Sales Manager salary
30 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for sales manager roles at mid level across the United States: 431 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $108,550 and $184,000, with a median of $137,000.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $137,000 and senior $154,999. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 13% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 19 of the 30 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 135Channel & Partnerships 13Account Management 4Solutions & Sales Engineering 3Account Executive 1Business Development 1
Live sales manager roles by sales function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.
Every measured range
30 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $108,550 – $184,000 | $137,000 | 431 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$105,400 – CA$151,350 | CA$125,000 | 46 |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Mid | £43,750 – £69,172 | £54,857 | 15 |
| Italy · country-wide | Mid | €55,205 – €80,000 | €72,200 | 9hint |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $136,667 – $210,000 | $154,999 | 51 |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $109,542 – $171,825 | $134,000 | 139 |
| Remote · Canada | Mid | CA$96,875 – CA$136,000 | CA$110,000 | 12 |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $127,850 – $192,697 | $152,400 | 16 |
| Atlanta | Mid | $85,000 – $105,450 | $105,450 | 5hint |
| Austin | Mid | $121,100 – $171,250 | $150,500 | 8hint |
| Boston | Mid | $130,000 – $182,500 | $137,500 | 9hint |
| Chicago | Mid | $96,250 – $168,000 | $137,500 | 11 |
| Dallas | Mid | $111,625 – $158,300 | $133,750 | 8hint |
| Denver | Mid | $135,750 – $167,500 | $140,000 | 7hint |
| Houston | Mid | $117,500 – $147,500 | $130,000 | 8hint |
| Los Angeles | Mid | $121,000 – $197,765 | $163,800 | 9hint |
| Minneapolis | Mid | $80,000 – $125,000 | $97,500 | 5hint |
| Mississauga | Mid | CA$96,875 – CA$139,119 | CA$115,000 | 8hint |
| New York | Mid | $146,250 – $259,750 | $178,750 | 38 |
| New York | Senior | $135,000 – $210,000 | $210,000 | 5hint |
| Philadelphia | Mid | $135,000 – $184,635 | $150,000 | 7hint |
| Sacramento | Mid | $110,525 – $155,996 | $115,000 | 7hint |
| Salt Lake City | Mid | $93,750 – $179,295 | $138,750 | 6hint |
| San Francisco | Mid | $160,000 – $317,500 | $234,000 | 31 |
| San Jose | Mid | $115,500 – $197,313 | $145,600 | 8hint |
| 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 |
| Vancouver | Mid | CA$105,000 – CA$125,000 | CA$110,000 | 5hint |
| Washington | Mid | $132,500 – $209,050 | $190,000 | 7hint |
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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