Sales Manager salary
28 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 18, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for sales manager roles at mid level across the United States: 407 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $108,000 and $179,250, with a median of $134,000.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $134,000 and senior $157,500. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 18% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 17 of the 28 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Sales Manager pay by specialization
Sales Leadership 2,135Channel & Partnerships 147Solutions & Sales Engineering 68Account Executive 35Account Management 26Business Development 8Sales Development 2Revenue & Sales Operations 2Customer Success 1
Live sales manager roles by sales function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.
Every measured range
28 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $108,000 – $179,250 | $134,000 | 407 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$106,675 – CA$153,538 | CA$135,100 | 40 |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Mid | £43,125 – £65,563 | £53,428 | 14 |
| Italy · country-wide | Mid | €61,603 – €81,938 | €77,450 | 7hint |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $137,863 – $210,000 | $157,500 | 46 |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $109,896 – $170,288 | $131,500 | 132 |
| Remote · Canada | Mid | CA$106,250 – CA$136,000 | CA$117,500 | 10 |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $127,850 – $176,506 | $144,800 | 15 |
| Atlanta | Mid | $85,000 – $105,450 | $105,450 | 5hint |
| Austin | Mid | $117,400 – $172,500 | $151,500 | 7hint |
| Boston | Mid | $130,000 – $182,500 | $137,500 | 9hint |
| Chicago | Mid | $95,625 – $163,125 | $126,250 | 10 |
| Dallas | Mid | $111,625 – $158,300 | $136,250 | 8hint |
| Denver | Mid | $138,125 – $173,750 | $147,500 | 6hint |
| Houston | Mid | $117,500 – $147,500 | $130,000 | 8hint |
| Los Angeles | Mid | $121,000 – $197,765 | $163,800 | 9hint |
| Minneapolis | Mid | $84,375 – $136,925 | $111,250 | 6hint |
| Mississauga | Mid | CA$96,250 – CA$155,738 | CA$120,000 | 7hint |
| New York | Mid | $142,000 – $259,750 | $177,500 | 34 |
| New York | Senior | $135,000 – $210,000 | $210,000 | 5hint |
| Philadelphia | Mid | $130,000 – $150,000 | $140,000 | 5hint |
| Salt Lake City | Mid | $85,000 – $186,560 | $157,500 | 5hint |
| San Francisco | Mid | $161,250 – $316,250 | $254,500 | 28 |
| San Jose | Mid | $114,500 – $203,725 | $116,500 | 7hint |
| San Jose | Senior | $144,500 – $215,250 | $205,000 | 5hint |
| Seattle | Mid | $92,500 – $231,140 | $153,750 | 10 |
| Toronto | Mid | CA$138,975 – CA$257,550 | CA$161,550 | 6hint |
| Washington | Mid | $120,000 – $190,000 | $145,000 | 5hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
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