Which companies pay Sales Engineers the most?
Updated October 17, 2026 · Based on 342 job postings · Methodology
LaunchDarkly ($254k median), Notion ($246k) and Cresta ($242k) post the highest pay for Sales Engineers among 80 tech companies with US openings that list pay.
Top-paying companies for Sales Engineers (min 3 postings)
| # | Company | Postings | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LaunchDarkly | 3 | $254k |
| 2 | Notion | 6 | $246k |
| 3 | Cresta | 4 | $242k |
| 4 | Ramp | 5 | $230k |
| 5 | Sierra | 8 | $230k |
| 6 | Starburst | 3 | $230k |
| 7 | Intercom | 6 | $228k |
| 8 | Grafana Labs | 3 | $224k |
| 9 | Ashby | 4 | $223k |
| 10 | Hex | 4 | $222k |
| 11 | Okta | 6 | $212k |
| 12 | Scale AI | 3 | $212k |
| 13 | Fivetran | 8 | $193k |
| 14 | Snowflake | 17 | $191k |
| 15 | Tanium | 5 | $185k |
| 16 | Benchling | 3 | $181k |
| 17 | Databricks | 62 | $180k |
| 18 | Netskope | 14 | $178k |
| 19 | Apollo.io | 3 | $175k |
| 20 | Sigma Computing | 5 | $170k |
Related: Companies hiring Sales Engineers · Sales Engineer pay
FAQ
How is the median calculated?
Median of the midpoint of each posted pay range, US postings only.
What is a good OTE for Sales Engineers?
See https://otejobs.com/answers/what-is-a-good-ote-for-sales-engineer/
Cite this: “According to OTE Jobs data, launchDarkly ($254k median), Notion ($246k) and Cresta ($242k) post the highest pay for Sales Engineers among 80 tech companies with US openings that list pay.” Source: OTE Jobs (otejobs.com), October 17, 2026. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with a link to this page.