What is the average Sales salary in the United States?

The median midpoint of 1,475 live Sales postings in the United States is $171k a year. Half of them fall between $139k and $246k.

How does Sales pay change with seniority?

Entry-level postings have a median of $75k, while senior postings $173k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.

Which companies pay Sales roles the most?

Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Affirm ($430k), Omada Health ($411k), Decagon ($360k), Atlan ($345k).

Where do these numbers come from?

From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

Sales salary in the United States

What employers are offering right now, from 1,475 live Sales postings in the United States that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$171k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$139k–$246k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$700k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$60k

$104k

$148k

$193k

$237k

$282k

$326k

$371k

Sales pay by level

Level	Median	Postings
Entry level	$75k	25
Mid level	$162k	9
Senior	$173k	152
Staff & principal	$201k	13
Director & executive	$227k	183

Sales pay by location

Location	Median	Postings
Seattle	$258k	49
Atlanta	$242k	48
Washington, DC	$233k	66
San Francisco	$220k	392
SF Bay Area	$218k	423
New York	$204k	437
Remote (US)	$190k	374
Philadelphia	$180k	7
Chicago	$174k	48
Toronto	$170k	14
Austin	$168k	49
Vancouver	$163k	7
Boston	$161k	69
Denver	$156k	35
Minneapolis	$156k	6
Portland	$151k	9
Los Angeles	$150k	55
Dallas	$150k	25
Houston	$150k	18
San Diego	$144k	8
Miami	$138k	16
Phoenix	$135k	12
Salt Lake City	$75k	19

Top-paying companies for Sales roles

Company	Median	Postings
Affirm	$430k	3
Omada Health	$411k	2
Decagon	$360k	11
Atlan	$345k	2
Pivotal Health	$344k	2
Okta	$342k	21
Carta	$342k	2
Anthropic	$335k	53
Cohere	$330k	7
Rad AI	$325k	3
Orb	$325k	7
Databricks	$323k	35

Highest-paying open Sales jobs

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Okta

Vice President of Enterprise Sales, East

Georgia; Massachusetts; New York, New York; Washington, DC $560k – $840k/yr

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New Relic

SVP, Sales - Americas

Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Portland, Oregon, USA; San Francisco, California, USA $580k – $724k/yr

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AnthropicRemote

Head of State and Local Government Sales

Austin, TX | Remote-Friendly, United States; Boston, MA; New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA; Washington, DC $550k – $700k/yr

visa sponsorshiprecruitingDirect from employer Aug 24

Anthropic

Head of National Security Sales (DoW/IC)

Washington, DC $550k – $700k/yr

visa sponsorshiprecruitingDirect from employer Aug 24

AffirmRemote

Senior Director, Key & Enterprise Sales

Remote US $460k – $580k/yr

salesforceDirect from employer May 20

Databricks

Director, Lakebase Sales Specialist- Financial Services

New York City, New York $430k – $592k/yr

databricksexcelanalyticsunityDirect from employer Jun 8

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Sales salary: common questions

What is the average Sales salary in the United States?: The median midpoint of 1,475 live Sales postings in the United States is $171k a year. Half of them fall between $139k and $246k.
How does Sales pay change with seniority?: Entry-level postings have a median of $75k, while senior postings $173k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.
Which companies pay Sales roles the most?: Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Affirm ($430k), Omada Health ($411k), Decagon ($360k), Atlan ($345k).
Where do these numbers come from?: From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

JobApplyPilot reads employers' own job postings. Pay shown is base salary from published ranges, not total compensation.