Sales Compensation
May 30, 2025

Overview of sales compensation plan components

Overview of sales compensation plan components and terminology.

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This cheat sheet provides an overview of the components of a typical sales compensation plan for a US-based AE, along with some standard comp benchmarks for SMB, mid-market, and enterprise AEs.

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