Side-by-side distribution
Sales
$85,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 37.6%
- Live roles
- 7,595
Sales Engineer
$163,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 46.6%
- Live roles
- 929
Highest-paying jobs
Sales Executive
Sales Development Representative
Sales Development Representative - Tax & Accounting SaaS
Sales Development Representative (Insurance Tech)
Sales Development Representative - B2B Insurance
Sales Development Representative - Medical Equipment
Manager, Account Executive - Strategic Sales
Sales Manager- San Francisco HQ
Sales Manager- New York City
Senior Manager, Key Accounts Sales
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Sales Systems Engineer
Field Sales Engineer
Senior Sales Systems Engineer, Kasten, West
Director, Enterprise Sales Engineer (West)
Senior Solutions Engineer - Pre Sales (SF)
Senior Solutions Engineer - Pre Sales (NYC)
Sales Engineer (Bay Area)
Principal Sales Engineer – Warehouse Robotics Systems
Forward Deployed AI Engineer (Post-Sales)
Enterprise Sales Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Renuity
|
$225,000 | 72 |
SumUp
|
$272,598 | 71 |
| CH Chowbus | $65,000 | 67 |
Charity Link
|
$35,983 | 56 |
City Wide Facility Solutions
|
$85,000 | 42 |
Neo Financial
|
$29,693 | 40 |
| LO Lookers | $68,150 | 38 |
Getwingapp
|
$19,715 | 35 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
CaptiveAire
|
$85,000 | 33 |
Zscaler
|
$188,063 | 32 |
Samsara
|
$120,348 | 21 |
Datadog
|
$137,500 | 15 |
| RL Rithum LinkedIn Board | $130,000 | 15 |
|
Horizon3 AI
|
$232,500 | 12 |
| AX Axon | $146,250 | 12 |
Sierra
|
$215,000 | 10 |
Sales salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $137,500 | 38 |
| San Francisco | $136,750 | 206 |
| New York | $120,000 | 317 |
| Los Angeles | $115,000 | 53 |
| Chicago | $112,330 | 87 |
| London | $111,388 | 101 |
| Atlanta | $107,920 | 44 |
| Dublin | $94,116 | 19 |
| Boston | $91,500 | 55 |
| Paris | $86,715 | 4 |
Sales Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | $215,000 | 12 |
| London | $203,842 | 5 |
| Los Angeles | $195,460 | 8 |
| San Francisco | $195,000 | 59 |
| New York | $177,500 | 69 |
| Boston | $176,650 | 16 |
| Seattle | $176,350 | 12 |
| Toronto | $146,552 | 5 |
| Chicago | $142,500 | 6 |
| Austin | $138,175 | 5 |
Sales vs Sales Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Sales is $85,000 per year (typically $57,995–$140,000), versus $163,250 for Sales Engineer ($130,000–$207,125). That puts Sales Engineer about 92% 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.