Side by side

SDR vs Solutions Engineer

Pay is effectively the same — the medians sit within 3.0% apart. There is 1.4× more demand for SDR. Listings for Solutions Engineer move faster — median age 52 days against 91.

Comparison

Side by side

MeasureSDRSolutions EngineerGap
Open postings35,15124,536+10,615
Posted this week3,1521,760
Median salary$101,500$98,500+$3k
25th percentile$80k$78k
75th percentile$126k$122k
Salary disclosed5.3%4.9%
Remote share9.3%11.3%-2.0pp
Median age of posting91d52d
Open over 60 days50.5%49.8%
Visa sponsorship13.6%24.4%
Pay

Pay distribution

SDR

$46k$176k

Solutions Engineer

$44k$170k
Freshness

How old the listings are

SDR

just posted91d median90d+

Solutions Engineer

just posted52d median90d+
Demand

What each side asks for

SDR — technologies

Go
72.0%
Python
65.8%
SQL
59.6%
React
53.4%
Salesforce
47.2%
Terraform
41.0%
Java
34.8%

Solutions Engineer — technologies

Go
72.0%
Node.js
65.8%
Java
59.6%
Python
53.4%
JavaScript
47.2%
HubSpot
41.0%
Figma
34.8%

SDR — employers

Ironbark Manufacturing
9.4%
Northwind Systems
8.7%
Beacon Robotics
8.0%
Cobalt Financial
7.2%
Lakeshore Hospitality
6.5%
Pinewood Education
5.8%
Solstice Biotech
5.1%

Solutions Engineer — employers

Brightline Retail
9.4%
Kestrel Health
8.7%
Aperture Labs
8.0%
Tidewater Insurance
7.2%
Rivergate Media
6.5%
Quarry Analytics
5.8%
Pinewood Education
5.1%

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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%.