+ Founders fear overpaying. - And sometimes are simply driven by budget limitations.
+ Candidates fear undervaluing themselves.
+ Recruiters optimize for placement.
And everyone works from fragmented anecdotes.
The reality is:
Compensation in sales sits somewhere between statistics and individual leverage.
Benchmarks matter. But so do timing, market complexity, founder dependence, network, and revenue impact.
That’s why I think tools like Hirise’s new German tech sales salary benchmark are valuable:
- Not because they give the answer, but because they create a shared starting point for better conversations.
The interesting question begins after the benchmark: When should someone be paid above market?
Curious how founders and sales leaders here think about this.
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