Side-by-side distribution
Sales
$86,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 45.5%
- Live roles
- 8,988
Solutions Engineer
$169,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 43.4%
- Live roles
- 1,243
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Sales Executive, Provider
Outside Sales Representative
Full Cycle Sales Development Representative
Sales Representative
Enterprise SDR Northern Europe
🥥 Sales Development Representative - Job Code: 1781800659993
Strategic Account & Channel Sales Manager
Regional Sales Manager - Vietnam
Channel Sales Manager - India
Outside Sales Account Executive - MidAtlantic/Northeast
Highest-paying jobs
Solutions Engineer
AI Solutions Engineer
Solutions Engineer, Digital Natives (Strategics)
Strategic 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
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
WebProps.org
|
$7,500 | 569 |
Hibu
|
$90,000 | 345 |
| TN The N2 Company | $132,850 | 191 |
SumUp
|
$59,550 | 93 |
Renuity
|
$225,000 | 73 |
| CH Chowbus | $65,000 | 67 |
Charity Link
|
$35,397 | 58 |
Neo Financial
|
$41,600 | 56 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Esri
|
$104,988 | 48 |
Snowflake
|
$190,781 | 22 |
Netskope
|
$185,750 | 16 |
|
Okta
|
$237,500 | 13 |
Anduril Industries
|
$256,000 | 10 |
Grafana Labs
|
$229,000 | 9 |
|
OpenAI
|
$249,500 | 8 |
|
Cloudflare
|
$192,837 | 8 |
Sales salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $138,750 | 198 |
| Seattle | $135,000 | 47 |
| Chicago | $116,980 | 96 |
| Los Angeles | $112,750 | 64 |
| New York | $112,500 | 347 |
| Boston | $110,430 | 61 |
| London | $107,263 | 87 |
| Atlanta | $100,000 | 64 |
| Dublin | $92,642 | 22 |
| Paris | $88,340 | 6 |
Solutions Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $201,650 | 100 |
| New York | $185,000 | 97 |
| Seattle | $172,500 | 16 |
| Boston | $171,688 | 16 |
| Chicago | $156,626 | 18 |
| Los Angeles | $156,251 | 14 |
| Austin | $151,801 | 14 |
| Amsterdam | $148,757 | 3 |
| Dublin | $144,345 | 3 |
| Atlanta | $143,438 | 10 |
Sales vs Solutions Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Sales is $86,000 per year (typically $60,000–$135,000), versus $169,250 for Solutions Engineer ($134,167–$203,750). That puts Solutions Engineer about 97% 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.