Side by side
Sales Associate vs Sales Manager
Sales Associate pays more: a median of $102,000 against $94,000. Demand is comparable on both sides. Sales Associate is the more remote-friendly of the two, by 5.6%. Listings for Sales Associate move faster — median age 30 days against 94.
Comparison
Side by side
| Measure | Sales Associate | Sales Manager | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open postings | 19,498 | 16,752 | +2,746 |
| Posted this week | 1,157 | 534 | |
| Median salary | $102,000 | $94,000 | +$8k |
| 25th percentile | $80.5k | $74.5k | |
| 75th percentile | $127k | $117k | |
| Salary disclosed | 6.2% | 4.9% | |
| Remote share | 12.5% | 6.9% | +5.6pp |
| Median age of posting | 30d | 94d | |
| Open over 60 days | 30.8% | 45.2% | |
| Visa sponsorship | 4.8% | 8.3% |
Pay
Pay distribution
Sales Associate
$46k$176k
Sales Manager
$42k$163k
Freshness
How old the listings are
Sales Associate
just posted30d median90d+
Sales Manager
just posted94d median90d+
Demand
What each side asks for
Sales Associate — technologies
Sales Manager — technologies
Sales Associate — employers
Sales Manager — employers
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Both sides are counted the same way on the same day, so the gap is comparable even where the
absolute numbers move. Salary figures use only postings that publish a range — the disclosure
rate is in the table because a median over 20% of a cohort is a weaker number than one over 70%.