Sales Engineer salary in Pittsburgh, PA

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Sewickley, Warrendale, Cranberry Township, Canonsburg, Mount Pleasant.

Also listed as: Solutions Engineer

Median salary$141,173
Middle 50%$118.2k–$177k
vs. national median−4%comparison median $146,888
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $93,285 and $193,439.
PercentileSalary
10th$111,082
25th$118,169
50th (median)$141,173
75th$177,024
90th$182,900

Cost of living

Pittsburgh's median Sales Engineer salary of $141,173 is worth about $149,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Pittsburgh = 94.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Sales Engineers in the Pittsburgh, PA area earned a median of $97,430 in May 2025 (370 employed). The H-1B median here is $141,173, 45% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Beatoo few2
Ivaluatoo few2
Microsofttoo few2
Tescantoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.