SOC 41-9031 · Area 28660 · May 2025
Sales Engineers
Killeen-Temple, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $81,780 | $39.32 |
| 25th percentile | $93,000 | $44.71 |
| Median | $123,770 | $59.51 |
| 75th percentile | $163,790 | $78.75 |
| 90th percentile | $198,250 | $95.31 |
| Average | $132,150 | $63.54 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 40. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $93,000 to $163,790 in 2025, a span of $70,790.
The area median is $6,840 (5.2%) below Texas's $130,610 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 11 other published areas
- This area's median is $38,560 (45.3%) above the $85,210 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $35,760 (40.6%) above the $88,010 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $25,600 (26.1%) above the $98,170 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $7,920 (6.8%) above the $115,850 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $7,560 (6.5%) above the $116,210 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $4,030 (3.2%) below the $127,800 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $4,400 (3.4%) below the $128,170 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $9,510 (7.1%) below the $133,280 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $10,970 (8.1%) below the $134,740 median in Odessa, TX.
- This area's median is $14,190 (10.3%) below the $137,960 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $15,160 (10.9%) below the $138,930 median in Midland, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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