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Tech sales pay report: week 43, 2026

What US tech companies are posting for AEs, SDRs, SEs and sales leaders right now, from 7,119 open roles. Updated 2026-10-25. AE median moved $169k → $166k (-1.6%) since 2026-10-18.

The numbers

$173k median posted pay across 5,368 US tech sales jobs that list pay
41% of 7,119 open US sales roles are fully remote
31% of postings with pay state it as OTE (base + target commission)
VP / Director of Sales pays the most ($235k median); SDR / BDR the least ($85k)
Best-paying state for AEs: District of Columbia ($292k median)

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Highest-paying roles this week

Enterprise Account Executive · Rilla $1000k
Vice President of Enterprise Sales, East · Okta $840k OTE
Head of State and Local Government Sales · Anthropic $700k OTE
Head of National Security Sales (DoW/IC) · Anthropic $700k OTE
VP, Sales Engineering NAM · Netskope $634k OTE

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Cite this report: OTE Jobs, “Tech sales pay report, week 43 2026”, https://otejobs.com/reports/sales-pay/2026-w43/. Free to share with a link. Data API: /api/insights.json.

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FAQ

What is the average tech sales salary in 2026?

The median posted pay across 5,368 US tech sales job postings with pay is $173k (middle 50%: $127k–$239k), as of 2026-10-25.

Which sales role pays the most?

VP / Director of Sales: $235k; Sales Engineer: $188k; Sales Manager: $175k; Account Executive: $166k; SDR / BDR: $85k (median posted pay).

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How is the data collected?

OTE Jobs reads pay ranges that employers post on their own public job boards (Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby) every 3 hours. Pay is the midpoint of the posted range in USD per year; OTE is labelled when the posting says on-target earnings.