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72/ 100
Business / Sales #40 of 1000 overall

VP of Sales

PerspectaScore 72/100 — our composite grade across wealth, freedom, stability, ROI, burnout and automation risk.

Where VP of Sales ranks

How this career places against all 1000 careers in our database.

The nine scores

Wealth Potential97/100

Lifetime net-worth percentile vs every other career.

Freedom & Flexibility83/100

Remote work, mobility, self-employment and early-FI potential.

Job Stability60/100

Resilience to layoffs and recessions.

Career Mobility100/100

Room to climb and grow income over time.

Geographic Flexibility80/100

How easily this career relocates between states.

Degree / Training ROI79/100

Payoff relative to the time and debt to get in.

Family Friendliness52/100

Stability, benefits and lower burnout for raising a family.

Burnout Risk50/100

Emotional and physical toll of the work.

Automation Risk60/100

Exposure to being replaced by AI / automation.

Key facts

Median salary
$141,000
Median take-home
$106,835
Top 10% salary
$318,000
Net worth @ 65
$11.1M
Lifetime earnings
$17.6M
Financial independence
Age 39
Education
Bachelor's
Typical debt
$25,000

Best states

New YorkCaliforniaTexasIllinoisFlorida

Based on pay, demand and cost of living. Educational estimates · methodology.

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