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Sales comes with added perks of compensation arising from meeting KPis. Remove those compensations and marketers will typically earn more
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Yeah. It’s been my experience that sales might have lower salaries but much higher overall compensation.
Yes because of commissions.
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Sales wins. It's not particularly close.
A high-performing enterprise sales rep at 5-7 years can clear $200-300k+ OTE — numbers most marketing leaders don't see until VP or C-suite. The ceiling is functionally unlimited if you're in the right industry with commission-based comp.
Marketing and advertising plateau much earlier. Agency careers typically max out at $80-120k unless you're hitting Group Director or C-suite. In-house brand-side roles are more lucrative — senior managers hit $100-130k, Directors $130-180k, VPs $180-250k — but those seats are competitive and slow to open.
The trade-off: sales income is volatile and tied directly to performance. Marketing comp is more predictable but more compressed. The highest-earning marketers typically move into revenue-adjacent roles — Demand Gen, Growth, or CMO — where they're measured like sales anyway.
If pure earning potential is the goal, sales is the answer. Most marketers just don't want to carry a number.
What's driving the comparison — are you considering a pivot?
This is a great response, thank you!! Love how you also included that sales income is volatile because that is definitely true. I definitely don't want to go into sales, but am curious about how much they make.