{"id":29884,"date":"2022-09-13T08:27:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T15:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/blog\/?p=29884"},"modified":"2023-09-28T02:44:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T09:44:15","slug":"high-paying-sales-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/blog\/sales\/high-paying-sales-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Highest Paying Sales Jobs (and How To Maximize Your Salary)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last year, the Wall Street Journal<\/em> reported that there are now over 700,000 open sales positions in the United States. And the demand for competent and savvy representatives is only growing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But not all of these sales positions are equally lucrative, as sales is one of those industries where pay gaps can vary widely, as can working conditions and one\u2019s responsibilities. A clothing retailer, for example, has little in common (salary or otherwise) with someone who works in tech sales or medical sales. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why we created this post. Below, we\u2019ll detail the eight highest-paying sales jobs. We\u2019ll also tell you how to build a sales career and maximize your salary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Much Experience Do You Need To Land a \u201cHigh Paying\u201d Sales Job?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In sales, performance is quantifiable and directly related to success. So, experience is not as much a contributor to compensation as it might be in other highly skilled occupations. The salary difference between an entry-level sales rep and a senior sales executive, for example, is not exponential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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According to Indeed<\/a>, an entry-level sales executive makes around $63,000, while someone with over ten years of experience earns $80,000. Therefore, most sales professionals gain management experience and move up the organizational ladder to become –<\/p>\n\n\n\n