The median annual wage for Sales Engineers in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $98,020 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $110,590.
Pay spans roughly $75,650 at the 10th percentile to $165,050 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $47.13 per hour. An estimated 940 people work as sales engineers in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
| Median (annual) | $98,020 |
| Mean (annual) | $110,590 |
| Median (hourly) | $47.13 |
| 10th percentile | $75,650 |
| 90th percentile | $165,050 |
| Employment | 940 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.