Side-by-side distribution
Sales
$87,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 28.2%
- Live roles
- 26,767
Technical Support
$99,633
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 19.6%
- Live roles
- 3,426
Highest-paying jobs
Sales Manager, Corporate & Business Travel
Sales Executive First Time Buyer Hilton Head
Experienced Timeshare Sales Executive Hilton Head Island 10k Sign-On Bonus
Sales Development Representative
Outside Sales Representative
Outside Sales Representative
Outside Sales Representative
Outside Sales Representative
Outside Sales Representative
Outside Sales Representative
Highest-paying jobs
Risk and Pnl Production Support Engineer
Production Support Engineer - Trading Systems
AI Provider Operations & Support Engineer
Model Support and Optimization Engineer
Staff Product Support Engineer
Staff Product Support Engineer
Staff Product Support Engineer
IT Support Engineer, Executive Support
AI Support Engineer, Government - San Francisco, CA
Senior Support Engineer - San Francisco
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| MT Milwaukee Tool | $52,000 | 227 |
2020 Companies
|
$39,520 | 209 |
Michaels
|
$40,924 | 179 |
| AT AT&T | $76,450 | 174 |
T-Mobile
|
$100,600 | 150 |
Viatris
|
$125,000 | 128 |
| GR Graybar | $55,000 | 101 |
Sysco
|
$64,800 | 90 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Applied Materials
|
$128,250 | 31 |
KLA
|
$81,962 | 31 |
|
Northrop Grumman
|
$162,650 | 22 |
Anduril Industries
|
$161,000 | 12 |
|
OpenAI
|
$220,000 | 9 |
Crusoe
|
$150,000 | 9 |
mthree Recruiting Portal
|
$56,000 | 9 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$126,750 | 7 |
Sales salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $152,250 | 148 |
| San Francisco | $145,463 | 310 |
| London | $137,467 | 82 |
| Los Angeles | $135,000 | 160 |
| Boston | $130,100 | 182 |
| Atlanta | $127,500 | 172 |
| New York | $125,000 | 540 |
| Denver | $119,714 | 174 |
| Chicago | $117,200 | 266 |
| Austin | $113,900 | 159 |
Sales vs Technical Support: which pays more?
The median for Sales is $87,500 per year (typically $56,500–$125,100), versus $99,633 for Technical Support ($73,699–$134,700). That puts Technical Support about 14% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Sales and Technical Support 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.