missouri$72,511$34.86
49Indiana$71,264$34.26
50Kansas$69,949$33.63
51Oklahoma$70,951$34.11

Highest paying cities for solutions engineers

The highest-paying cities for solutions engineers are San Francisco, CA, Richmond, VA, and Washington, DC.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1San Francisco, CA$136,238$65.50
2Richmond, VA$109,151$52.48
3Washington, DC$108,162$52.00
4New York, NY$105,566$50.75
5Annapolis, MD$104,342$50.16
6Phoenix, AZ$101,571$48.83
7San Antonio, TX$100,919$48.52
8Trenton, NJ$100,551$48.34
9Madison, WI$95,133$45.74
10Salem, NH$94,768$45.56
11Providence, RI$91,750$44.11
12Alpharetta, GA$91,641$44.06
13Aurora, CO$91,566$44.02
14Salem, OR$91,451$43.97
15Boston, MA$90,379$43.45
16Chicago, IL$89,057$42.82
17Seattle, WA$89,017$42.80
18Raleigh, NC$85,348$41.03
19Tampa, FL$84,611$40.68
20Bismarck, ND$83,754$40.27

Solutions Engineer salary details

A solutions engineer's salary ranges from $68,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $134,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Solutions Engineer Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a solutions engineer's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$134,000$11,167$64
75th Percentile$114,000$9,500$55
Average$95,482$7,957$46
25th Percentile$79,000$6,583$38
10th Percentile$68,000$5,667$33

Highest paying solutions engineer jobs

The highest paying types of solutions engineers are senior solutions architect, lead systems engineer, and senior sales engineer.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Technical Services Engineer$81,204$6,767$39.04217,103
Management Engineer$90,571$7,548$43.54175,986
Technical Systems Engineer$101,163$8,430$48.64192,058
Technical Support Engineer$85,716$7,143$41.21184,542
Systems Support Engineer$82,561$6,880$39.69182,434
Professional Services Engineer$98,091$8,174$47.16114,048

How would you rate the starting salaries for Solutions Engineers, as well as the prospects for salary advancement?

Michael Rudisill

Department Head and Professor of Engineering Technology, Northern Michigan University

From what we've seen, salaries haven't been reduced, even though demand is down. I would expect wages and salary progression to remain strong as the need for engineering will only continue to grow.

Top companies hiring solutions engineers now:

  1. Meta Jobs (219)
  2. Google Jobs (134)
  3. VMware Jobs (75)
  4. The TJX Companies Jobs (45)
  5. Cadence Design Systems Jobs (60)

Which companies pay solutions engineers the most?

Solutions engineer salaries at ByteDance and Flexport are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average solutions engineer salary at companies like Meta and Apple are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1ByteDance$150,995$72.59
2Flexport$148,925$71.60
3Meta$146,939$70.64
4Apple$146,330$70.35
5PayPal$143,901$69.18
6Roku$140,313$67.46
7Dotdash$139,927$67.27
8Google$139,891$67.26
9Pure Storage$139,245$66.94
10Bloomberg$137,306$66.01
11Asana$136,877$65.81
12NVIDIA$135,737$65.26
13VMware$135,394$65.09
14Box$135,231$65.01
15Sumo Logic$134,122$64.48
16Amazon$133,947$64.40
17Microsoft$133,624$64.24
18First Republic Bank$133,378$64.12
19AvePoint$133,240$64.06
20Cloudera$132,840$63.87

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Solutions Engineer salary by industry

The average solutions engineer salary varies across industries:

  • The average solutions engineer salary in the start-up industry is $118,808, the highest of any industry.
  • The average solutions engineer salary in the finance industry is $114,672.
  • Solutions engineers in the professional industry earn an average salary of $72,387, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for solutions engineers

RankIndustryAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Start-up$118,808$57.12
2Retail$114,672$55.13
3Technology$104,347$50.17
4Telecommunication$102,179$49.12
5Finance$96,268$46.28
6Professional$72,387$34.80

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Solutions Engineer salary trends

The average solutions engineer salary has risen by $17,108 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average solutions engineer earned $78,374 annually, but today, they earn $95,482 a year. That works out to a 9% change in pay for solutions engineers over the last decade.

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Average solutions engineer salary over time

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    Solutions Engineer salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$95,500$45.91+4.5%
    2024$91,200$43.83+2.4%
    2023$89,000$42.78+2.7%
    2022$86,600$41.64-1.3%
    2021$87,700$42.18+2.3%

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