Sales Engineer, SLED (Midwest/Southeast)
Cribl
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Springfield, IL · $140k–$182k a year · Posted November 3, 2026
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Where Springfield, IL ranks
Where Springfield, IL placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Midwest71 / 100 · of 20
- #1Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Great Lakes70 / 100 · of 16
- #3Best cities for junior jobs in Illinois37% · of 17
- #6Best college towns for junior jobs in the Great Lakes42% · of 39
- #7Best college towns for entry-level and junior jobs42% · of 100
- #8Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Great Lakes$125k · of 16
Rankings about sales jobs
- Best cities for sales jobs #1 New York (2,774 openings)
- Best cities for sales pay after cost of living #1 Santa Clara ($175k)
- Most requested AI skills in sales jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (4.1%)
- AI tools named most often in sales jobs #1 Gong (0.93%)
- Employers with the most sales jobs #1 Charter Communications (389 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $161,000 a year. Across 262 open sales engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $98,500 to $151,000 and the median is $115,000. That is 40% above the median, above the middle half of those listings.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
Among sales engineers, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for sales engineers: 32% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...Midwest or Southeast) Why You'll Love This Role As a Solutions Engineer, you'll get to flex your technical chops and storytelling... ...Help customers understand the value of Cribl during the sales process Demo the product suite and answer technical questions...