Side-by-side distribution
Sales
$86,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 39.4%
- Live roles
- 8,175
Solutions Engineer
$163,700
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 43.3%
- Live roles
- 1,213
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Sales Executive, Provider
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Enterprise SDR Northern Europe
National Sales Executive - IME
Channel Sales Manager - India
Outside Sales Account Executive - MidAtlantic/Northeast
🥥 Sales Development Representative - Job Code: 1781800659993
Regional Sales Manager - Vietnam
Sales Development Representative
Highest-paying jobs
Solutions Engineer
Solutions Engineer, Digital Natives (Strategics)
Principal Solutions Engineer
Senior Applied AI Solutions Engineer
Solutions Engineer - LATAM (Portuguese Speaking)
Senior Solutions Engineer, Majors, San Francisco
Solutions Engineer
AI Solutions Engineer
Senior Solutions Engineer- West Coast
Senior Solutions Engineer- West Coast
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 | $67,030 | 48 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Esri
|
$104,988 | 50 |
Netskope
|
$179,750 | 24 |
Snowflake
|
$190,781 | 17 |
|
Okta
|
$237,500 | 13 |
Anduril Industries
|
$256,000 | 10 |
Grafana Labs
|
$229,000 | 9 |
Applied Intuition
|
$119,741 | 9 |
Databricks
|
$180,875 | 7 |
Sales salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $140,000 | 203 |
| Seattle | $140,000 | 49 |
| London | $131,174 | 86 |
| Chicago | $125,500 | 96 |
| Boston | $121,500 | 58 |
| Paris | $119,152 | 5 |
| New York | $114,000 | 350 |
| Los Angeles | $110,500 | 63 |
| Atlanta | $105,840 | 50 |
| Dublin | $93,600 | 23 |
Solutions Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $202,500 | 92 |
| Seattle | $190,781 | 15 |
| Boston | $185,438 | 16 |
| New York | $185,000 | 97 |
| Chicago | $177,988 | 22 |
| Austin | $175,750 | 16 |
| Los Angeles | $166,000 | 15 |
| Atlanta | $159,141 | 12 |
| Dublin | $141,617 | 5 |
| Amsterdam | $139,313 | 4 |
Sales vs Solutions Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Sales is $86,000 per year (typically $60,000–$135,104), versus $163,700 for Solutions Engineer ($130,000–$205,000). That puts Solutions Engineer about 90% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Sales and Solutions 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.