Side-by-side distribution
Sales
$86,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 39.4%
- Live roles
- 8,175
Sales Engineer
$161,750
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.2%
- Live roles
- 918
Highest-paying jobs
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National Sales Executive - IME
Regional Sales Manager - Vietnam
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Highest-paying jobs
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Senior Solutions Engineer - Pre Sales (SF)
Solutions Engineer (AI/ML, Pre-Sales)
Principal Sales Engineer – Warehouse Robotics Systems
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| TN The N2 Company | $132,850 | 191 |
Renuity
|
$200,000 | 72 |
| CH Chowbus | $65,000 | 67 |
SumUp
|
$268,749 | 64 |
Charity Link
|
$35,397 | 63 |
Kognitive Sales Solutions
|
$36,608 | 53 |
Neo Financial
|
$41,600 | 52 |
| LO Lookers | $67,021 | 45 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
CaptiveAire
|
$85,000 | 31 |
Zscaler
|
$188,063 | 22 |
Samsara
|
$120,348 | 21 |
Ambient Enterprises
|
$80,000 | 17 |
| RL Rithum LinkedIn Board | $104,000 | 15 |
Datadog
|
$137,500 | 11 |
|
Veeam Software
|
$259,675 | 10 |
Horizon3 AI
|
$220,056 | 8 |
Sales salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $140,050 | 204 |
| Seattle | $140,000 | 49 |
| London | $131,174 | 86 |
| Chicago | $125,500 | 96 |
| Boston | $121,500 | 58 |
| Paris | $116,595 | 6 |
| New York | $114,500 | 353 |
| Los Angeles | $112,750 | 64 |
| Atlanta | $105,840 | 50 |
| Dublin | $93,129 | 24 |
Sales Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $212,500 | 49 |
| Austin | $210,000 | 7 |
| Atlanta | $210,000 | 7 |
| Los Angeles | $187,710 | 8 |
| Chicago | $180,000 | 6 |
| New York | $176,960 | 49 |
| Seattle | $166,823 | 10 |
| Boston | $159,000 | 8 |
| Denver | $156,395 | 15 |
| London | $144,590 | 7 |
Sales vs Sales Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Sales is $86,000 per year (typically $60,000–$135,104), versus $161,750 for Sales Engineer ($120,348–$200,112). That puts Sales Engineer about 88% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Sales and Sales Engineer are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.