Sales Jobs in Raleigh, NC

Government wage data anchors the broad local sales family well below the splashiest job ads: Raleigh-Cary sales and related occupations averaged $28.52 per hour in May 2025, with annual mean pay of $59,330, a median of $42,450, and a 90th-percentile wage of $111,050. More recent posting data points to a higher advertised band centered on about $89k to $125k locally, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows a North Carolina mean offered salary on new openings of ~$69,577 in September 2026 (n=1,580).

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 281 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $70,000 at the 25th percentile, $95,000 at the median and $140,000 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

Favorable market | next 3-6 months

Raleigh-Cary is a favorable market for experienced sales, customer success, and account-management candidates over the next 3-6 months. Metro unemployment was 3.1% in August 2026, and Raleigh-Cary posted a 2.2% year-over-year payroll gain in August, the second-largest percentage increase among U.S. metros in that release. Sales and related occupations already make up 10.1% of local employment, above the U.S. share of 8.6%, and the local posting sample shows more than 450 openings across more than 300 companies. The catch is that statewide employment in this occupation is essentially flat while statewide postings are up 13.9%, which usually means selective growth and replacement hiring rather than easy hiring.

Best positioned: The best odds belong to mid-career candidates with B2B software or insurance experience, strong Salesforce and pipeline discipline, and a track record in account management, negotiation, forecasting, or business development.

Main caution: Do not mistake high posted salary bands for broad-market pay; government wage data for the full sales family is much lower than current advertised ranges because the active openings skew toward more specialized B2B roles.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 493 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Food Lion: 24 open roles
2. SmartRoof, Inc.: 10 open roles
3. MaintainX: 9 open roles
4. Lenovo Inc.: 7 open roles
5. Great Lakes Petroleum Co.: 6 open roles
6. Hewlett Packard Enterprise: 5 open roles
7. Spectrum: 5 open roles
8. AT&T inc.: 4 open roles
9. Hibu Inc.: 4 open roles
10. Jones Insurance Agency, Inc.: 4 open roles

Where the openings are

• Raleigh: 226
• Durham: 65
• Morrisville: 34
• Cary: 30
• Apex: 14
• Garner: 13
• Charlotte: 9
• Wake Forest: 8

Work arrangement

on-site 262 (54%), hybrid 125 (26%), remote 102 (21%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across many employers rather than concentrated in one local giant. Over the last 90 days, the local sample showed more than 450 postings across more than 300 companies, and employer concentration was fragmented. The most active industry buckets were software development at about 30%, retail at about 20%, insurance at about 15%, IT services and consulting at about 10%, and manufacturing at about 5%. Named employers appearing repeatedly included AutoZone, Goosehead Insurance, Square, MaintainX, Yardi Systems, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Lenovo. The better part of the market appears to sit where Raleigh's wider economy is also healthier. Metro professional and business services employment reached 156.7 thousand in August 2026 and was up 2.9566% year over year, while trade, transportation, and utilities was 130.6 thousand and down 0.2292%. That favors B2B account executives, customer success managers, and consultative sellers tied to software, IT services, and insurance over more general retail or trade-linked sales roles.

• B2B software and IT services (high): Software development accounts for about 30% of the local sample, with IT services and consulting adding about 10%; named employers include Square, MaintainX, Yardi Systems, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Lenovo.
• Insurance and account-based selling (high): Insurance makes up about 15% of the local sample, and Goosehead Insurance appears among the repeatedly active employers.
• Retail and field-commercial sales (moderate): Retail represents about 20% of the local sample, and AutoZone is the single most frequently named employer in the sample.
• Premium service and aviation commercial teams (moderate): flyExclusive said hiring would continue across commercial and customer teams after opening its Raleigh office.

Where to focus: Prioritize B2B software, IT services, and insurance account-based roles where CRM, forecasting, and stakeholder management are valued and the local employer base is broadest.

Roles worth searching next

• Revenue Operations Analyst: The same local demand signals that favor Salesforce, pipeline management, forecasting, and strategic planning also translate well into revenue-operations work.
• Sales Engineer / Solutions Consultant: Raleigh's local demand is concentrated in software and IT-oriented employers, and national pay for technical and scientific sales sits above broad sales norms.
• Customer Onboarding / Implementation Manager: Software and IT-services hiring plus the local emphasis on account management and stakeholder discipline make onboarding and implementation a natural bridge from customer success or account work.
• Demand Generation / Growth Marketing: Prospecting, business development, and CRM skills transfer well into funnel-building and campaign roles, especially for candidates coming from SDR or BDR work.

What postings ask for

• Account management (premium | immediate): It is the most frequently requested hard skill in the local sample at about 25%, which makes it one of the clearest cross-role signals from customer success through account executive and account manager work. Who: Mid-career candidates and career switchers who can show retention, expansion, renewal, or client-portfolio ownership.
• Salesforce (table_stakes | immediate): Salesforce appears in about 15% of local postings, making CRM fluency one of the most portable screening signals in this market. Who: Nearly everyone targeting B2B software, insurance, or IT-services roles.
• Pipeline management (table_stakes | immediate): Pipeline management appears in about 15% of postings and is one of the clearest signs employers want process discipline, not just relationship skills. Who: AEs, account managers moving upmarket, and switchers trying to prove they can run a sales motion.
• Negotiation (differentiator | immediate): Negotiation shows up in about 15% of local postings, which suggests employers are screening for candidates who can protect price and move deals forward in a cost-conscious environment. Who: Anyone applying to closing roles, renewals, expansion, or commercial account management.
• Forecasting (premium | near-term): Forecasting appears in about 10% of local postings and matters most where leaders want predictable revenue, not just activity volume. Who: Mid-career sellers, customer success managers with expansion responsibility, and candidates aiming at team-lead roles.
• Business development and prospecting (differentiator | immediate): Business development appears in about 15% of postings and prospecting in about 10%, which signals that employers still value net-new pipeline creation even in account-focused environments. Who: Entry-level candidates, career switchers, and account managers trying to prove new-business muscle.

Questions about this market

What do Sales, Customer Success & Account Management roles pay in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Government wage data anchors the broad local sales family well below the splashiest job ads: Raleigh-Cary sales and related occupations averaged $28.52 per hour in May 2025, with annual mean pay of $59,330, a median of $42,450, and a 90th-percentile wage of $111,050. More recent posting data points to a higher advertised band centered on about $89k to $125k locally, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows a North Carolina mean offered salary on new openings of ~$69,577 in September 2026 (n=1,580). This is a split market. The broad sales category still includes many lower-paid roles, but the active Raleigh openings are leaning toward better-paid B2B account, customer success, and software-linked roles rather than the whole sales universe.

Where is demand for Sales, Customer Success & Account Management roles in Raleigh-Cary, NC concentrated?

Real opportunity is spread across many employers rather than concentrated in one local giant. Over the last 90 days, the local sample showed more than 450 postings across more than 300 companies, and employer concentration was fragmented. The most active industry buckets were software development at about 30%, retail at about 20%, insurance at about 15%, IT services and consulting at about 10%, and manufacturing at about 5%. Named employers appearing repeatedly included AutoZone, Goosehead Insurance, Square, MaintainX, Yardi Systems, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Lenovo. The better part of the market appears to sit where Raleigh's wider economy is also healthier. Metro professional and business services employment reached 156.7 thousand in August 2026 and was up 2.9566% year over year, while trade, transportation, and utilities was 130.6 thousand and down 0.2292%. That favors B2B account executives, customer success managers, and consultative sellers tied to software, IT services, and insurance over more general retail or trade-linked sales roles.

Which employers are hiring the most Sales, Customer Success & Account Management talent in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Recent postings show the most activity from AutoZone, Inc. (15 postings), Goosehead Insurance, Inc. (5 postings), Square (5 postings), MaintainX (5 postings), Yardi Systems, Inc. (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Sales, Customer Success & Account Management roles in Raleigh-Cary, NC be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 20% are remote and 30% hybrid, with 50% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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