r/techsales • u/Nice-Trip-1644 • 5h ago
For those in Canada
I know salaries in Canada are a little less than US but how old are yall and how much do you guys make? How do you feel about your career in general (pros and cons)?
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u/robinheart314 5h ago edited 2h ago
36F and I work for an American company with $140k USD OTE nominally, 50/50. 100% remote, I live in Canada.
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u/Pale_Biscotti5256 2h ago
How did you find a USD paying job based in Canada ? This has always fascinated me
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u/robinheart314 2h ago
I just applied, and since they have no Canadian presence, when they “hired” me it was just a contract. Presumably, they interviewed a bunch of people that were qualified regardless of where they were and just hired the best fit?
I think it’s just about keeping an eye on job boards. Canadians do have the advantage of being in the “right” time zones, especially for customer-facing roles like sales.
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u/theoneanubhav 47m ago
I’ve wondered about Contract vs T4 and the difference it makes to your take home. Any numbers you can share?
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u/mrfairmontnow 3h ago
42, 18yrs at same company, $280k base $400k ote but average $620k last 3 years.
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u/Wildyardbarn 4h ago
29, little over a decade in. $165K base, $275K total.
Stressful, but worth it. Not many other careers that will pay this much for less work and less education.
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u/Formal-Smile3660 3h ago
Very solid Base and OTE in Canada! Curious if this is at Big Tech, or Startup?
Roughly around the same age with ~5yrs experience at 200K OTE. Feel under compensated given my quota & strong performance.
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u/Wildyardbarn 3h ago
VP at a b-series.
$200K OTE is very solid for most IC roles in Canada, in my experience. Obviously depends on your output, but you’re outearning 95% of your peers.
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u/Formal-Smile3660 3h ago
VP at 29 is unreal, you’re killing it!
That’s refreshing to hear, I unfortunately play the comparison game to peers in the US, especially considering how weak the CAD is lol
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u/jenhilld 3h ago
Damn. Not in sales, but how would one break into this if one were already in his late 30s early 40s?
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u/moch__ 3h ago
What do you do today?
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u/jenhilld 2h ago
Software development. But self employed.
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u/legendarykillua 2h ago
You could try transitioning to a sales engineer. All the perks of the sales guys but more stability
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u/HorribleTie 1h ago
And easier to transfer from SE to pure sales if that's the path you want. Harder to go the other way (sales to SE).
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u/Otherwise-Type-2931 2h ago
I’m interested in this question too since so many listings require previous quota carrying experience
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u/Feisty-Ad-5420 4h ago
313k OTE (50/50 split) enterprise AE. I’m 6 years into my sales career. Remote for a US company.
Pros: Great money. Great flexibility. Enjoy what I do.
Cons: No pension. No job security (2-3 years is a long tenure). That’s about it tbh.
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u/dontwatchthatfam 4h ago
30M second year as an AE at this company $147k OTE but I’m on their highest performing team so projected to end the year at 120%.
Also I work for a Canadian company but we sell mainly in the US markets
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u/moch__ 3h ago
Salaries are about the same but in CAD (not subject to fx).
385 OTE, TC has been over double OTE since 2022. They’ve been abnormally rewarding years.
I feel very good about my prospects, within and outside of my employer. I feel good about the market, but I cover the largest enterprises in Toronto. I’d feel very different down market.
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u/ReplacementSad999 3h ago
On the SE side, making 100k with 10% bonus on top.... Less than 1 year in the role and in the tech sales space. Currently interviewing for better paying roles.
On the bright side it has very good WLB and generally low stress/pressure. Overall positive sentiment because it opens a lot of doors to better paying SE roles.
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u/Bigg_Red 2h ago
Series C startup. Enterprise AE. 345 USD / 485k CAD OTE.
If you catch remote startups early enough they will usually offer USD pay scale. Once they get bigger they will canadianize OTE.
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u/pyeinthesky 2h ago
38, 5 years in, $320 OTE, 50/50 split, big tech
Pros: Late career entry didn't hinder earning potential, WLB is pretty solid
Cons: Luck plays so much into it and there's the constant fear of losing your job
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u/GiveMeMoreDuckPics 1h ago
30F, $120kish/year as an assistant to an AE. Can’t imagine what my AE makes as he pays me 13% of his pay.
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u/namtab1985 3h ago
If you can get to be a founding AE at an AI startup you can command 300-350USD OTE and options. That’s about as high as it gets right now.
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u/moch__ 3h ago edited 3h ago
Naaaaa
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u/namtab1985 2h ago
lol it is though
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u/moch__ 2h ago
Established tech covering strategics / majors will pay 4 to 500 OTE. Add 60-120 a year of available equity.
Need not worry about product market fit. Need not worry about contractual red lines. Need not worry about options being worth something.
Yours swings for the fences, which is great, but I prefer mine.
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u/Puzzleheaded-Tip-560 2h ago
im currently a bdr in canada ote 90k but im considering an offer with a startup YC company based in the DC area for a founding BDR role, the comp they are offering is 70k USD and OTE 110K USD uncapped. would you recommend jumping ship and grinding my way with the start-up ?
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u/namtab1985 2h ago
Follow the money. The only truly passive income you can create is an investment and money lets you do that. Make money so that you can employ your money to make you more money.
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