Sales Compensation Benchmarks

Across 43 Sales leadership roles shared with Whispered, the median total compensation is $400,000 and the average is $393,023. Each figure is base salary plus 75% of on-target bonus. Figures run from $160,000 to $650,000. Within Sales, that is C-Level roles at a median of $450,000 across 11 roles, VP roles at a median of $400,000 across 23 roles and Director roles at a median of $225,000 across 9 roles.

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Every Sales role with confirmed compensation

Average $393,023Median $400,000

43 roles

Go-to-market leadership roles shared with Whispered, by function, level, company size, location and year.
TitleLocationLevelSizeBase + bonus
Chief Revenue OfficerRemoteC-Level200–500$400,000
Chief Revenue OfficerRemote, SF Bay AreaC-Level200–500$400,000
Chief Revenue/Commercial OfficerRemote, InternationalC-Level200–500$500,000
CROUS-CentralC-Level—$500,000
CROUndisclosedC-Level—$250,000
CROUS-CentralC-Level—$500,000
Chief Revenue OfficerUS-EastC-Level50–200$500,000
CRONYC AreaC-Level500+$600,000
Head of SalesSF Bay AreaC-Level50–200$400,000
Head of SalesSF Bay AreaC-Level1–50$400,000
Head of Sales =ERVRemoteC-Level200–500$450,000
Head of MarketingSF Bay Area, US-WestVP50–200$400,000
Head of SalesUS-Central, US-EastVP1–50$400,000
Head of SalesSF Bay Area, US-WestVP50–200$250,000
Head of SalesRemoteVP—$300,000
Senior Sales DirectorSF Bay Area, US-WestVP500+$460,000
SVP and General Manager of NA and LatamNYC Area, US-EastVP500+$300,000
VP of SalesRemoteVP50–200$380,000
VP of SalesSF Bay AreaVP50–200$450,000
VP SalesNYC Area, US-WestVP50–200$450,000
VP SalesNYC AreaVP500+$650,000
VP Sales/CROSF Bay AreaVP200–500$500,000
RVP of SalesUndisclosedVP500+$280,000
SVP of SalesUndisclosedVP500+$500,000
SVP of SalesRemoteVP50–200$500,000
SVP of SalesRemoteVP50–200$400,000
VP of SalesRemoteVP50–200$500,000
VP of SalesUS-EastVP1–50$300,000
VP of SalesNYC AreaVP500+$600,000
VP of Sales #WN8SF Bay AreaVP1–50$400,000
VP SalesUS-EastVP50–200$400,000
VP SalesRemoteVP500+$200,000
VP, SalesSF Bay AreaVP50–200$500,000
VP of Enterprise Sales & PartnershipsUS-EastVP200–500$400,000
Head of SalesNYC Area, RemoteDirector1–50$350,000
Sr Dir / Dir of Commercial EnablementRemoteDirector1–50$220,000
Strategic Lead, Accounting & Advisory PartnershipsNYC AreaDirector50–200$225,000
Director of ENT salesSF Bay AreaDirector—$500,000
Director of Sales and BD =1TWNYC AreaDirector50–200$225,000
Enterprise Sales LeaderRemote, SF Bay AreaDirector200–500$375,000
Go To Market Lead #JGUSF Bay AreaDirector1–50$200,000
SDR ManagerUS-WestDirector50–200$160,000
Startups AmbassadorSF Bay Area, NYC AreaDirector500+$225,000

Whispered has thousands of unposted roles. This comp database shares selected ones where we have confirmed comp. Comp is always listed as Base + 75% OTE Bonus. Sales comp numbers are more difficult to benchmark.

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