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Sales Consultant Career Market Report 2026

1,971 active jobs. 224 companies. Median salary $50K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

1,971
Active Job Openings
224
Companies Hiring
$50K
Median Salary (US)
70%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Sales Consultant 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: 70% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $50K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $40K to $146K.

Remote roles pay 55% 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.

Upselling is the most-demanded skill at 8%

Project Management demand rose +4.0pp — fastest-growing skill

Carmax leads hiring with 219 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Senior (+$24K, +29%)

Salary increase: +$24K · Sample: Junior → Senior

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

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 6% 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
Junior13$52K$81K$103K
Senior9$102K$105K$250K
Mid-Level7$6K$60K$74K

What jumps out

Junior → Senior: +$24K (29%) — 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 States234$52KUSD
Remote8$80KUSD
Canada5$70KUSD
United Kingdom4$140KGBP

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.7%
Remote2.3%
Hybrid1.0%

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

Top Skills in Demand

Upselling
8%
Bilingual
7%
AI/LLM
6%
Cold Calling
4%
Lead Generation
4%
Project Management
4%
Advocacy
4%
CRM Software
4%
Community Outreach
3%
Negotiation
3%
Salesforce
3%

Skills on the Rise

Project Management ↑+4.0ppCRM Software ↑+3.5ppNegotiation ↑+3.0ppSalesforce ↑+3.0pp

Declining in Demand

Customer Service ↓-48.3ppSustainability ↓-33.4ppAdaptability ↓-19.1ppFiling ↓-18.5ppAccounts Receivable ↓-16.8pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Carmax21911.1%
Sysco20810.6%
Swarovski1206.1%
Cvshealth784.0%
Hendrick663.3%
Pultegroup412.1%
Pvh392.0%
Holmanautogroup361.8%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States985
United Kingdom61
Canada40
Australia30
Germany24
Remote23
India19
Malaysia17

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree75.5%1,046
PhD / Doctorate4.3%60
Bachelor's Degree3.8%52
Master's Degree3.4%47
High School / GED1.2%16
MBA0.1%1

Certifications

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

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