Average Sales Director Salary

The top respondents for the job title Sales Director are from the companies Ericsson Inc., Comcast Cable, Inc. and Atria Senior Living Group. Reported salaries are highest at Trinchero Family Estates where the average pay is $150,000. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include Ericsson Inc. and HCL America, Inc., earning around $149,672 and $147,500, respectively. Atria Senior Living Group pays the lowest at around $59,548. Southern Eagle Distributing, Inc. and EF Education also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $72,000 and $80,000, respectively.

Skills in Business Development, Strategic Sales and Business Strategy are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Account Management and Sales Management.

An entry-level Sales Director with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $53,335 based on 27 salaries. An early career Sales Director with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $69,982 based on 423 salaries. A mid-career Sales Director with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $91,242 based on 670 salaries. An experienced Sales Director with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $110,935 based on 1,307 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $117,007.

Employees with Sales Director in their job title in San Francisco, California earn an average of 27.8% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Houston, Texas (24.0% more) and Chicago, Illinois (9.9% more).