What entry-level sales jobs pay the most?
Updated October 28, 2026 · Based on 488 job postings · Methodology
Conga, StackAI, Sandstone post the highest entry-level sales pay; the median entry-level tech sales posting pays $84k and the top quarter starts at $100k, across 488 US postings with pay.
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Associate Account Executive Manager
Plaid · Hybrid · San Francisco HQ
$266k–$360k baseSales Manager
Associate Principal Solution Architect
Conga · Remote · Remote United States
$178k–$279k baseSE
Sales Development Representative Lead
Traversal · Remote · Remote
$200k–$275k OTESDR/BDR
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SalesPatriot · Hybrid · Houston, TX
$30k–$250k baseSDR/BDR
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Astranis · Onsite · San Francisco
$175k–$240k baseSDR/BDR
Associate Director, Business Development - Army
Distributed Spectrum · Onsite · New York City
$150k–$230k baseSales Leadership
Solutions Engineering Manager, Associate Program
Verkada · Onsite · San Mateo, CA United States
$160k–$225k OTESE
Associate Director, PSS Platform Solutions
Sanofi · Onsite · Cambridge, MA, United States of America
$148k–$214k baseSales Leadership
Associate Director, Commercial Project Management
Vaxcyte · Onsite · San Carlos, California, United States
Commercial
$177k–$206k baseSales Leadership
Sales Development Representative
Antimetal · Onsite · HQ - NYC
$100k–$200k baseSDR/BDR
Associate Solutions Architect
Drata · Remote · Remote - US
$125k–$192k OTESE
Technical BDR
Firecrawl · Onsite · San Francisco, CA
$130k–$190k OTESDR/BDR
Senior Sales Development Representative
Confido · Onsite · NYC Office
$160k–$180k baseSDR/BDR
Associate Director, Principal Partnerships
Angi · Remote · Remote - United States
$110k–$170k baseSales Leadership
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StackAI · Hybrid · NYC Office
$94k–$170k baseSDR/BDR
Top-paying companies for entry-level sales
| Company | Postings | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Conga | 2 | $146k |
| StackAI | 2 | $132k |
| Sandstone | 2 | $130k |
| Listen Labs | 2 | $130k |
| Defense Unicorns | 3 | $130k |
| LangChain | 2 | $125k |
| Simple AI | 2 | $120k |
| Drata | 2 | $118k |
| AlphaSense | 3 | $118k |
| Exa | 2 | $115k |
| Eliseai | 5 | $114k |
| Omni | 2 | $112k |
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FAQ
Are SDR jobs commission-based?
Usually 60/40 to 70/30 base/variable, with commission tied to meetings booked or pipeline created.
Cite this: “According to OTE Jobs data, conga, StackAI, Sandstone post the highest entry-level sales pay; the median entry-level tech sales posting pays $84k and the top quarter starts at $100k, across 488 US postings with pay.” Source: OTE Jobs (otejobs.com), October 28, 2026. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with a link to this page.