How much do Sales Engineers make in Waterbury-Shelton, CT?

Percentile spread

For Sales Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $74,010 and the 90th percentile is $212,590. The difference is $138,580, which is 111.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $83,700 to the 75th at $159,450, covers $75,750.

The mean annual wage is $131,340, which sits above the median of $123,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Waterbury-Shelton, CT median is 0.9% lower than the national median of $124,900 for Sales Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $124,106, which is 0.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.1% higher than the Connecticut median of $123,660.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 99.778, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $123,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sales Engineers at $124,106 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sales Engineers. Waterbury-Shelton, CT ranks 7th of 20 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• New Haven, CT is 20 miles away, with a median of $107,940 and employment of 120. That median is 12.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,234, against $124,106 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 30 miles away, with a median of $125,530 and employment of 300. That median is 1.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $122,175, against $124,106 here.
• Springfield, MA is 49 miles away, with a median of $96,860 and employment of 80. That median is 21.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,832, against $124,106 here.

Employment share

Sales Engineers accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Waterbury-Shelton, CT (110 of 160,710). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (51,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.06 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.