Sales Executive Salary Benchmarks
Based on 734 job postings with disclosed compensation
Updated February 28, 2026
Our sales executive salary benchmarks track compensation across 734 job postings with disclosed ranges. The current average for VP Sales and CRO roles sits between $174K - $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
VP Sales Seattle
VP Sales Denver
VP Sales Boston
VP Sales Atlanta
VP Sales Los Angeles
VP Sales Texas
VP Sales New York
VP Sales Remote
VP Sales Chicago
Sales Executive Salary by Seniority: VP, SVP & CRO
CRO / Chief Revenue Officer
SVP Sales
VP Sales
Sales Leadership Salary by Company Stage
How does compensation vary from Seed to Enterprise?
Late Stage Company
Series C/D Company
Enterprise/Public Company
Seed/Series A Company
Series B/C Company
Series A/B Company
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: 734 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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