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Principal sales salaries in the United States
Median $181k a year across 38 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from $156k to $217k. 97% of the 39 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: $156k to $217k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
- Entry level$88k
- Mid level$150k
- Senior$175k
- Staff$198k
- Principal (this page)$181k
- Manager$165k
- Director$215k
- Executive$195k
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
Highest-paying employers
Hiring the most right now
Brazeopen roles in this segment8
Snowflakeopen roles in this segment4
Twilioopen roles in this segment4
Assuredopen roles in this segment2
Cambridge Mobile Telematicsopen roles in this segment2
1Passwordopen roles in this segment1
Basis Theoryopen roles in this segment1
BloomReachopen roles in this segment1
By job title
| Title | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Customer Success Manager, Financial Services | $104k | 4 |
| Principal, Strategic AI Sales | $152k | 4 |
| Principal Solutions Architect | $173k | 3 |
The best-paid openings in this segment
- Principal Account Executive, PharmaTennr · Remote$400k to $450k
- Principal AI Sales SpecialistCohesity · Remote$354k to $443k
- Principal Product Manager, Subscriptions and Revenue GrowthRoblox · San Mateo, CA, United States$331k to $383k
- Industry Principal, Life SciencesSnowflake · Remote$256k to $335k
- Principal Sales Engineer, US Public Sector (East Coast Preferred)Docker · Remote$217k to $310k
- Senior Principal AI Solutions EngineerSambaNova · San Jose, California, United States$234k to $286k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for principal sales roles in the United States?
$181k a year in base pay, across 38 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from $156k to $217k.
How many principal sales job posts publish a salary?
97% of the 39 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 $190k against $156k for on-site and hybrid ones, from 19 and 19 postings respectively.
Which companies pay the most for principal sales roles in the United States?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at Snowflake ($205k), Assured ($185k), Twilio ($156k).
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.