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Sales Engineers Salary in Detroit, MI

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Sales Engineers in Detroit, MI have a median annual salary of $122,990, with 1,250 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $80,710 at the 10th percentile to $194,980 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$122,990

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$59.13

Employment

1,250

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$80,710
10th
$98,400
25th
$122,990
Median
$157,020
75th
$194,980
90th

Local compared with national

Detroit, MI

$122,990

Median annual · 2025

United States

$124,900

Median annual · 2025

The Detroit, MI median is 1.5% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,910).

Top skills

  1. 1.SpeakingImportance 4.1
  2. 2.PersuasionImportance 4.1
  3. 3.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  4. 4.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  5. 5.Critical ThinkingImportance 4.0
  6. 6.Social PerceptivenessImportance 4.0
  7. 7.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 4.0
  8. 8.NegotiationImportance 3.9
  9. 9.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.9
  10. 10.WritingImportance 3.8
  11. 11.Active LearningImportance 3.8
  12. 12.Service OrientationImportance 3.8

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Job zone
4

Technology used

  • Ab Initio
  • Amazon Web Services AWS software
  • Ansible software
  • Apache Cassandra
  • Apache Hadoop
  • Apache HBase
  • Apache Pig
  • Apache Struts
  • Apple iOS
  • Atlassian JIRA
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Border Gateway Protocol BGP
  • C
  • C++
  • Cisco Systems CiscoWorks

Common tasks

  • Develop, present, or respond to proposals for specific customer requirements, including request for proposal responses and industry-specific solutions.
  • Collaborate with sales teams to understand customer requirements, to promote the sale of company products, and to provide sales support.
  • Create sales or service contracts for products or services.
  • Visit prospective buyers at commercial, industrial, or other establishments to show samples or catalogs, and to inform them about product pricing, availability, and advantages.
  • Keep informed on industry news and trends, products, services, competitors, relevant information about legacy, existing, and emerging technologies, and the latest product-line developments.
  • Identify resale opportunities and support them to achieve sales plans.
  • Confer with customers and engineers to assess equipment needs and to determine system requirements.
  • Plan and modify product configurations to meet customer needs.
  • Prepare and deliver technical presentations that explain products or services to customers and prospective customers.
  • Recommend improved materials or machinery to customers, documenting how such changes will lower costs or increase production.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Sales Engineers salary in other locations

Other occupations in Detroit, MI