Salary report · 2026 to date
Sales jobs in Germany advertised a median of €81K a year in 2026 (middle half €60K–€162K), from 124 job postings on JobRipe. Figures come only from pay ranges employers published; estimates are never counted.
Number of postings by yearly midpoint. The first and last bands also hold the lowest and highest 5%.
Every row rests on at least 5 postings; groups with fewer are left out.
| Level | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | €60K – €63K | €60K | €28.85 | 5 |
| Mid level | €61K – €170K | €80K | €38.46 | 54 |
| Senior | €76K – €161K | €78K | €37.50 | 15 |
| Manager | €58K – €144K | €88K | €42.43 | 38 |
| Workplace | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site | €63K – €168K | €80K | €38.46 | 65 |
| Remote | €60K – €151K | €87K |
JobRipe, "What Sales jobs pay in Germany, 2026", https://jobripe.com/salary-reports/2026/de/sales (23 October 2026).
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The median advertised pay is €81K a year (about €39.06 an hour), from 124 job postings on JobRipe that published a pay range between 30 January 2026 and 22 October 2026. Half of them fall between €60K and €162K.
One in ten postings advertised €271K a year or more; one in ten advertised €47K or less.
By median advertised pay, among cities with enough postings: Munich €180K; Berlin €88K; Hamburg €76K.
Median advertised pay is €87K for remote postings (55) and €80K for on-site ones (65). Remote and on-site roles also differ in seniority and employer, so this is not a like-for-like comparison.
| €41.83 |
| 55 |
| Company | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clera | €73K – €108K | €83K | €39.66 | 14 |
| Cordes Consulting GmbH | €66K – €76K | €76K | €36.35 | 10 |
| hairfree | €58K – €58K | €58K | €27.64 | 8 |
| Zscaler | €208K – €250K | €212K | €102 | 6 |
| Company size | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 50) | €49K – €58K | €58K | €27.64 | 12 |
| Mid-size | €76K – €230K | €116K | €55.69 | 28 |
| Large | €80K – €208K | €118K | €56.49 | 28 |
| Enterprise | €395K – €557K | €415K | €200 | 6 |
| Industry | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas | €168K – €246K | €190K | €91.11 | 7 |
| Ai | €395K – €598K | €395K | €190 | 5 |