Sales Director salary
14 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for sales director roles at lead level across the United States: 317 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $147,500 and $225,000, with a median of $185,000.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 7 of the 14 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
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Every measured range
14 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $147,500 – $225,000 | $185,000 | 317 |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Lead | £82,100 – £122,500 | £108,500 | 11 |
| Canada · country-wide | Lead | CA$139,250 – CA$196,250 | CA$156,000 | 11 |
| Remote · United States | Lead | $149,888 – $220,863 | $190,775 | 128 |
| Atlanta | Lead | $178,803 – $207,500 | $202,500 | 5hint |
| Austin | Lead | $155,000 – $277,500 | $213,500 | 5hint |
| Boston | Lead | $146,215 – $184,003 | $164,000 | 8hint |
| Chicago | Lead | $160,000 – $186,825 | $165,250 | 10 |
| Dallas | Lead | $160,625 – $290,625 | $186,250 | 6hint |
| London | Lead | £73,050 – £109,625 | £91,350 | 6hint |
| Los Angeles | Lead | $170,000 – $230,000 | $175,000 | 9hint |
| New York | Lead | $162,500 – $204,656 | $182,500 | 46 |
| San Francisco | Lead | $179,375 – $378,750 | $227,500 | 12 |
| San Jose | Lead | $170,000 – $202,300 | $185,500 | 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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Open sales director roles · 32 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
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