Side by side
Customer Success Manager vs Solutions Engineer
Solutions Engineer pays more: a median of $98,500 against $93,000. There is 1.6× more demand for Solutions Engineer. Solutions Engineer is the more remote-friendly of the two, by 5.6%.
Comparison
Side by side
| Measure | Customer Success Manager | Solutions Engineer | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open postings | 15,338 | 24,536 | -9,198 |
| Posted this week | 1,216 | 1,760 | |
| Median salary | $93,000 | $98,500 | $-5.5k |
| 25th percentile | $73.5k | $78k | |
| 75th percentile | $116k | $122k | |
| Salary disclosed | 6.9% | 4.9% | |
| Remote share | 5.7% | 11.3% | -5.6pp |
| Median age of posting | 54d | 52d | |
| Open over 60 days | 36.1% | 49.8% | |
| Visa sponsorship | 9.8% | 24.4% |
Pay
Pay distribution
Customer Success Manager
$42k$161k
Solutions Engineer
$44k$170k
Freshness
How old the listings are
Customer Success Manager
just posted54d median90d+
Solutions Engineer
just posted52d median90d+
Demand
What each side asks for
Customer Success Manager — technologies
Solutions Engineer — technologies
Customer Success Manager — employers
Solutions Engineer — employers
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Both sides are counted the same way on the same day, so the gap is comparable even where the
absolute numbers move. Salary figures use only postings that publish a range — the disclosure
rate is in the table because a median over 20% of a cohort is a weaker number than one over 70%.