Sales Executive Salary Benchmarks

Based on 691 job postings with disclosed compensation

$169K - $252K
Average Range
691
Roles Analyzed

Updated January 14, 2026

Our sales executive salary benchmarks track compensation across 691 job postings with disclosed ranges. The current average for VP Sales and CRO roles sits between $169K - $252K base, though this varies significantly by location, seniority, and company stage.

VP Sales Salary by Location: NYC, San Francisco, Seattle & More

VP Sales San Francisco

$239K - $337K avg
20 roles with salary data

VP Sales Seattle

$205K - $302K avg
8 roles with salary data

VP Sales Boston

$199K - $279K avg
27 roles with salary data

VP Sales Texas

$158K - $260K avg
33 roles with salary data

VP Sales Atlanta

$178K - $257K avg
18 roles with salary data

VP Sales Denver

$193K - $254K avg
9 roles with salary data

VP Sales Los Angeles

$180K - $245K avg
13 roles with salary data

VP Sales New York

$174K - $242K avg
62 roles with salary data

VP Sales Remote

$149K - $219K avg
73 roles with salary data

VP Sales Chicago

$146K - $215K avg
23 roles with salary data

Sales Executive Salary by Seniority: VP, SVP & CRO

CRO / Chief Revenue Officer

$250K - $327K avg
20 roles with salary data

SVP Sales

$204K - $265K avg
35 roles with salary data

VP Sales

$166K - $252K avg
597 roles with salary data

Sales Leadership Salary by Company Stage

How does compensation vary from Seed to Enterprise?

Late Stage Company

$225K - $319K avg
27 roles

Series C/D Company

$220K - $308K avg
87 roles

Seed/Series A Company

$193K - $257K avg
14 roles

Enterprise/Public Company

$164K - $254K avg
210 roles

Series B/C Company

$166K - $228K avg
32 roles

Series A/B Company

$143K - $189K avg
40 roles

How We Calculate These Benchmarks

Unlike survey-based compensation reports that rely on self-reporting (which typically skews 10-15% high), our salary data comes from actual job postings with disclosed ranges. When companies post "$250K-$350K base," that's what we report.

Data source: 691 VP Sales, SVP Sales, and CRO job postings from our master database, updated weekly.

What we track: Base salary ranges (min/max), geographic location, seniority level, and company stage where available. OTE estimates assume standard 30-50% variable compensation for revenue roles.

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