Sales salary ranges in SF Bay Area

What open sales postings in SF Bay Area say they pay: the top and the low end of the range each one states, in yearly dollars.

$193,000median top

Bars: how many postings top out in each $25k step. From 3,169 open postings that state pay, read October 14, 2026.

By level

How far the posted top moves from one level to the next, for sales in SF Bay Area.

The middle half of posted tops by level, in SF Bay Area

Junior150 postings

$59,000$44k–$115k
Senior490 postings

$205,000$154k–$259k
Staff and principal77 postings

$265,000$225k–$288k
Manager and above612 postings

$237,000$187k–$300k

Best-paying companies in SF Bay Area

Ranked by the median top of their open sales postings in SF Bay Area, among companies with at least three that state pay.

The companies whose sales postings in SF Bay Area state the highest median top

Tenstorrent3 with pay

$500,000$500k–$500k
Virio5 with pay

$500,000$160k–$500k
Rambus3 with pay

$457,000$308k–$457k
Together AI6 with pay

$445,000$224k–$598k
Zendesk5 with pay

$422,000$344k–$510k
Hewlett Packard Enterprise12 with pay

$400,000$281k–$457k
Pave3 with pay

$395,000$395k–$395k
SnapMagic4 with pay

$375,000$300k–$450k
Okta8 with pay

$372,000$263k–$396k
Anthropic38 with pay

$365,000$300k–$450k

Sales pay by place

The same work in every place with enough postings, highest median first; SF Bay Area is marked.

The middle half of posted tops for sales, by place

SF Bay Area3,169 postings

$193,000$122k–$259k
Seattle709 postings

$160,000$90k–$239k
Washington DC666 postings

$151,000$86k–$225k
Remote10,290 postings

$150,000$105k–$215k
New York4,238 postings

$150,000$95k–$220k
Boston892 postings

$130,000$81k–$200k
Chicago1,205 postings

$127,000$80k–$190k
Atlanta514 postings

$124,000$74k–$190k
Austin579 postings

$122,000$73k–$200k
Los Angeles942 postings

$120,000$75k–$180k
Denver633 postings

$120,000$74k–$177k
Portland148 postings

$119,000$64k–$194k
Dallas698 postings

$110,000$65k–$185k
All of the US54,210 postings

$105,000$58k–$180k
Philadelphia234 postings

$105,000$70k–$198k
Salt Lake City226 postings

$100,000$70k–$158k
San Diego364 postings

$95,000$54k–$150k
Raleigh–Durham199 postings

$95,000$60k–$163k
Miami359 postings

$90,000$52k–$150k

Other work in SF Bay Area

Using these numbers

Before you apply, check where the posting's own range sits against the middle half here. A range far below it is worth a question before you spend an afternoon on the application.
When they ask what you expect, a figure inside the middle half for your level is one the market has already posted. Name the top of the posting's range if your experience matches what it asks for.
Remember what a top is: the most a company says it may pay for the role. Offers land anywhere in the range, and equity and bonus are not in it.

Questions

How much do sales jobs pay in SF Bay Area?

Open sales postings in SF Bay Area that state pay post a median top of $193,000 a year; the middle half runs from $122,000 to $259,000, and the median low end of the ranges is $140,000. That is from 3,169 postings as of October 14, 2026.

How does the pay change with level?

For sales postings in SF Bay Area, the median posted top is $59,000 for junior, $205,000 for senior, $265,000 for staff and principal, $237,000 for manager and above.

Which companies post the most for sales in SF Bay Area?

Among companies with at least three postings that state pay, Tenstorrent ($500,000), Virio ($500,000), Rambus ($457,000) post the highest median tops.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the pay ranges employers state in their own open job postings, which DonutApply reads from company job boards and public job feeds every day. They are what a company says it may pay for the role, not salaries anyone reported.

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