Of course not. Parent comment is certainly cherrypicking based on whatever anecdotal experience they heard or experienced. Even if the Sales team happens to hi

Of course not. Parent comment is certainly cherrypicking based on whatever anecdotal experience they heard or experienced. Even if the Sales team happens to hit a home run in a particular quarter, you can bet that Finance will raise targets for the next cycle, and it'll be twice as hard to hit it again. So on a functional company you won't be hitting all goals every time, and the annual income for sellers evens out. Worth mentioning that, depending on the pay arrangement (individual vs. team-based goals), one specific individual may make a lot more than the average, but the team as a whole won't be making the same. Ultimately the main difference is between being on a Sales plan (with lower base + higher variable/risk), vs. a more traditional plan with base + stocks + performance bonus. Also, the average "$150K engineer" is more like a "$300K engineer", at least in the US [1]. [1] https://www.levels.fy https://www.levels.fy