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Sales salaries in the United States
Median $165k a year across 5,544 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from $128k to $214k. 88% of the 6,326 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: $128k to $214k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
- Entry level$88k
- Mid level$150k
- Senior$175k
- Staff$198k
- Principal$181k
- Manager$165k
- Director$215k
- Executive$195k
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
Highest-paying employers
Apex Spacemedian of 7 published bands$388k
Affirmmedian of 4 published bands$360k
Pivotal Healthmedian of 2 published bands$344k
Cartamedian of 3 published bands$340k
Robloxmedian of 2 published bands$325k
LangChainmedian of 28 published bands$325k
WireScreenmedian of 3 published bands$315k
SentiLinkmedian of 15 published bands$313k
Hiring the most right now
By job title
| Title | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Account Executive | $180k | 111 |
| Account Executive | $130k | 90 |
| Sales Development Representative | $76k | 86 |
| Business Development Representative | $94k | 52 |
| Customer Success Manager | $115k | 52 |
| Solutions Engineer | $185k | 43 |
| Strategic Account Executive | $159k | 42 |
| Account Manager | $120k | 33 |
The best-paid openings in this segment
- Enterprise Account ExecutiveRilla · New York, United States$400k to $1000k
- Head of Strategic StartupsAnthropic · San Francisco, CA$550k to $750k
- Head of National Security Sales (DoW/IC)Anthropic · Washington, DC$550k to $700k
- Head of State and Local Government SalesAnthropic · Remote$550k to $700k
- Director of Strategic Sales | HousingEliseAI · New York , NY , United States$550k to $600k
- Sales Development RepresentativeBilltrust · Nashville, Tennessee$550k to $550k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for sales roles in the United States?
$165k a year in base pay, across 5,544 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from $128k to $214k.
What do the best-paid sales roles in the United States offer?
One in ten published bands has a midpoint above $290k, and one in ten sits below $98k.
How many sales job posts publish a salary?
88% of the 6,326 live postings in this segment state a pay range. The figures here are drawn only from those.
Do remote sales roles in the United States pay less?
Remote postings publish a median of $173k against $160k for on-site and hybrid ones, from 2300 and 3244 postings respectively.
Which companies pay the most for sales roles in the United States?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at Apex Space ($388k), Affirm ($360k), Pivotal Health ($344k).
Where does this data come from?
Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Updated daily.
Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Read off the live postings on Refolk's job board, where an employer is only counted while the posting is open. Updated daily.