Sales Jobs in Columbus, OH

Government wage data for the broad Columbus sales family shows a $51,670 mean, $37,220 median, and $91,090 at the 90th percentile in 2025, but that family includes many lower-paid sales roles outside this report's professional scope. For current professional postings in this scoped category, advertised pay centers on about $79k to $112k, with a broader middle band of about $55k to $156k. Older occupation-specific BLS data still suggests the upside is real in specialized selling: service sales reps in Columbus had a $77,800 median in 2023, and technical wholesale and manufacturing sales reached $98,820 at the 75th percentile.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 242 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $62,063 at the 25th percentile, $82,500 at the median and $139,375 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Columbus is a usable but selective market for professional sales, customer success, and account management roles right now. The metro's unemployment rate was 3.1% seasonally adjusted in August 2026, and the recent local sample still showed more than 400 postings across more than 300 companies. The catch is that Columbus professional and business services employment was down -4.2879% year over year in August 2026, which matters because many B2B sales and customer-facing roles sit in that sector. Ohio-wide occupation signals are better than the local sector backdrop: Sales, Customer Success & Account Management postings were up 14.3% year over year even as Ohio postings across all occupations were down 2.2%.

Best positioned: Candidates with mid-career B2B experience, quantified account-growth wins, Salesforce fluency, and flexibility for on-site or hybrid work have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest trap is treating this as an easy-entry sales market: only about 15% of local postings are entry level, and junior prospecting-heavy roles are the ones most exposed to automation pressure.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 417 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Public Storage: 9 open roles
2. TQL: 7 open roles
3. Amgen Inc.: 5 open roles
4. Path Robotics: 5 open roles
5. BBI Logistics, LLC: 4 open roles
6. Cintas Corporation: 4 open roles
7. Goosehead Insurance, Inc.: 4 open roles
8. Ryder System, Inc.: 4 open roles
9. 1st Response Pest Management LLC: 3 open roles
10. 4B Marketing & Consulting: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Columbus: 248
• Dublin: 20
• Westerville: 12
• Cincinnati: 10
• Cleveland: 10
• Groveport: 7
• Worthington: 7
• Canal Winchester: 6

Work arrangement

on-site 262 (64%), hybrid 82 (20%), remote 64 (16%)

Where the demand is

The raw volume is not concentrated in one employer. The recent Columbus sample was fragmented across employers, with more than 400 postings spread across more than 300 companies, and the most consistently active named employers were AutoZone, Inc. with more than 30 postings and Goosehead Insurance, Inc. with around 15. That breadth is good for persistent job seekers, but it also means you need a wide target list rather than a short list of marquee companies. Industry mix matters more than headline volume. In the recent Columbus sample, retail accounted for about 35% of postings, insurance about 15%, software development about 10%, financial services about 10%, and manufacturing about 10%. If you are targeting professional sales or customer success rather than front-line store selling, the cleaner lanes are insurance, software, financial services, and manufacturing, plus large local corporate anchors such as Nationwide, JPMorgan Chase, and Cardinal Health. Recent local company news also points to selective investment in senior relationship-driven roles rather than broad entry-level expansion: Jetcraft added a Columbus-based Midwest Sales Director and Ahola expanded its Columbus sales leadership remit in September 2026.

• Insurance and financial services (high): A strong local target for account managers, producers, and renewal-oriented sellers; insurance made up about 15% of recent postings, financial services about 10%, and Goosehead Insurance, Inc. was one of the most active named employers.
• Software development and B2B services (moderate): Software development represented about 10% of recent postings, which makes this a good lane for candidates with CRM, SaaS, onboarding, or customer-success depth, even though the broader professional and business services backdrop has softened.
• Manufacturing and technical sales (moderate): Manufacturing made up about 10% of recent postings, and specialized technical selling remains one of the clearer high-pay paths in the occupation.
• Retail and automotive-commercial sales (limited): Retail is the largest slice of the local sample at about 35%, and AutoZone, Inc. was the most active named employer, but much of this volume is less attractive for professional B2B job seekers unless you want field, territory, or commercial-account work.

Where to focus: Prioritize mid-level B2B roles in insurance, software, financial services, and manufacturing before broad retail listings.

Roles worth searching next

• Revenue Operations Analyst: It uses CRM discipline, forecasting logic, and pipeline judgment without requiring quota ownership.
• Implementation or Onboarding Specialist: It is a natural bridge for customer success candidates who are strong at handoff, adoption, and stakeholder coordination.
• Demand Generation Coordinator: SDR and BDR candidates already understand list building, messaging, response rates, and funnel quality.
• Client Support or Customer Support Team Lead: It lets service-heavy candidates move closer to retention, escalation ownership, and eventual customer success work.

What postings ask for

• Salesforce / CRM proficiency (table_stakes | immediate): Salesforce appeared in about 15% of local postings, and CRM proficiency showed up in 71.4% of national SDR/BDR postings. Who: Everyone except very senior leaders with a pure people-management track.
• Prospecting and outbound sequencing (table_stakes | immediate): Prospecting was present in 52.7% of national sales postings and 83.6% of national SDR/BDR postings; even in Columbus it still appeared in about 10% of local postings. Who: Entry-level candidates, AEs moving back into growth roles, and career switchers.
• Account management and negotiation (table_stakes | immediate): Account management appeared in about 25% of local postings and negotiation in about 20%, which makes them more useful signals than generic communication language. Who: Mid-career sellers, account managers, and CSMs pursuing expansion or renewal ownership.
• Value-based selling (differentiator | near-term): National sales guidance shows buyers increasingly expect sellers to connect solutions to measurable business outcomes rather than just features. Who: AEs, strategic account managers, and anyone selling into larger organizations.
• AI literacy and prompt engineering (differentiator | immediate): AI literacy is now treated as essential for sales teams, and post-sale teams are already using AI heavily for customer emails and meeting summaries. Who: Sales, CS, and AM candidates who want to look current rather than administrative.
• Data literacy (differentiator | near-term): Sales AI tools only help if account, pipeline, and usage data are clean enough to trust, making data literacy a practical advantage in 2026. Who: CSMs, account managers, and sellers targeting strategic or analytical roles.

Questions about this market

What do Sales, Customer Success & Account Management roles pay in Columbus, OH?

Government wage data for the broad Columbus sales family shows a $51,670 mean, $37,220 median, and $91,090 at the 90th percentile in 2025, but that family includes many lower-paid sales roles outside this report's professional scope. For current professional postings in this scoped category, advertised pay centers on about $79k to $112k, with a broader middle band of about $55k to $156k. Older occupation-specific BLS data still suggests the upside is real in specialized selling: service sales reps in Columbus had a $77,800 median in 2023, and technical wholesale and manufacturing sales reached $98,820 at the 75th percentile. Columbus can pay well for B2B account-facing work, but the good money is not spread evenly across all sales titles. Broad sales averages understate professional account-executive and customer-success pay, while technical and strategic-account roles sit much higher.

Where is demand for Sales, Customer Success & Account Management roles in Columbus, OH concentrated?

The raw volume is not concentrated in one employer. The recent Columbus sample was fragmented across employers, with more than 400 postings spread across more than 300 companies, and the most consistently active named employers were AutoZone, Inc. with more than 30 postings and Goosehead Insurance, Inc. with around 15. That breadth is good for persistent job seekers, but it also means you need a wide target list rather than a short list of marquee companies. Industry mix matters more than headline volume. In the recent Columbus sample, retail accounted for about 35% of postings, insurance about 15%, software development about 10%, financial services about 10%, and manufacturing about 10%. If you are targeting professional sales or customer success rather than front-line store selling, the cleaner lanes are insurance, software, financial services, and manufacturing, plus large local corporate anchors such as Nationwide, JPMorgan Chase, and Cardinal Health. Recent local company news also points to selective investment in senior relationship-driven roles rather than broad entry-level expansion: Jetcraft added a Columbus-based Midwest Sales Director and Ahola expanded its Columbus sales leadership remit in September 2026.

Which employers are hiring the most Sales, Customer Success & Account Management talent in Columbus, OH?

Recent postings show the most activity from AutoZone, Inc. (30 postings), Goosehead Insurance, Inc. (15 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Sales, Customer Success & Account Management roles in Columbus, OH be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 20% are remote and 25% hybrid, with 60% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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