What is the average Sales salary in Chicago?

The median midpoint of 48 live Sales postings in Chicago is $174k a year. Half of them fall between $137k and $291k.

How does Sales pay change with seniority?

senior postings $166k. 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 Okta ($342k), Outtake ($260k), Databricks ($242k), Harvey ($240k).

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 Chicago

What employers are offering right now, from 48 live Sales postings in Chicago that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$174k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$137k–$291k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$366k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$68k

$105k

$142k

$179k

$217k

$254k

$291k

$329k

Sales pay by level

Level	Median	Postings
Senior	$166k	12

Top-paying companies for Sales roles

Company	Median	Postings
Okta	$342k	3
Outtake	$260k	2
Databricks	$242k	5
Harvey	$240k	2
Writer	$223k	2
Toast	$180k	4
Temporal	$175k	2
Agoda	$166k	2
Asana	$163k	2
Reddit	$160k	2
MongoDB	$148k	2
Pinterest	$126k	3

Highest-paying open Sales jobs

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Okta

Strategic Account Executive, Auth0 ( Chicago)

Chicago, Illinois $308k – $424k/yr

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Thoughtworks

Principal Business Development Executive - Strategic Sales (Multi-Market)

Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Dallas, Texas, USA; New York City, New York, USA $242k – $466k/yr

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SamsaraRemote

Specialist Seller - Connected Maintenance - Public Sector

Remote - Chicago $350k/yr

recruitingcustomer successDirect from employer May 27

Writer

Strategic account executive (Central)

Chicago, IL · Dallas, TX Full-time $340k – $350k/yr

customer successsaasDirect from employer 19d ago

Okta

Enterprise Account Executive (Large Enterprise), Auth0

Chicago, Illinois $288k – $396k/yr

machine learningsaasDirect from employer 11d ago

Databricks

Named Hunter Account Executive - Digital Natives

Austin, Texas; Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; Denver, Colorado; Los Angeles, California; New York City, New York; San Francisco, California; Seattle, Washington $272k – $374k/yr

sparkdatabricksexcelanalyticsDirect from employer 3d ago

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Sales salary: common questions

What is the average Sales salary in Chicago?: The median midpoint of 48 live Sales postings in Chicago is $174k a year. Half of them fall between $137k and $291k.
How does Sales pay change with seniority?: senior postings $166k. 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 Okta ($342k), Outtake ($260k), Databricks ($242k), Harvey ($240k).
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.

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