The highest-paying sales jobs in 2026

Ranked by median base salary, VP of Sales is the highest-paying sales role at $195K — about 65% above the $118K median across 10 sales roles.

  1. 1
    VP of Sales
    Sales
    $195K/yr
  2. 2
    Enterprise Sales Executive
    Sales
    $155K/yr
  3. 3
    Sales Engineer
    Sales
    $138K/yr
  4. 4
    Sales Manager
    Sales
    $125K/yr
  5. 5
    Account Executive
    Sales
    $118K/yr
  6. 6
    Revenue Operations Manager
    Sales
    $118K/yr
  7. 7
    Channel Sales Manager
    Sales
    $108K/yr
  8. 8
    Account Manager
    Sales
    $88K/yr
  9. 9
    Inside Sales Representative
    Sales
    $65K/yr
  10. 10
    Sales Development Representative
    Sales
    $62K/yr

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