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Inside Sales Representative Career Market Report 2026

1,622 active jobs. 548 companies. Median salary $58K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

1,622
Active Job Openings
548
Companies Hiring
$58K
Median Salary (US)
68%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Inside Sales Representative market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 68% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $58K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $46K to $150K.

Remote roles pay 39% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

Salesforce is the most-demanded skill at 25%

Lead Generation demand rose +6.0pp — fastest-growing skill

Coreandmain leads hiring with 38 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Senior → Manager (+$35K, +41%)

Salary increase: +$35K · Sample: Senior → Manager

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 17% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior51$44K$60K$150K
Senior20$52K$85K$85K
Mid-Level10$35K$61K$600K
Manager9$77K$120K$160K

What jumps out

Senior → Manager: +$35K (41%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States142$60KUSD
Remote25$83KUSD
Canada8$46KUSD
United Kingdom3$71KGBP

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site3.9%
Remote12.4%
Hybrid1.7%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Salesforce
25%
AI/LLM
17%
Upselling
17%
Sales Pipeline
12%
Account Management
12%
Cold Calling
11%
B2B Sales
8%
Bilingual
7%
CRM Software
7%
Lead Generation
6%
Negotiation
5%
Customer Success
4%

Skills on the Rise

Lead Generation ↑+6.0ppNegotiation ↑+5.1ppSalesforce ↑+4.9ppCustomer Success ↑+4.4ppCold Calling ↑+3.7pp

Declining in Demand

Customer Service ↓-25.9ppExcel ↓-12.2ppTime Management ↓-9.5ppJournalism ↓-9.0ppAttention to Detail ↓-8.9pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Coreandmain382.3%
Cnx332.0%
Rexel332.0%
Arrow311.9%
Getfivestar281.7%
Synnex261.6%
The Credit Pros201.2%
clumber201.2%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States600
Remote81
Spain54
Canada52
India35
United Kingdom32
Germany26
Brazil23

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree52.8%585
Master's Degree14.5%161
Bachelor's Degree12.1%134
High School / GED0.8%9
MBA0.4%4
PhD / Doctorate0.3%3

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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