Curious what kind of numbers other sales/solutions engineers in the area are seeing. ~$200k OTE, been doing this about five years.
Bay area is 160 base + 25% variable or around 210k. You aren't far off. I hope you have stock/ESPP on top of that.
We do get options but I did not include it in my number.
What is a "solutions engineer"?
How did you get into se role? Considering a switch
Probably on the lower side...u can go up in salary pretty fast...join a company which pays commission as well..I would say target 250+ easily
How does a sales/solutions engineer differ from say a software engineer?
Pretty different. Sales engineers typically help customers do an integration. More about communication and requirements gathering with customers.